Leah Van Dale is an American professional wrestler, dancer, and model. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Carmella. In April 2018, she became the first woman in WWE history to successfully cash-in her Money in the Bank opportunity, when she defeated Charlotte Flair. In 2019, she won both the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal and the WWE 247 Championship.
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Leah Van Dale is an American professional wrestler, dancer, and model. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Carmella. In April 2018, she became the first woman in WWE history to successfully cash-in her Money in the Bank opportunity, when she defeated Charlotte Flair. In 2019, Carmella won both the WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal and the WWE 247 Championship. Van Dale was born on October 23, 1987 in Spencer, Massachusetts. Her father is Paul Van Dale, a former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who worked as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s and 1990s. She was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots for three seasons, ending in 2010. She successfully auditioned for the Los Angeles Lakers dance team, appearing as a Laker Girl during the 2010–2011 season. In June 2013, Van Dale signed a contract with WWE and she was assigned to their developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida. In October 2014, she aligned herself with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, becoming their manager. In July 2016, she made her main roster debut on Smackdown. Carmella became the winner of the inaugural women’s Money In The Bank ladder match in June 2017. She made her debut on the September 4, 2014 episode of NXT, portraying a hairdresser in a segment with Amor and Cassady.
She lost to Blue Pants on two occasions, but lost to her on the January 1, 2015 episode ofXT after Amore accidentally caused a distraction. In January 2016, Carmellas won a battle royal to become the number one contender to Bayley’s NXT Women’s Championship. She unsuccessfully challenged Bayley for the title on February 10. In March, she began feuding with Eva Marie, which led to a match between the two on the August 26 episode of NXT, which Carmella lost. On the August 9, 2016 episode of Smack down Live, she achieved her first victory on the main roster by defeating Natalya. On August 20, she took part in a six-woman tag team match alongside Becky Lynch and Naomi that was won by their opponents Alexa Bliss, NatalyA, and Naomi. A week later, she attacked Nikki Bella, turning heel in the process and starting a feud with the two. On May 20 at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, Bliss attacked Carmella during the NXT Tag Team Championship title match, ensuring the win for Blake and Murphy. After being drafted to Smack Down brand on July 19 as part of the 2016 draft, she was pinned by Eva Marie a week later. On March 12 at Roadblock, she accompanying Amore & Cassady for their match against The Revival for the NXTTag Team Championship. On February 24, she and Bayley lost a match against Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss.
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