Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring John Cena and Carmella.
• John Cena’s shocking heel turn at Elimination Chamber surprised not just fans but WWE’s own roster. Many wrestlers had considered it possible but never thought it would actually happen.
According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, the reaction backstage was one of “pleasant shock” and excitement, knowing it would draw more attention to WWE:
“A lot of pleasant shock. This was the type of thing that even people on the roster had thought was possible, but just didn’t think would happen. There was a lot of excitement on the roster, because they knew it would lead to more eyes on the show.”
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• After Carmella’s comments about WWE “ghosting” her before her release went viral, many fans pushed back, questioning her take that WWE punished her for getting pregnant. Some pointed out that other WWE mothers, like Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch, kept their jobs, suggesting there was more to the story.
In response, Carmella urged people to listen to the full Barely Famous podcast episode before judging, insisting she was simply sharing her truth and not attacking WWE.
Below is what she shared on Instagram:
“OK, can I just say that those are just clips and short little edits from the entire hour-long podcast episode? So before you judge, I just want you to know that you have to listen to the entire episode to get context on any of this.
The podcast is not a hit piece on WWE at all. I literally just speak my truth and speak about what happened, what went down, and how everything transpired. So before you judge and make assumptions, wait till Friday till you listen to the entire thing… and then let me know what you think.”
