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Van Dale was a cheerleader for the New England Patriots for three seasons, ending in 2010. She graduated from University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2010. She grew up in Spencer, Massachusetts, where she graduated from David Prouty High School in 2006. Van Dale is of Italian and Dutch descent.

#Carmellas w2k19 signature and finishers professional#

She is the daughter of Paul Van Dale, a former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who worked as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now known as WWE) in the 1980s and 1990s, making the younger Van Dale a second generation WWE Superstar. Leah Van Dale was born on Octoin Spencer, Massachusetts. In November 2021, after being drafted to Raw as part of the 2021 Draft, Carmella formed an alliance with Queen Zelina and two went on to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. In 2019, Carmella won both the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal and the WWE 24/7 Championship.

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 to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship. In June 2017, Carmella became the winner of the inaugural women's Money in the Bank ladder match. In July 2016, she made her main roster debut on SmackDown. In October 2014, she aligned herself with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, becoming their manager. In June 2013, Van Dale signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to their developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Carmella, and is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions with Queen Zelina in their first reign. Leah Van Dale (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, dancer and model.