5 Signs that Carmella is destined for a huge push

As of this writing, Carmella is the reigning WWE 24/7 Champion. While we all know that could change at any given time, what the vast majority of the professional wrestling world may be unaware of, is that the WWE likely has much bigger plans for Carmella than the aforementioned 24/7 Title.

The Princess of Staten Island is a former Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match winner, as well as a former SmackDown Women’s Champion. But with that being said, Carmella has largely been relegated to a mid-card, comedic role since the latter half of 2018.

Carmella, to her credit, has great comic timing and has done a stand-up job (no pun intended) with the role that has been accorded to her alongside R-Truth. But with the 2019 calendar year nearing its end, and the ‘Mella-Truth alliance losing its initial charm, all bets are off.

Today, we take a special look at a few notable signs why Carmella is destined for a huge push.

#5 Carmella and R-Truth’s alliance has run its course

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As I’d noted earlier, Carmella has wonderfully managed to display the comedic side of her WWE character, over the course of her alliance with one of the most underrated and innovative professional wrestling performers of all time, R-Truth!

But with that being said, the long-running storyline featuring Carmella serving as an ally for R-Truth, as they aim to hold the 24/7 Title, has now run its course.

It wouldn’t be in Carmella’s best interests to continue being involved in the WWE 24/7 Championship picture, when R-Truth and the myriad of other Superstars are more than enough to enact the comedy scenes featuring the title.

Additionally, it’s no secret that the WWE views Carmella as one of its top microphone workers (good promo skills being a very valuable trait in pro wrestling). Speaking of which…

#4 Carmella was recently forced to reevaluate her career

Thanks to my colleague Lennard Surrao for the news update, wherein it was noted last month that Carmella had suffered a major health scare. The Princess of Staten Island had taken to her official Instagram account, and posted a lengthy message about the same – asserting that the health scare had forced her to slow down and reassess everything.

The former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion refrained from revealing the exact nature and details of her aforementioned health scare, but noted that she took a brief break from social media and her hectic lifestyle.

She added that even individuals with a healthy lifestyle could fall victim to health scares – indicating that something similar had befallen her – and alluded towards making several improvements in both the physical and mental realms.

I’d like to note a very important nuance here, that being the general rule of thumb in professional wrestling or any business for that matter: In case an employee experiences health issues or any other personal problem of the sort, the progress of their career is usually stunted as a result.

Nevertheless, with Carmella having performed so very consistently for the WWE (as noted in her Instagram post, for around 6 years without any major injuries), the promotion will surely look to push this revitalized version of the former Miss Money in the Bank…

#3 The SmackDown Women’s Division needs a champion who can cut a decent promo

First off, I’d like to clarify that I absolutely adore the WWE’s Four Horsewomen – Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and Bayley. That said, we ought to understand that the aforesaid talented performers aren’t exactly the best, when it comes to the promo aspect of professional wrestling.

Although Lynch and Banks may be ahead of most other pro wrestling performers in the promo department, they still aren’t as vicious as say Alexa Bliss or The Rock on the mic. Furthermore, Flair and Bayley have for long been known to find promo-cutting, to be one of the most challenging realms of their pro wrestling careers.

Currently, Bayley is our SmackDown Women’s Champion, and as good as she is on the wrestling mats, the Blue Brand needs its Women’s Division to be represented by a titleholder who can cut a decent promo.

The WWE’s SmackDown show has now moved to the FOX network, debuting on October 4th with a considerable amount of hype, and for good reason! The show was awesome, but speaking about the future, one of its biggest challenges is that in the weeks to come, the brand will need its Women’s Champion to represent it in a strong and commanding manner.

Carmella has a charming and commanding presence, and can run circles around Bayley when it comes to the microphone. That brings us to…

#2 The Four Horsewomen intra-group rivalry doesn’t need titles, opening the path for Carmella

Carmella deserves another run with the title, as opposed to the Four Horsewomen

I’ve got to confess that this may be the most controversial point in this discussion of ours, but hear me out regardless. As much as we love the Four Horsewomen, the ongoing rivalry which has Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch battling against Sasha Banks and Bayley, doesn’t really need titles to hype it up.

Lynch is presently the RAW Women’s Champion, whereas Bayley holds the SmackDown Women’s Title. But in all honesty, this intra-group feud featuring four of the very best in-ring performers in the industry today, doesn’t require the additional allure of titles.

One ought to note that the WWE isn’t really going to take the RAW Women’s Title off Lynch anytime soon, but Bayley, on the other hand, could lose her SmackDown Women’s Championship very soon. In case Bayley drops her title, the Four Horsewomen rivalry wouldn’t really be impeded in any way.

In fact, the WWE would be able to utilize the SmackDown Women’s Championship more efficiently, by according opportunities to other female Superstars in the blue brand’s title picture.

Considering that, WWE head honcho Vince McMahon and SmackDown Executive Director Eric Bischoff would potentially be looking at Carmella as the next champion to take the title off the current titleholder, Bayley…That brings us to the most essential indication of them all…

#1 Carmella has significantly improved her in-ring skills

Carmella is an extremely hard-working performer

Let’s set the SmackDown Women’s Championship aside. In fact, let’s assume that the WWE doesn’t book Carmella anywhere near the blue brand’s title picture. Moreover, let's assume that Carmella is also phased out of her long-running alliance with R-Truth.

In that context, the WWE would still have to acknowledge the fact that Carmella is one of the most-improved in-ring professional wrestling performers of this year. Honestly speaking, most of us would remember the absurd amount of criticism directed towards Carmella, for her in-ring skills or lack thereof during her run as the SmackDown Women’s Champion.

I must confess that I’ve never been one to criticize Carmella regarding her wrestling skills. In fact, I’ve always found ‘Mella to be one of the best athletes in the Women’s Division, given her impressive resume that includes dancing and cheerleading.

She has been known to masterfully utilize her excellent athletic background, and adapt those abilities to the pro wrestling sphere. Regardless, it’s only around the past few months that Carmella has taken her in-ring skills to the next level.

As noted, she has always been a great athlete, but with her skills now having ascended to the next level, the sky is the limit for this talented young woman.

Love her or hate her, one can’t deny that the lack of a good promo-cutting champion in the SmackDown Women’s Division, coupled with Carmella’s ever-improving professional wrestling arsenal, make her a prime contender in line to receive a huge push in the days to come.

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