Corey Graves Says ‘Time Will Tell’ If Carmella Will Return to the Ring

Corey Graves says that there are parts of Carmella not being with WWE anymore that have been a “blessing in disguise.” Carmella’s WWE contract expired in February of 2025 without being renewed. The former WWE star has been open about how hurt she was about the matter, particularly considering how she was informed.

Graves spoke about Carmella’s exit with TV Insider and noted that it’s been a good thing in the end because she can be a mom and he can “turn off work” when he comes home, compartmentalizing his work and home lives. You can see highlights below:

On Compartmentalizing His Work & His Personal Life With Carmella:

It kind of caught us both off guard at first, but I think it has been a blessing in disguise. She has been able to dive into other projects she has been wanting to work on for a while. Obviously, she has two baby boys keeping her busy all day, every day. She is an incredible mom. Her leaving WWE actually helped me in that I can come home and turn off work. That’s something I’ve always struggled with throughout work and life. I’m a workaholic. Now I come home and when I walk through the doors it’s no longer, ‘Hey, how was your day at TV. This happened. How was your day?’ There were the constant comparisons with wrestling being nonstop. It’s sort of forced me to think that when I walk through the door, all that stuff stays in the truck. I’m going to come home and be a dad and a husband and focus on that. There are still nights where she gives me crap for sitting through wrestling on nights I’m not working. You can’t kill my passion for it. At the same time, it has been helpful in that respect where I have a little delineation between work life and home life where before it was a messy blur.

On If He Sees Carmella Wrestling Again:

“You’ll have to ask her. I can give you what I think, but I don’t want to speak for her. I think time will tell. “