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Leah Van Dale (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and model, currently signed to WWE under the ring name Carmella, performing on the Raw brand. She is a former Women's and Women's Tag Team Champion holding the latter alongside Ana Sanchez.

In June 2013, Van Dale signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to their Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. In October 2014, she aligned herself with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, thus also becoming their manager. She made her main roster debut in July 2016 as she was drafted to Raw from NXT in the 2016 WWE draft.

In Wrestling[]

  • Finishing moves
    • Code of Silence (Modified figure-four headscissors, often proceeded by a reverse STO) — 2014–present
    • Superkick — 2016–present
  • Signature moves
    • Atomic drop
    • Bodyscissors
    • Multiple big boot variations
      • Running, to a bent over opponent
      • Split-legged cornered
    • Diving crossbody
    • Forearm smash
    • Guillotine choke
    • Multiple pinning variations
      • Backslide
      • Crucifix
      • Oklahoma roll
      • Schoolgirl
      • Small package
    • Monkey flip
    • Reverse STO
    • Rope-aided hurricanrana
    • Running single leg dropkick
    • Suicide dive, sometimes done repeatedly in succession
    • Sitout rear mat slam
    • Staten Island Shuffle (Running turnbuckle thrust, or Running bronco buster with theatrics)
    • Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown
    • Thesz press, followed by multiple punches/mat slams
    • Turnbuckle handstand transitioned into a frankensteiner
    • Vertical suplex
    • Wheelbarrow snapmare
  • Nicknames
    • "The Princess of Staten Island"
  • Managers
  • Wrestlers managed
  • Entrance themes
    • "Fabulous" by CFO$ featuring Nicole Tranquillo (NXT/WWE; October 16, 2014 – present)
    • "Sawft is a Sin" by CFO$ featuring Enzo Amore (NXT; May 20, 2015 – March 12, 2016, April 10, 2017 – present; used while managing Enzo Amore and Big Cass)
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