If I try to act cool and do things that get a positive reaction, then I'm not doing anything for the person I'm in the ring with.

I come from a big Italian family, and I grew up around wrestling.

I was in NXT for about a little over two years, and then I was drafted to 'SmackDown Live,' and now I can say I'm the first-ever Miss Money in the Bank.

My name is Carmella, and I'm the moonwalking, trash-talking princess of Staten Island.

I was 4 years old and wanted to be the scariest witch anyone had ever seen. My mom painted my face green, darkened my eyebrows, and put a mole on my nose so I could fully look the part.

The most important lesson is to never get comfortable; always come up with new ideas; learn something new; try something new.

It's OK if you fail a few times. Just keep getting back up until you nail it.

It's always fun to play the bad guy, that's for sure.

It just brings a different element to the table when you're wrestling with a guy as a partner because you don't know what's going to happen. When you have just a regular women's match or regular men's match you know they're going to fight. When there's a little bit of a mixture, you never know what's going to happen, and I think it's a lot of fun.

I depended a lot on being an over-the-top, ridiculous, obnoxious, Staten Island Princess. That's what I did, and I guess the rest is history.

For sure, J-Lo is the best.

I beat Charlotte Flair. And now, it's time to party.

Something I took away from Kurt Angle's Hall of Fame speech was never be afraid to make a fool of yourself, and don't take yourself too seriously. I really let that sink in and ran with it.

I feel it's important to show different sides of my character, and I never take myself too seriously.

Any opportunity I get, I want to make the most of it, and I'm not afraid to look like an idiot.

I love fashion, and I try to incorporate that.

I'm very confident in my ability to learn, but every time I'm in the ring, I can't believe the things I can do and that I've learned.

I love interacting with the fans and being a positive role model for little girls.

I didn't think I could become a wrestler, and I did it.

I love the feeling of being in front of a live crowd and performing and just kind of letting loose and getting the crowd involved, and I got to perform at the Superbowl and at the Staples Center, you know, at the Lakers game, which was amazing.

I was a dancer for over 20 years.

For me, it's not an option to not be in shape and to not work out. I just always try to make time for it and strength train four or five days a week, and I'm always eating clean, so - don't get me wrong, though - I love a good pizza and some wings every now and then.

One thing that I'm super fortunate of - I grew up in a house where it was all about health and fitness. My dad was a wrestler; he was a boxer. He's always been into working out, and so I was the only kid in the first grade that got carrot sticks at school instead of chips.

I feel very fortunate to be the face of the women's division on 'Smackdown Live' and defend that championship any opportunity that I get.

I didn't come from wrestling, and I never wrestled outside of WWE. So I'm kind of a homegrown talent. I learned everything from the performance center and NXT.

People say that wrestling is not ballet. But as a former ballerina, I'd like to see some of these men put on a pair of tights and go do what a dancer does. Because it's a lot! It's definitely difficult.

I've done wrestling, and I've done dance, and I would say they're both equally hard on the body.

I love to be talky and tell everyone how good I am.

In the NFL, you're part of a team. You work together to win. Being a WWE Superstar is all about me. No team. I'm special.

There were a hundred people in my graduating class. I wouldn't have changed it for the world.

I love the small-town vibe.

It's just surreal that I was the first Ms. Money in the Bank.

I wouldn't have traded my career path for anything.

I'm game to make a fool of myself.

It's cool to show different sides of myself and my character. I feel like not that many people get to do that.

Gosh, the fans always have something to say. They're never happy with anything.

I never like to do anything little. Everything I do, I need it to be big and above and beyond.

I want people to know that I'm getting where I'm going or how I'm getting there - by myself, through my hard work, and nothing more.

I was obsessed with Miss Elizabeth when I was a little girl.

To be honest, I came up with the Carmella character completely on my own.

I just love the Carmella character. It's so over the top. It's so extra. She's not afraid to be herself and say what's on her mind, and I think a lot of people can relate to that.

I, in my real life, wish I could be like Carmella a little bit more.

My body isn't made to be thrown on or get hit with ladders.

I won Money in the Bank twice, and then I cashed it in to become Champion. I was Champion. No one can ever take that away from me.

My name will always go down in history as the first Miss Money in the Bank. It's so cool!

I feel like I have this really cool journey that I get to show all these different sides to Carmella.

I can joke around and say I look and do the best, but honestly, I just feel like, whatever situation I'm in, I want to do the best at it and keep improving.