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'''Bianca Sophia Carelli''' (born June 29, 1997) is a Canadian [[professional wrestler]] and [[beauty pageant]] competitor currently signed to [[WWE]], where she performs under the [[ring name]] '''Arianna Grace''' on the [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. She is the daughter of [[Santino Marella]] making her a second generation professional wrestler.
'''Bianca Sophia Carelli''' (born June 29, 1997) is a Canadian [[professional wrestler]] and [[beauty pageant]] competitor now signed to [[WWE]], where she performs under the [[ring name]] '''Arianna Grace''' on the [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]]. She is the daughter of [[Santino Marella]], making her a second-generation professional wrestler.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Bianca Carelli was born in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] to Petrina and [[Anthony Carelli]]. At a young age, Carelli took part in live theater performances, improvisation competitions, [[competitive dance]] and [[beauty pageants]]. She won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant in 2013 at age 17 and she graduated from [[University of Western Ontario|Western University]] in [[London, Ontario]], Canada with a [[Bachelor’s degree]] in [[biology]]. Carelli also has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missteenontario.ca/hello-from-bianca-carelli-miss-teen-ontario-world-2013/|title=Hello from Bianca Carelli, Miss Teen Ontario–World 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missteenagecanada.com/announcements/miss-teen-ontario-world-2013|title=Miss Teen Ontario World 2013!|quote=I would like to congratulate 17 year old Bianca Carelli from Toronto for obtaining the title of Miss Teen Ontario!|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2023|website=Miss Teenage Canada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-welcomes-newest-class-of-recruits-to-the-wwe-performance-center|title=WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missuniversecanada.ca/2023-national-finalists/bianca-carelli|title=Bianca Sophia Carelli Profile|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Miss Universe Canada}}</ref>
Bianca Carelli was born in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] to Petrina and [[professional wrestler]] [[Santino Marella|Anthony Carelli]], who is best known for his time in [[WWE]] as Santino Marella, and currently works for [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA). At a young age, Carelli took part in live theater performances, improvisation competitions, [[competitive dance]] and [[beauty pageants]]. She won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant in 2013 at age 17 and she graduated from [[University of Western Ontario|Western University]] in [[London, Ontario]], Canada with a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[biology]]. Carelli also has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://missteenontario.ca/hello-from-bianca-carelli-miss-teen-ontario-world-2013/|title=Hello from Bianca Carelli, Miss Teen Ontario–World 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missteenagecanada.com/announcements/miss-teen-ontario-world-2013|title=Miss Teen Ontario World 2013!|quote=I would like to congratulate 17 year old Bianca Carelli from Toronto for obtaining the title of Miss Teen Ontario!|date=January 25, 2013|access-date=July 3, 2023|website=Miss Teenage Canada}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-welcomes-newest-class-of-recruits-to-the-wwe-performance-center|title=WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missuniversecanada.ca/2023-national-finalists/bianca-carelli|title=Bianca Sophia Carelli Profile|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Miss Universe Canada}}</ref>


== Professional wrestling career ==
== Professional wrestling career ==
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On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Carelli had signed with WWE where she would report to the [[NXT brand|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-welcomes-newest-class-of-recruits-to-the-wwe-performance-center|title=WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the April 29 episode of [[NXT Level Up|''NXT Level Up'']], she made her debut under the ring name '''Arianna Grace''' where she defeated Amari Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxt-level-up/nxt-level-up-april-29-2022|title= WWE NXT Level Up Results: April 29, 2022|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> She was soon announced as a participant in the [[NXT Breakout Tournament|NXT Women's Breakout Tournament]] where she was defeated by [[Nikkita Lyons]] in the first round on the May 10 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-nxt-results-may-10-2022|title=WWE NXT results: May 10, 2022|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the August 10 episode of ''NXT'', Grace earned her first televised win by defeating [[Thea Hail]]. In October, Grace suffered a [[torn ACL]] injury which sidelined her for a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-nxt-results-aug-9-2022|title=WWE NXT Results: August 9, 2022|date=August 9, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBql6eOI2A|title=Day 28 post ACL surgery! Finally get to sleep with my knee brace off & Can walk without crutches. Still get sore very easily and my knee is not 100% of course but every day is better than the one before it and for that, I am grateful! #aclrecovery #comeback #wwenxt #selfie|date=November 16, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref>
On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Carelli had signed with WWE where she would report to the [[NXT brand|NXT]] [[WWE brand extension|brand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-welcomes-newest-class-of-recruits-to-the-wwe-performance-center|title=WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the April 29 episode of [[NXT Level Up|''NXT Level Up'']], she made her debut under the ring name '''Arianna Grace''' where she defeated Amari Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxt-level-up/nxt-level-up-april-29-2022|title= WWE NXT Level Up Results: April 29, 2022|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> She was soon announced as a participant in the [[NXT Breakout Tournament|NXT Women's Breakout Tournament]] where she was defeated by [[Nikkita Lyons]] in the first round on the May 10 episode of ''[[WWE NXT|NXT]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-nxt-results-may-10-2022|title=WWE NXT results: May 10, 2022|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the August 10 episode of ''NXT'', Grace earned her first televised win by defeating [[Thea Hail]]. In October, Grace suffered a [[torn ACL]] injury which sidelined her for a year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/wwe-nxt-results-aug-9-2022|title=WWE NXT Results: August 9, 2022|date=August 9, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBql6eOI2A|title=Day 28 post ACL surgery! Finally get to sleep with my knee brace off & Can walk without crutches. Still get sore very easily and my knee is not 100% of course but every day is better than the one before it and for that, I am grateful! #aclrecovery #comeback #wwenxt #selfie|date=November 16, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref>


Grace made her in-ring return on the August 29, 2023 episode of ''NXT Level Up'' losing to [[Fallon Henley]]. Now portraying a beauty pageant gimmick calling herself "Miss NXT", Grace made her televised return in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament in October where she defeated [[Brinley Reece]] in the first round but lost to [[Kelani Jordan]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxt-level-up/article/nxt-level-up-results-sept-29-2023|title=WWE NXT Level Up Results: September 29, 2023|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2023-10-17/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: October 17, 2023|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=October 17, 2023|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2023-10-24/article/results|title=Halloween Havoc Week One results, October 24, 2023|date=October 24, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the January 16, 2024 episode of ''NXT'', Grace participated in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by [[Roxanne Perez]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-01-16/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: January 16, 2024 Results|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the March 12 episode of ''NXT'', Grace defeated [[Gigi Dolin]] by [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|disqualification]] with the stipulation that if Dolin lost, Grace had to give her a makeover. However, this storyline was dropped after Dolin suffered a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-03-12/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: March 12, 2024|date=March 12, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/wwe-nxt-wrestler-gigi-dolin-believed-to-have-suffered-torn-acl|title=WWE NXT wrestler Gigi Dolin believed to have suffered torn ACL|date=June 21, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=F4W Online}}</ref> On the June 25 episode of ''NXT'', Grace fought [[Sol Ruca]] for an opportunity at the [[NXT Women's North American Championship]] at [[NXT Heatwave (2024)|NXT Heatwave]] against Kelani Jordan but was defeated. The following week on NXT, after [[Karmen Petrovic]] challenged [[Jacy Jayne]] and [[Jazmyn Nyx]] to a tag team match at NXT Heatwave, NXT General Manager [[Ava (wrestler)|Ava]] assigned Grace as Petrovic's partner much to Petrovic's dismay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-06-25/article/results|title=WWE NXT results: June 25, 2024|date=June 25, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-07-02|title=WWE NXT Results: July 2, 2024|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/arianna-grace-and-karmen-petrovic-vs-jacy-jayne-and-jazmyn-nyx-added-nxt-heatwave|title=Arianna Grace And Karmen Petrovic vs. Jacy Jayne And Jazmyn Nyx Added To NXT Heatwave|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Fightful}}</ref>
Grace made her in-ring return on the August 29, 2023 episode of ''NXT Level Up'' losing to [[Fallon Henley]]. Now portraying a beauty pageant gimmick calling herself "Miss NXT", Grace made her televised return in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament in October where she defeated [[Brinley Reece]] in the first round but lost to [[Kelani Jordan]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nxt-level-up/article/nxt-level-up-results-sept-29-2023|title=WWE NXT Level Up Results: September 29, 2023|date=September 29, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2023-10-17/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: October 17, 2023|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=October 17, 2023|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2023-10-24/article/results|title=Halloween Havoc Week One results, October 24, 2023|date=October 24, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the January 16, 2024 episode of ''NXT'', Grace participated in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by [[Roxanne Perez]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-01-16/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: January 16, 2024 Results|date=January 16, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref> On the March 12 episode of ''NXT'', Grace defeated [[Gigi Dolin]] by [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|disqualification]] with the stipulation that if Dolin lost, Grace had to give her a makeover. However, this storyline was dropped after Dolin suffered a knee injury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-03-12/article/results|title=WWE NXT Results: March 12, 2024|date=March 12, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/wwe-nxt-wrestler-gigi-dolin-believed-to-have-suffered-torn-acl|title=WWE NXT wrestler Gigi Dolin believed to have suffered torn ACL|date=June 21, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=F4W Online}}</ref> On the June 25 episode of ''NXT'', Grace fought [[Sol Ruca]] for an opportunity at the [[NXT Women's North American Championship]] at [[NXT Heatwave (2024)|NXT Heatwave]] against Kelani Jordan but was defeated. The following week on ''NXT'', after [[Karmen Petrovic]] challenged [[Jacy Jayne]] and [[Jazmyn Nyx]] to a tag team match at NXT Heatwave, NXT General Manager [[Ava (wrestler)|Ava]] assigned Grace as Petrovic's partner much to Petrovic's dismay. At the NXT Heatwave pre-show, Grace and Petrovic defeated Jayne and Nyx. After the match, Grace and Petrovic had a disagreement on who contributed to the match victory, to which Ava booked a match between them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-06-25/article/results|title=WWE NXT results: June 25, 2024|date=June 25, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2024-07-02|title=WWE NXT Results: July 2, 2024|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=WWE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/arianna-grace-and-karmen-petrovic-vs-jacy-jayne-and-jazmyn-nyx-added-nxt-heatwave|title=Arianna Grace And Karmen Petrovic vs. Jacy Jayne And Jazmyn Nyx Added To NXT Heatwave|date=July 2, 2024|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Fightful}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=July 7, 2024 |title=NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/07/07/nxt-heatwave-results-moores-live-review-of-trick-williams-vs-ethan-page-vs-jevon-evans-vs-shawn-spears-for-the-nxt-championship-roxanne-perez-vs-lola-vice-for-the-nxt-womens-championship/ |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Carelli is the daughter of [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] and former [[WWE]] Superstar [[Santino Marella]]. She is of Italian, Pakistani, Métis & Finnish descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/ariannagrace_wwe|title=Arianna Grace Bio|quote=🧬Italian, Pakistani, Métis & Finnish|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref> Carelli is currently in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Mitchell Lavalley, better known by the ring name [[Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamdy |first=Ahmed |date=March 8, 2023 |title="Love you" - When Santino Marella's daughter confirmed that she is dating current WWE star |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/love-you-when-santino-marella-s-daughter-confirmed-dating-current-wwe-star |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=[[Sportskeeda]]}}</ref> In 2023, she competed in the [[Miss Universe Canada]] beauty pageant where she finished in the top 20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwLIJVboaIS|title=I am so proud myself, and all of the amazing women who participated in the @missuniversecanada pageant. I have been out of the ring for quite some time due to my injury and this was a fantastic way for me to use this time to grow as a person and do something I had always dreamed of doing. I am so happy to say…. we did the damn thing! I placed top 20 and I feel so happy and fulfilled!!!|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref>
Carelli is of [[Italian people|Italian]], [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]], [[Métis]] and [[Finnish people|Finnish]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/ariannagrace_wwe|title=Arianna Grace Bio|quote=🧬Italian, Pakistani, Métis & Finnish|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref> Carelli is currently in a relationship with American professional wrestler Mitchell Lavalley, better known by the ring name [[Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamdy |first=Ahmed |date=March 8, 2023 |title="Love you" - When Santino Marella's daughter confirmed that she is dating current WWE star |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/love-you-when-santino-marella-s-daughter-confirmed-dating-current-wwe-star |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=[[Sportskeeda]]}}</ref> In 2023, she competed in the [[Miss Universe Canada]] beauty pageant where she finished in the top 20.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwLIJVboaIS|title=I am so proud myself, and all of the amazing women who participated in the @missuniversecanada pageant. I have been out of the ring for quite some time due to my injury and this was a fantastic way for me to use this time to grow as a person and do something I had always dreamed of doing. I am so happy to say…. we did the damn thing! I placed top 20 and I feel so happy and fulfilled!!!|date=August 20, 2023|access-date=July 3, 2024|website=Instagram}}</ref>


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Arianna Grace
Birth nameBianca Sophia Carelli[1]
Born (1997-06-29) June 29, 1997 (age 27)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada[2]
Parent(s)Santino Marella (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Arianna Grace[3]
Bianca Carelli[4]
Billed height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight138 lb (63 kg)
Trained byTyson Dux[5]
Debut2018[6]

Bianca Sophia Carelli (born June 29, 1997) is a Canadian professional wrestler and beauty pageant competitor now signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Arianna Grace on the NXT brand. She is the daughter of Santino Marella, making her a second-generation professional wrestler.

Early life

Bianca Carelli was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Petrina and professional wrestler Anthony Carelli, who is best known for his time in WWE as Santino Marella, and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). At a young age, Carelli took part in live theater performances, improvisation competitions, competitive dance and beauty pageants. She won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant in 2013 at age 17 and she graduated from Western University in London, Ontario, Canada with a Bachelor's degree in biology. Carelli also has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.[7][8][9][10]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2018–2022)

Carelli began training in 2018 under independent wrestler Tyson Dux in Canada and she made her debut on June 9, 2018. At NWA EmPowerrr in 2021, Carelli competed in the NWA Women's Invitational Cup Gauntlet, which was won by Chelsea Green. She went on to compete on several independent shows in Florida before being signed by WWE in March 2022.[11][12]

WWE (2022–present)

On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Carelli had signed with WWE where she would report to the NXT brand.[13] On the April 29 episode of NXT Level Up, she made her debut under the ring name Arianna Grace where she defeated Amari Miller.[14] She was soon announced as a participant in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament where she was defeated by Nikkita Lyons in the first round on the May 10 episode of NXT.[15] On the August 10 episode of NXT, Grace earned her first televised win by defeating Thea Hail. In October, Grace suffered a torn ACL injury which sidelined her for a year.[16][17]

Grace made her in-ring return on the August 29, 2023 episode of NXT Level Up losing to Fallon Henley. Now portraying a beauty pageant gimmick calling herself "Miss NXT", Grace made her televised return in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament in October where she defeated Brinley Reece in the first round but lost to Kelani Jordan in the semi-finals.[18][19][20] On the January 16, 2024 episode of NXT, Grace participated in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won by Roxanne Perez.[21] On the March 12 episode of NXT, Grace defeated Gigi Dolin by disqualification with the stipulation that if Dolin lost, Grace had to give her a makeover. However, this storyline was dropped after Dolin suffered a knee injury.[22][23] On the June 25 episode of NXT, Grace fought Sol Ruca for an opportunity at the NXT Women's North American Championship at NXT Heatwave against Kelani Jordan but was defeated. The following week on NXT, after Karmen Petrovic challenged Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx to a tag team match at NXT Heatwave, NXT General Manager Ava assigned Grace as Petrovic's partner much to Petrovic's dismay. At the NXT Heatwave pre-show, Grace and Petrovic defeated Jayne and Nyx. After the match, Grace and Petrovic had a disagreement on who contributed to the match victory, to which Ava booked a match between them.[24][25][26][27]

Personal life

Carelli is of Italian, Pakistani, Métis and Finnish descent.[28] Carelli is currently in a relationship with American professional wrestler Mitchell Lavalley, better known by the ring name Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo.[29] In 2023, she competed in the Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant where she finished in the top 20.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Bianca Sophia Carelli Profile". Miss Universe Canada. August 20, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arianna Grace Cagematch". Cagematch. January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Arianna Grace". WWE. April 30, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Arianna Grace Cagematch". Cagematch. January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Arianna Grace Cagematch". Cagematch. January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Arianna Grace Cagematch". Cagematch. January 30, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "Hello from Bianca Carelli, Miss Teen Ontario–World 2013".
  8. ^ "Miss Teen Ontario World 2013!". Miss Teenage Canada. January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2023. I would like to congratulate 17 year old Bianca Carelli from Toronto for obtaining the title of Miss Teen Ontario!
  9. ^ "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "Bianca Sophia Carelli Profile". Miss Universe Canada. August 20, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Day 28 post ACL surgery! Finally get to sleep with my knee brace off & Can walk without crutches. Still get sore very easily and my knee is not 100% of course but every day is better than the one before it and for that, I am grateful! #aclrecovery #comeback #wwenxt #selfie". Instagram. November 16, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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  29. ^ Hamdy, Ahmed (March 8, 2023). ""Love you" - When Santino Marella's daughter confirmed that she is dating current WWE star". Sportskeeda. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  30. ^ "I am so proud myself, and all of the amazing women who participated in the @missuniversecanada pageant. I have been out of the ring for quite some time due to my injury and this was a fantastic way for me to use this time to grow as a person and do something I had always dreamed of doing. I am so happy to say…. we did the damn thing! I placed top 20 and I feel so happy and fulfilled!!!". Instagram. August 20, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
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