Three months ago, Santino Marella revealed his daughter Bianca Carelli was following in his footsteps, having signed with WWE. Since then, she has been training at the Performance Center, preparing for her eventual NXT debut. While this is expected to be some time away, she has now updated her name across social media to show that she’ll be known as Arianna Grace. This seemingly signifies WWE won’t be portraying her as Santino’s daughter or even a second-generation wrestler.
The 26-year-old previously tried out for WWE in 2019 but at the time was told she needed more experience. Since then, she has been training at her father’s Battle Arts Academy gym. Additionally, she appeared at Billy Corgan’s NWA EmPowerrr event in August 2021, sharing a ring with names like Chelsea Green, Kiera Hogan, and Debbie Malenko. It remains to be seen how long it will be until she makes her NXT debut. Still, considering how the brand is focused on creating new and young stars, it wouldn’t be surprising to see her make her television debut before the end of the year.
