Anytime you're partnered with a guy in wrestling, it's exciting and different. Having James Ellsworth by my side for a while, that got people talking.

I would love to see The IIconics become the first women tag team champions.

I just feel so lucky and fortunate to be a part of all these 'first-evers.' Now it's getting to a point where we don't even have to say the 'first-ever' or anything like that because it's just become the norm. Before, it was, 'Oh my gosh, the women are the main event of 'Smackdown' tonight.' And now it's, 'The women are the main event.'

I'm honored to be a part of 'Total Divas' and show the world who Carmella is, not only on 'SmackDown Live' but in real life.

It's so fun because the Carmella you see on 'SmackDown Live' is so different to me. It's great to be able to portray this character in a way that I never would in real life.

When you sign up for a reality show, you have to put your personal life out there.

I really want to show women that it is OK to have a career and put that - not necessarily first, but to put it out there. You can do it all. Is it going to be hard? Yes. Is it going to be worth it? Of course.

After starting off in NXT and then getting here to 'SmackDown Live,' all I ever wanted to do was to create history and be a part of the women's revolution.

My dad did some work for WWE in the early '90s, so I grew up watching and being in and around it. I never, ever thought it was something that I could do.

I love performing, and I was a dancer and then worked in the NFL and NBA, and I loved being in front of the crowd.

I was a dancer and didn't ever think I could become a female wrestler, but here I am and doing it.

When I first got my ring name as Carmella, I knew I was just going to do whatever I could to create this over-ridiculous, over-the-top character that would just help me get my face, and I don't even know what I'm trying to say, but just get me out there and just show, like, 'OK, wow, we need to pay attention to this girl because she has something.'

When I was living in L.A., first of all, I had actually tried out or submitted to be on 'Tough Enough' when I was living in L.A. and then I ended up getting, like, a few call backs, but because I had just moved out there for the Lakers, I just felt like I couldn't have done both.

I have had way more opportunity on 'Smackdown Live' than I ever did at NXT.

I'm the Princess of Staten Island. You gotta go big or go home, baby!

It's just been such an amazing experience from the day I started on 'Smackdown.'

Growing up, of course I was the coolest girl in the 3rd grade because I told everyone that my dad was a wrestler, and I would bring in these wrestling magazines of him, and every Saturday morning, he would be body slamming me on my bed.

Summertime in New York is always a lot of fun, and I can't wait for my second 'SummerSlam.'

I have a background in dance, so I danced my entire life, since I was three years old.

Charlotte Flair - she took my title from me. I did beat her twice; however, she beat me and took my title from me, unfortunately. But I'm gonna get it back.

My dad was a wrestler back in the early '90s, so it just brought everything full circle with my dad's background and my love of performing and entertainment, and now here I am in the WWE.

I want to make history and be the first-ever SmackDown Women's Champion, and whatever I have to do to make that happen, I'm going to do it.

I think, every single time I step into the ring, I try and be better than the last.

I want to make history and just show people that if you have determination and if you want to work hard enough and want something, you can make it happen.

The sky is honestly the limit, so I'm excited to see what the future holds.

I'm on 'WrestleMania!' I don't care if I'm on the Kickoff show; it was just such a great opportunity to be a part of 'WrestleMania.' It was my very first 'WrestleMania,' and a lot of people say, 'Oh, but you're on the Kickoff.' It doesn't matter: you're still a part of 'WrestleMania.'

Everyone has been talking about me. Whether they love me, whether they hate me, whether they love to hate me, I don't really care; they're talking about me.

I know my role as a bad guy is to get everyone to hate me.

I just feel it's important to do what's right and not necessarily what is right for you but right for everybody.

The 'Mella Is Money' is something I just started saying. And now it's a thing.

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.