WWE star Carmella’s bra bursts open mid-match but she keeps fighting and doesn’t flash a single fan
Moment WWE superstar Carmella’s bra bursts open mid-match but she manages to keep fighting and not flash a single fan
- Carmella – real name Leah Van Dale – continued her World Wrestling Entertainment match Friday in Louisville, Kentucky, after the wardrobe mishap
- The 33-year-old lost to Bianca Belair, but was praised for keeping her composure despite the hiccup
- Carmella was a member of the Laker Girls dance team before her time in WWE
- The Laker Girls are the cheerleading squad for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers
- Dubbed the ‘Princess of Staten Island,’ Carmella signed with WWE in 2013 before joining the main roster three years later
World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Carmella nearly lost her top but kept the fight going despite a wardrobe malfunction during a live match Friday.
After her bra-like top snapped mid-match to leave her back exposed, Carmella – real name Leah Van Dale – continued to tussle with SmackDown women’s champion Bianca Belair.
The 33-year-old performer strategized her moves carefully, putting Belair in a headlock with her legs while making sure not to bare her chest to the all-ages audience.
Carmella, right, continued her match Friday in Kentucky after the wardrobe mishap
While trying not to flash the crowd, Carmella, left, used her legs to place Bianca Belair in a headlock
The fight took place at a live event in Louisville, Kentucky, according to wrestling news site NoDQ.com.
In video captured by an audience member, Carmella appears to hold on to the front of her top when the moves got dicey.
Belair won the bout, but Carmella got praise for keeping calm and carrying on.
Leah Van Dale, 33, known as Carmella in WWE, joined the main roster in 2016. Above, she visits the One World Observatory in advance of SummerSlam on August 20, 2016
The wrestler teased her fans after her wardrobe malfunction Friday
‘Y’all wish……’ she tweeted the morning after the fight, alongside an emoji of a bikini.
Carmella is dubbed the ‘Princess of Staten Island’ by WWE.
She was a Laker Girl cheerleader for one of the Los Angeles-based NBA teams during the 2010-2011 season, according to WWE.
Carmella got praise for overcoming the malfunction
Soon after, she signed a contract with WWE in 2013, appearing in reality shows for the Orlando, Florida-based farm team NXT.
She was chosen to join the main roster at the 2016 WWE Draft to fill out SmackDown LIVE’s Women’s division.
