Santino Marella's Daughter Undergoes WWE Name Change In NXT

One of the most recent additions to WWE's roster has been given a new ring name ... say goodbye to Bianca Carelli and hello to Arianna Grace!

The former Bianca Carelli's new name was confirmed when her social media handles were changed to Arianna Grace.

Arianna Grace is the daughter of former WWE Superstar Santino Marella, who worked for WWE between 2007 - 2016 and is a former Intercontinental, United States, and Tag Team Champion.

26-year-old Arianna Grace has been wrestling professionally since 2020. According to Cagematch.com, Carelli had only worked eight matches in her career prior to signing for WWE, but that likely made her signature even more appealing to WWE higher-ups, who don't have to worry about wasting too much effort training her to unlearn habits she picked up on the indies.

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“In a couple of years, I can’t wait to go to WrestleMania just as a parent going to watch their kid," Santino said of his daughter's signing during a recent chat with WWE Hall of Famers JBL and Gerald Brisco on their podcast. "I don’t want to do anything, I don’t want to sign, I don’t want to talk to anybody. I’m just here to watch my kid and I just cannot wait for that."

As we reported, WWE sized up potential new recruits at a tryout session last December. In a series of photographs uploaded to WWE's website, Carelli can be seen training alongside indie performers such as Nikita Knight, Notorious Mimi, The Renegade Twins, and former Ring of Honor Women's Champion Rok-C (now known as Roxanne Perez). The hopefuls were being coached by WWE veteran Matt Bloom, William Regal (who has since been released), and Robbie Brookside, a legend of the European independent scene.

Grace also attended a WWE tryout in August 2019.

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