In a rare WWE headline that doesn’t involve betrayals, superkicks, or someone getting speared through a LED wall, Corey Graves and Carmella (a.k.a. Leah Van Dale) took to Instagram to announce: they’re expecting another bundle of joy! 🎉
The announcement video looked less like a pregnancy post and more like the teaser trailer for a Nicholas Sparks adaptation starring two very attractive people and one very expensive convertible. The setting? A sun-soaked desert road. The vibes? “Fast & Fertile.”
Van Dale captioned the moment “All in good time. Our new chapter begins this fall,” and yes, that sound you hear is millions of fans crying and Googling “how to get that lighting in real life.”
WWE stars flooded the comments with love—Big E, Charlotte Flair, and probably at least three people who used to feud with Carmella but now cry at her TikToks.
This marks child number two for the couple, who welcomed their first in 2023 after what Carmella described as a challenging and emotional journey. She’s been open about suffering a serious birth injury known as foot drop, which has kept her out of in-ring action and led to WWE choosing not to renew her contract earlier this year.
While Van Dale expressed gratitude to WWE for supporting her during that time, she also admitted disappointment over her quiet departure from the company. Meanwhile, Corey Graves was reassigned from the main roster to NXT commentary—an assignment he originally hated, then was briefly removed from, and now endures weekly with the energy of a dad forced to chaperone a high school dance hosted by Booker T.
But all drama aside, this moment is a genuine high point. A pregnancy announcement filled with glamour, heart, and just enough road trip aesthetics to make you question your entire Instagram strategy.
Baby number two is coming this fall. And somewhere out in the desert, a convertible softly purrs in celebration.