'Almost broke her neck': WWE fans stunned by Royal Rumble mishap
WWE star Carmella was lucky to walk away unscathed after a scary incident during her SmackDown Women's title match at Royal Rumble.
Carmella - whose real name is Leah Van Dale - once again came out second best in the Women's Championship match against Sasha Banks.
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The 33-year-old was forced to tap as her shot at the blue strap once again ended in disappointment in the Royal Rumble PPV.
However, it was a botched mid-match stunt from Carmella that left viewers fearing for the wrestler's safety.
Sasha Banks with the subtle taps on Carmella’s back to make sure she’s okay.
Love this. #WWE #RoyalRumble
pic.twitter.com/cMc0p4hZRV— GetTheTables (@GetTheTables_) February 1, 2021
Banks was outside the ring and with her back turned to Carmella, when the wrestler decided to launch herself towards her opponent.
The American performed an eye-catching ‘suicide dive’ outside the ring but seemed to overshoot the jump and fell awkwardly onto the ground.
Banks - whose nickname is The Boss - threw up her arms to try and cradle Carmella's fall but the 33-year-old slipped through and landed face-first onto the ground.
The Boss could be seen tapping Carmella on the back to make sure she was OK, clearly realising that the stunt had gone horribly wrong.
Botched stunt shocks WWE fans
The incident was eerily similar to one involving Lita against Trish Stratus that left the former with a broken neck.
Viewers were left shocked by the incident, with an immediate sense of relief sweeping across social media after it emerged that Carmella was not seriously hurt.
Check Sasha making sure Carmella’s OK, here. That dive could have had some very dire consequences. Sasha is next level good 👏👏👏 #royalrumble pic.twitter.com/JjvzxXqoA3
— Wrestling Travel (@WrestlingTravel) February 1, 2021
thought I just watched carmella break her neck on live tv yikes
— Ivan (@iMg_25) February 1, 2021
JEEZUS CARMELLA THAT WAS ALMOST YA DAMN NECK. #RoyalRumble
— RexDOOM (@RexSparxHD) February 1, 2021
I legit thought Carmella broke her neck for a second. #RoyalRumble #WomensTitle
— Brandon Rossi (@Ross__Eye) February 1, 2021
Carmella lucky she didn't brake her neck on that dive #RoyalRumble
— Lee Dobbs (@leemarlin87) February 1, 2021
Really good match that, glad Carmella didn’t break her neck.
— Matt Fuller 🔰 (@mattfuller5) February 1, 2021
Holy...
I thought Carmella was going to break her neck with that dive.
Stop.#RoyalRumble— Dragonblade (@Dragonblade) February 1, 2021
Omg. Hoping Carmella is ok. That was a very Lita-esqe bump when she broke her neck. #RoyalRumble2021
— Rachel. (@_RakkeL_) February 1, 2021
Carmella has a very very very strong neck based on that dive #RoyalRumble2021 #royalrumble
— tanj. (@TanjTwit) February 1, 2021
Carmella need calm down with the suicide dives before she commits suicide. She damn near broke her freaking neck!
— Ulysses Smith III (@UlyssesSmithII1) February 1, 2021
Before the title match it was Carmella's racy red outfit that was making headlines, with fans buzzing about her look.
Carmella dazzled viewers with her new in-ring gear which she showed off while drinking a glass of champagne in a WWE promo video.
One fan tweeted: "CARMELLA LOOKS SO GOOD OMG", while another said: "I'm not traditionally a huge Carmella fan in that way, but she looks incredible tonight!"
Remember @ReginaldWWE, 𝔂𝓸𝓾work for @CarmellaWWE! 🥂🍾 #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/ZZR6ImrbC0
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 31, 2021
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