On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Carelli had signed with WWE where she would report to theNXTbrand.[14] On the April 29 episode ofNXT Level Up, she made her debut under the ring nameArianna Grace where she defeated Amari Miller.[15] She was soon announced as a participant in theNXT Women's Breakout Tournament where she was defeated byNikkita Lyons in the first round on the May 10 episode ofNXT.[16] On the August 10 episode ofNXT, Grace earned her first televised win by defeatingThea Hail. In October, Grace suffered atorn ACL injury which sidelined her for a year.[17][18] Grace made her in-ring return on the September 29, 2023, episode ofNXT Level Up losing toFallon Henley. Now portraying a beauty pageant gimmick calling herself "Miss NXT", Grace made her televised return in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament in October where she defeatedBrinley Reece in the first round but lost toKelani Jordan in the semi-finals.[19][20][21]
On the January 16, 2024, episode ofNXT, Grace participated in an NXT Women's Championship #1 Contender's Battle Royal which was won byRoxanne Perez.[22] On the March 12 episode ofNXT, Grace facedGigi Dolin with the stipulation that if Grace won, she will give Dolin amakeover to be a "proper lady". Grace defeated Dolin by disqualification after the referee caught Dolin giving alow blow to Grace.[23] This was one of the first instances where a women's WWE match ended with alow blow disqualification.[24] The angle was abruptly dropped after Dolin was reportedly sidelined in June after suffering a serious knee injury.[25] On the June 25 episode ofNXT, Grace foughtSol Ruca for an opportunity at theNXT Women's North American Championship atNXT Heatwave against Kelani Jordan but was defeated. The following week onNXT, afterKarmen Petrovic challengedJacy Jayne andJazmyn Nyx to a tag team match at NXT Heatwave, NXT General ManagerAva assigned Grace as Petrovic's partner much to Petrovic's dismay. At the NXT Heatwave pre-show, Grace and Petrovic defeated Jayne and Nyx. After the match, Grace and Petrovic had a disagreement on who contributed to the match victory, to which Ava booked a match between them on that week'sNXT, where Grace was defeated.[26][27][28][29][30] In August, Grace has reportedly suffered an undisclosed injury.[31]
Grace made her on-screen return atNXT Vengeance Day on February 15, 2025 with her father,Santino Marella.[32] On June 3 episode ofNXT, Grace made her in-ring return againstLFG winnerTyra Mae Steele, who has become a heel-like tweener.[33]
On the September 5, 2024, episode ofImpact!, Carelli, as Arianna Grace, made herTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut and announced that she will be the new liaison between NXT and TNA.[34] AtVictory Road on September 13, Grace appeared on-screen with her father, TNA's Director of Authority Santino Marella, for the first time in their career.[35] On the May 29, 2025 episode ofImpact!, Grace teamed with her father for the first time, where they lost toRobert Stone andVictoria Crawford in amixed tag team match.[36] AtAgainst All Odds on June 6, Grace accompanied her father in his match victory against Stone for the TNA Director of Authority position.[33] On February 13, 2026 atNo Surrender, Grace defeatedLéi Yǐng Lee to win theTNA Knockouts World Championship, making it the first title in Grace's career.[37]
^"Miss Teen Ontario World 2013!".Miss Teenage Canada. January 25, 2013.Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. RetrievedJuly 3, 2023.I would like to congratulate 17 year old Bianca Carelli from Toronto for obtaining the title of Miss Teen Ontario!
