Carmella’s Smackdown Sidekick Identified
The new flunky for Carmella on last night’s SmackDown was NXT Superstar Akeem Young. Per PWInsider, his real name is Sidney Bateman. Previously, he worked as a performer for Cirque du Soleil’s Luzia before signing with WWE earlier in January.
Bateman hails from St. Louis, Missouri and had a background in acrobatics before joining WWE. He tweeted the following on last night’s show:
#TheBoss has SNAPPED!#SmackDown #WomensTitle @SashaBanksWWE @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/Kkd97dmZ3r
— WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2020