Tino Sabbatelli Talks Relationship With WWE’s Mandy Rose

Former WWE prospect Tino Sabbatelli says he’s trying to enjoy life away from professional wrestling and sports. But the squared circle is never far from his mind. He’s currently in a relationship with NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose.

“The first time I met Mandy, I remember, when they were filming the show Tough Enough, they had the little – they called it like, a bunk, whatever it was, next to (the WWE Performance Center),” Sabbatelli told Insight with Chris Van Vliet. “I go – they built out a little warehouse right next to the PC in Orlando where they were keeping everybody for the show. So they have, like, no life. And I remember seeing them a couple of times walk through the PC and I was like, ‘Wow, that girl is cute’. Like, you know, I was kind of checking her out, joking around with my buddies, and I always thought she was beautiful. I really did. And I actually met her for the first time in the PC and we were just talking briefly and then, you know, I watched her go through the show, stayed great, and then she got signed.

“And I’ll tell you one thing about Mandy,” Sabbatelli continued. “What attracted me to her most, obviously beautiful woman. Obviously, everyone knows that she’s gorgeous. Her personality and her down-to-earth persona just drew me to her. She was such – so easy to talk to. Like, I was like, ‘Wow, such a beautiful woman, got everything together, and she can have a conversation?’ And I know it sounds like, sometimes you see these pretty women and they’re kind of distant and stuck up. But she was just such a genuine person and at the time, she had a serious boyfriend. She was engaged. So we were just friends, you know. We were just friends and after she broke up, it just kind of escalated from there.”

Tino Sabbatelli admits he’s disappointed that he never had a chance to work together on-screen with Mandy Rose. But he’s also excited to see her recent success as one of the top stars on NXT…