Today, Chelsea Green falls among the most versatile female wrestlers in professional wrestling. She has the charisma, and the ability to do brilliant character work, which is a reason she can pull off different gimmicks with ease.
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Besides her talent, while portraying different gimmicks, Chelsea Green is also sharp in the squared circle with years of experience as a top performer. Chelsea Green has wrestled in different promotions in her wrestling career, including WWE. The fans are certainly aware of the WWE Superstar's talent and on-screen characters, but many lesser-known facts about her real-life might be fascinating.
UPDATE: 2024/06/14 14:30 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA
Since her return to WWE, Chelsea Green has proven to the company that she is a very valuable asset to them. Green has been one of the most underrated signings in the Triple H era, constantly putting on strong performances in her matches. In addition, her character work has been phenomenal. Both in and out of WWE, Green has consistently shown that she is remarkably talented and has the potential to be a major star in the years forward. Let's get to learn more about the former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.
Chelsea Green Wrestled At The First All In PPV
She Was In A Four-Way Match
- Britt Baker, Tessa Blanchard, and Madison Rayne also competed in the match.
- Green was a free agent at the time.
- Blanchard won the match.
The first All In PPV in 2018 was one of the most important events of the last decade, as it proved that wrestlers outside WWE could draw a lot of fans, and it would lead to the creation of AEW. Although Chelsea Green never ended up in AEW, she did compete at the inaugural All In event.
She came up short in a fatal four-way match featuring Tessa Blanchard, Britt Baker, and Madison Rayne. Green was still a free agent at the time, but she still featured on this card.
She Had An Awkward First TNA Exit
Her First Run Was From 2016-2018
- Green wanted to join WWE in 2018.
- She was denied her release from TNA because she was Knockouts Champion.
- Green held the title for 65 days.
Chelsea Green’s first stint in IMPACT was pretty good, though the end of her time in the company was a little awkward. Green wanted to leave TNA in 2018 to join WWE. However, because Green didn't let TNA know of this, she was crowned TNA Knockouts Champion. Her release request was denied due to being a champion.
This led to a short reign in which she would drop the title a couple of months later and then make her exit from the promotion.
She Wrestled Pentagon In Lucha Underground
Green Wrestled Under The Name Reklusa
- It was Green's only televised Lucha Underground match.
- Green wrestled on the fourth season of the show.
- Penta El 0 Miedo won the match.
Chelsea Green has wrestled in a variety of promotions throughout her career such as ROH, IMPACT, WWE, Stardom, and more. One of her more unique ventures led her to Lucha Underground.
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Chelsea Green Has Had Several Injuries
Her Injuries Held Her Back For A While
- Green had a broken collarbone in 2016.
- She broke her wrist on her SmackDown debut.
- She often wrestled with a cast while injured.
Chelsea Green’s career has been riddled with injuries, and this has been an issue for her for several years, with some even branding her as “injury-prone”. Her first major injury came in the form of a broken collarbone in 2016, and since then, Green has broken her wrist twice, and then fractured it once more for good measure.
Chelsea Green Is A Former Women’s Tag Team Champion
She Held The Titles With Sonya Deville And Piper Niven
- Green was a WWE Women's Tag Team Champion for 154 days.
- Deville had to vacate her title due to injury.
- Niven replaced Deville and held the titles with Green for 126 days.
In 2023, Chelsea Green made her comeback to WWE, taking up a “Karen” gimmick. This has been a success, and it saw her win Women’s Tag Team Championship gold after several attempts.
Initially, she won the belts alongside Sonya Deville, though an injury led to Piper Niven taking her place. Green herself the survived the Women’s Tag Title “curse”.
Chelsea Green Was Part Of The Show Tough Enough
She Competed On The Same Season As Her Tag Team Partner
- She was on the sixth season of the show.
- Green placed fourth for the women.
- Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were also on that season.
Chelsea Green participated in WWE's show Tough Enough. The show was popular for finding future stars. The likes of The Miz, Ryback, John Morrison, Sonya Deville, and Mandy Rose received their big breaks from the reality show.
As a matter of fact, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, and Chelsea Green were together in the same season. It was the sixth season of Tough Enough. Chelsea Green didn't win it, nor did she secure a WWE contract at that time.
Chelsea Green Was As Bryan Danielson's Physical Therapist On TV
It Was Her First WWE Appearance
- Green played Megan Miller, Bryan Danielson's therapist.
- It was a part of a feud between Brie Bella and Stephanie McMahon.
- Green was slapped by Bella during a segment.
A myriad of fans might have forgotten, but Chelsea Green's first appearance on a WWE TV show wasn't in 2015. She played a small role in the feud between Brie Bella and Stephanie McMahon back in 2014 when they wrestled at SummerSlam.
On an episode of RAW, Stephanie introduced Bryan Danielson's physical therapist, Megan Miller, who was none other than Chelsea Green. Megan confessed that she had an affair with Daniel Bryan. As a result, Brie Bella slapped her during that segment.
Lance Storm Trained Her
Green Debuted In 2014
- Storm has trained numerous stars, such as Nic Nemeth and Dominik Mysterio.
- Green primarily wrestled on the indies in the beginning of her career.
- She got her big break in TNA.
Chelsea Green started training to be a professional wrestler, and she made her debut in the ring in 2014. She was trained by former WCW star and former WWE Intercontinental Champion, Lance Storm, who also trained the likes of Peyton Royce, Nic Nemeth, Tyler Breeze, Dominik Mysterio, and many more.
In the early days of her career, she primarily wrestled on the independent circuit, competing in India and Japan. But, she made a name as a wrestler while wrestling in TNA. Later, she was in Lucha Underground, WWE, and ROH.
Chelsea Green Is 33 Years Old
She Was Born On April 4, 1991
- Green has been wrestling for ten years.
- Green debuted in ECCW.
- She is close friends with Britt Baker and Deonna Purrazzo.
With ten years of experience as a professional wrestler, Green is currently 30 years old. She was born n April 4, 1991. At 33, she has attained a lot of success all over the world, and needless to say, she still has many years left as a professional wrestler.
Green is the same age as her real life friend, Britt Baker, who is doing great in her respective careers. Green has shown how great she is over the years and has become very popular with WWE fans.
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Chelsea Green Is A Fan Of Kelly Kelly
She Was Green's Favorite Wrestler
- Kelly Kelly held the Divas Title for 104 days.
- She wrestled for WWE from 2006-2012.
- Green is five years younger than Kelly Kelly.
It is no secret that every wrestler idolizes someone from the past generation. Kelly Kelly was actually Green's favorite wrestler while growing up. The former Divas Champion was known for looks, not skills in between ropes. Kelly Kelly was one of the biggest names of the Divas division in the Ruthless Aggression Era as well as the majority of the PG Era.
Chelsea started watching wrestling when she was a kid. Incidentally, Kelly Kelly is only five years older than Chelsea Green, and it wouldn't be surprising if the latter managed to wrestle her idol someday.
She Is 5'7"
Green Is One Of The Tallest Wrestlers In The Women's Division
- Green is taller than many in the WWE women's division.
- She has often utilized her height to her advantage.
- She is taller than Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch.
Chelsea Green has a toned and tall stature. Her billed height is five feet and seven inches. She weighs around 125 pounds, which is an average weight range for female wrestlers.
Being 5'7", Chelsea Green is certainly taller than some of her peers. Her height is more than the average female wrestler in professional wrestling. She is taller than big names like Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Asuka, and many more.
She Went By Two Names In TNA
Chelsea Green Was Also Laurel Van Ness
- Green is a former singles and tag team champion in TNA.
- She held the Knockouts Title as Laurel Van Ness.
- She was a Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Purrazzo for 56 days.
In her first TNA run, Chelsea Green enjoyed one is the best runs of her wrestling career. She adopted a new gimmick called Laurel Van Ness, who was the kayfabe girlfriend of Baxton Sutter. She was a hot mess, and the character was one of the most popular ones at that time in TNA.
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As Laurel, she won the Knockouts Championship. But the title reign ended up being a disappointing one, as she left the company within a couple of months. Green returned to TNA in 2021 under her real name, right after getting released from WWE. There, she found success and became a TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Deonna Purrazzo as a team called VXT.
She Is Married To Matt Cardona
They Worked Together Often
- The two met through the Rhodes family.
- They began dating in 2017.
- They got married in 2021.
Chelsea Green is currently married to Matt Cardona who is better known as Zack Ryder from WWE. The couple tied the knot on the final day of 2021. While they started dating in 2017, they got engaged two years later in 2019.
Matt was still in WWE when he began seeing Chelsea Green. The duo now works for Impact Wrestling, and they have also teamed up in intergender matches. Before Chelsea Green, Matt dated Tenille Dashwood or WWE's Emma.
She Was Supposed To Win Her Debut Match On SmackDown To Qualify For Survivor Series
Injury Changed The Result
- Green first started her WWE career in NXT.
- She debuted on SmackDown in 2020.
- Due to a wrist injury, Liv Morgan won the match.
Chelsea Green had a tumultuous journey in WWE after signing for the company in 2018. Bad timing and injuries certainly ruined her possibility of becoming a top star in WWE. First, she was in NXT where she was managed by Robert Stone.
Green made her SmackDown debut on November 13, 2020. It was a fatal-four way match for a place in the Women's Survivor Series match. Green was reportedly the original pick to win the match, but, unfortunately, she broke her wrist in the middle of the match, pushing WWE to alter the plan. Liv Morgan won the match. Prior to her return to the company, this was her final WWE match because the company released her a few months later.
