Backstage Update on WWE’s Lack of Plans for Chelsea Green for WrestleMania 41 – Several Creative Pitches That Were Made Green
As noted before, WWE recently announced the full cards for both nights of WrestleMania 41 on April 19-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The reason for the omission of a WWE Women’s United States Championship match is due to WWE’s lack of plans for Chelsea Green for the show.
Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that despite WWE’s lack of plans for a match for Green at WrestleMania 41, there were several creative pitches that were made for Green for the event.
Those spoken to reportedly stated that several pitches included the idea of Green hosting the show and her feud with Zelina Vega leading to a match.
Another pitch reportedly involved Green holding an open challenge match for her title and some of the names discussed as opponents included Alexa Bliss and Nikki Bella.
It was reported that they have not heard of any plans being adjusted for Green but those spoken to stated that there is a possibility things could get added to WrestleMania as the format is finalized and things are adjusted.
Triple H Comments on Fans Saying He Should Pivot on Storylines Being “No We Don’t. You Don’t Know Where It’s F*cking Going”
WWE’s Peter Rosenberg held a recent interview with WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque. One of the topics discussed included Levesque’s thoughts about fans saying that he should pivot on his booking for storylines and why he is not going to let fans tell him where to take specific storylines.
“One thing that Killer [Kowalski] said to me in the very beginning is, ‘You fucking work them, they don’t work you. You tell them where it goes, they don’t tell you where it goes. You listen to them, you adjust accordingly, you try to think where they will go emotionally, but at the end of the day, we work them. This is, to me, where it gets fun. Look, nobody’s perfect, right? At the end of the day, you start to do some things, and if it’s not working, you go different directions or whatever that is. You pivot, maybe you don’t. That’s the new word in the Internet now, pivot. You’ve got to pivot. We don’t like it, you have to pivot — no we don’t. You don’t know where it’s fucking going. There’s no pivot that needs to happen cause we know where it’s going.”
Transcript h/t: Fightful.com
WWE News & Notes
WWE announced that they have recently signed a new multi-year partnership extension with Cricket Wireless that will see Cricket Wireless continue to serve as the Official Wireless Partner of WWE.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that WWE filmed a video for their official WrestleMania 41 set reveal on Thursday that will debut later on their official YouTube channel. Johnson reported that this is the first WrestleMania entrance set in decades that was not designed by Jason Robinson, who had left the company this past September. Johnson also reported that those spoken to stated that there was talk within WWE this week about this new set having some type of integrated fan seating. Johnson reported that no other details are currently known beyond this being an idea that was discussed.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson also reported that the current belief is that In Living Color will be making an appearance at WrestleMania 41 to potentially perform CM Punk’s entrance theme live for his Triple Threat match on Night 1.
WWE’s WrestleMania 41 Night 2 event this Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada is currently expected to face potential stiff local competition from the upcoming NHL Playoffs. The NHL had announced on Thursday that the First Round Playoffs series between the Minnesota Wild and Vegas Golden Nights will begin that night in Las Vegas starting at 7:00PM PST. This is currently expected to potentially affect the walk-up ticket sales for WWE’s event that night.
As noted before, Kevin Owens is currently out of action for WWE due to a neck injury that will require the need for surgery. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that Owens has yet to undergo surgery for his neck. Meltzer reported that the reason for his initial report about Owens had underwent neck fusion surgery was due to him being told of a surgery date last week but it ended up not happening. Meltzer also reported that Randy Orton had contacted Owens and suggested that he got a second opinion from a surgeon he worked with. Orton’s reason reportedly was due to him being told in 2015 or early 2016 that he would need similar surgery but got another opinion and was able to avoid the surgery.
Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE recently changed El Grande Americano’s billed hometown from Gulf of America to Gulf of Mexico due to complaints from their fans in Mexico. Meltzer reported that El Grande Americano was announced to be from the Gulf of Mexico during his match against Erik at the April 14th WWE Speed taping.
WWE recently released a new vlog featuring Jey Uso documenting his WrestleMania 41 week in Las Vegas ahead of his match against Gunther for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at this Saturday’s WrestleMania 41 Night 1 event.
WWE recently released one new video to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was the full February 23, 2000 episode of WCW Thunder.
WWE also recently released one new video to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was a “Creation & Destruction: Triple H’s Road to WrestleMania 35” full documentary.
WWE also recently released one new video to their NXT Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was a NXT Championship match of Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor (c) from WWE NXT TakeOver: Dallas.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Roman Reigns gave his thoughts about his support of current President Donald Trump. Reigns stated “I support our president. Trump is one of those guys where he’s got a vast history and a huge background. He’s been in entertainment. He’s been in big business, politics. At this point, I’m supporting a bright future for our country. Positive and competent leadership. For us to be what we’re supposed to be—to be a world leader and carry that respect and do what a world power like us should be doing.” Reigns also gave his thoughts about his choice in the 2024 Presidential Election. Reigns stated “One person was giving us information. One person was answering questions, so it wasn’t that hard.” Reigns also gave his thoughts about how he does not support everything Trump does. Reigns stated “It’s like he needs that adversary. He needs that opposition to bounce off of. He needs that competitive motivation or something. To be honest, the world seems to be more like wrestling than any other form of entertainment.” This interview was stated to have been held prior to this past February’s WWE Royal Rumble 2025 event.
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