WWE: Chelsea Green on Her Wrestling Journey & Being Told “No” Many Times In Her Career, Backstage Update on Stephanie Vaquer’s Ankle Injury & In-Ring Return Plans, More News

Chelsea Green Comments on Her Wrestling Journey & Being Told “No” Many Times In Her Career

Denise Salcedo held a recent interview with Chelsea Green. One of the topics discussed included Green’s thoughts about her pro wrestling career journey and how she had been told “no” many times throughout her career.

“It’s so crazy, Matt (Cardona) and I were just talking about, we would have never guessed, when we first met nine, almost 10 years ago, that when I was at TNA and he was at WWE, then I would get to WWE, then he would get fired, then I would get fired, then I would get hired and he wouldn’t get hired, years later he would get hired and I would be a double champion and all my dreams would be coming true and I’d travel the world and I represent the company.

All these things are so crazy, but I do feel like the journey to get here was so hard, that now that I’m here,there’s not one person in this world that can say I didn’t work for it.

There’s a lot of chosen ones in wrestling, you see that happen, the machine has scooped you up and thrust you to the top. It’s amazing, and some unbelievable stars come from it. But for me, my story is so different and relatable, and I didn’t get everything handed to me; I was told no so many times.

There were a lot of people that told me there was nothing unique about me, and I figured out my niche, and I think that’s really special, and that’s what fans kind of attach to, like she is one of us.”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

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Backstage Update on Stephanie Vaquer’s Ankle Injury & In-Ring Return Plans

As noted before, WWE Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer recently suffered an ankle injury that was later confirmed to be legitimate for the reason for the storyline injury attack angle by Raquel Rodriguez on the January 5th episode of WWE RAW.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that Vaquer’s injury is not serious and she is currently expected to return soon to the ring.

Meltzer reported that WWE officials had originally planned for Vaquer to face off against Rodriguez in a match for her title on the January 26th RAW show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada but it is currently not known if that match will still be taking place on that exact date.

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WWE News & Notes

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show in London, England featured Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre giving his first televised promo since winning the title from Cody Rhodes in a Three Stages of Hell match. During his promo segment, McIntyre revealed that there was a special term in their match contract that involved the lack of a “rematch clause” for Rhodes meaning he would not get an automatic rematch after losing the title. McIntyre stated that Rhodes had to get back in the line and work his way back like everyone else.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources stated that Rey Mysterio recently suffered a minor injury for the reason why he was absent from this past Monday’s WWE RAW show in Dusseldorf, Germany. Meltzer reported that Mysterio is currently expected to be back very quickly.

Dave Meltzer also reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his sources confirmed that the reason why Charlotte Flair missed the January 9th WWE SmackDown show in Berlin, Germany was due to an illness. Those spoken to reportedly stated that Flair was feeling very ill resulting in WWE officials having to make a change in their original plans for the show. Flair reportedly recovered enough to return on January 15th for WWE’s European tour.

WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select reported that their sources stated that production for new fifth season of Biography: WWE Legends is currently in production for A&E. It was reported that the timetable for this new season is around this April’s WrestleMnaia 42 event. It was also reported that an episode based on CM Punk is currently rumored to be part of this new upcoming season.

Fandango recently announced that they have partnered with WWE to broadcast WWE’s upcoming Royal Rumble 2026 event live in theaters across the United States on January 31st. It was also announced that they are currently holding special sales promotion involving “Buy one ticket to WWE Royal Rumble in theaters, and get one kids ticket free (equal or lesser value, up to $11 ticket price and fees) with code WWEROYALRUMBLE.”

WWE recently released one new video to their WCW Vault channel on YouTube. This new video was a Six-Man Tag Team match of 2 Cold Scorpio, Johnny B. Badd, & Brad Armstrong vs. Barry Windham, “Stunning” Steve Austin &, “Flyin” Brian Pillman from the January 16, 1993 episode of WCW Saturday Night.

WWE also recently released three new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a “Best of Mike Awesome | 2 HOURS of full matches vs. Masato Tanaka, New Jack, Spike Dudley and MORE!” The second new video was a WWE Championship I Quit match of Triple H vs. The Rock (c) from the January 25, 1999 episode of WWE RAW. The third new video was a “WWE Vault Mixtape Marathon | Legendary Full Matches, Epic Promos and Deep Cuts.”

The United Way of Washington County, Maryland recently announced on Instagram that LA Knight, real name Shaun Ricker, donated $20,000 to the organization prior to this past Christmas. Knight stated “I was truly honored to receive the key to the city. Now, it’s my turn to give back to the community that has given me so much. I decided to make this investment because I trust United Way to allocate these funds where they are most needed. I hope that this contribution inspires others to consider how they can support our local neighbors in their own unique ways.” United Way stated of Knight’s donation that “this significant donation will immediately help the United Way support our community’s most vulnerable members, particularly the ALICE population (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed). Additionally, this funding will help United Way’s partner nonprofits that provide food security programs for children and support a local pet food bank program.“

As noted before, WWE tryout attendee Sallie Grace recently revealed on Instagram that she had suffered a concussion injury during WWE’s tryouts at their Performance Center this past week. In a separate post on Instagram, Grace claimed that several other trainees also suffered concussion injuries at the tryouts and she was told there would be many others getting injured as well. Grace stated “I had to take the ‘L’ on that one and step out to protect my noggin. But it was just crazy. Everyone’s getting concussed left and right. And they’re saying that there’s going to be more happening. I’m obviously facing repercussions right now.”

Former WWE wrestler Marc Mero recently announced on Twitter that he is currently selling his first guaranteed contract he received in WWE in 1996. Mero stated “As I continue going through my wrestling memorabilia, I came across a pretty incredible piece of history. In 1996, I received a $50,000 signing bonus from the WWF, which would be worth approximately $105,000 today. What makes this even more special is that I was the first wrestler to receive a guaranteed contract, on top of a signing bonus of this size, something unheard of at the time. The document is signed by Linda McMahon, adding to its historical significance. I’m currently selling my memorabilia, including very rare items like my WWF first guaranteed contract, which helped open the door for guaranteed contracts for wrestlers who came after me. It’s been amazing rediscovering these moments and reflecting on how far the business has come. If you’re interested in learning more about what’s available, you can email me at meromarc@yahoo.com“