"Are you freaking kidding me?" - Ex-WWE writer Vince Russo outraged with popular champion being left out of WrestleMania (Exclusive)

By Prityush Haldar

Modified Apr 21, 2025 11:51 GMT

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Former WWE head writer Vince Russo recently reviewed the action from two nights of WrestleMania. He was surprised to see Chelsea Green left out of the WrestleMania card.

The inaugural Women's United States Champion currently leads The Green Regime alongside Piper Niven and Alba Fyre on SmackDown. She recently dealt with a humiliating loss to Zelina Vega in a non-title match. Green was irate and demanded justice after feeling disrespected. However, WWE did not have a match for her at WrestleMania.

Russo reviewed Night Two of WrestleMania this week with Dr. Chris Featherstone. He was irate that WWE couldn't find a slot for Green on the card. The veteran writer explained that he was waiting for one segment featuring the talented star, but the creative didn't do anything with her.

"I thought without a shadow of a doubt, they were somehow, someway, gonna work it in. Chelsea Green is not on either one of these two shows. Are you freaking kidding me? Like seriously, are you ribbing me? I didn't say anything because I thought she's gonna come out, she's gonna throw a hissy fit, they're gonna do something. Nothing." [From 18:30 onwards]

Chelsea Green has been a prominent feature on SmackDown. It will be interesting to see if the talented star can use this as an angle with General Manager Nick Aldis to further her storyline.

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Prityush is a WWE news writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling who started watching wrestling in the later part of The Attitude Era. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Prityush was a creative writer for his college, and his flair for creativity and love of pro wrestling eventually led him to the journalism field. After an initial stint in 2016-2017, he has been writing regularly for Sportskeeda since 2021.

As someone who loves and respects the business, he prides himself on factual, clean, and ethical reporting, free of plagiarism and AI usage. One of the ways he ensures this is by transcribing videos that he reports on.

Prityush had the privilege of interviewing superstar Matt Hardy in his career so far. Although, his favorite wrestler is CM Punk, as he relates to his Straight Edge philosophy.

When he is not reporting news, he loves reading and collecting WWE action figures. He currently owns over 500 wrestling figures and merchandise.

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Edited by Prityush Haldar