Why does Zelina Vega have a British Accent?

Last Modified Jan 21, 2025 14:47 GMT
Why does Zelina Vega have a British Accent?
Zelina Vega

Thea Megan Trinidad, better known as Zelina Vega, is an American professional wrestler and actress of Puerto Rican descent. She is signed with WWE and performs on the SmackDown brand, as of January 2025. Zelina Vega is a member of the Latino World Order stable and Legado Del Fantasma. Zelina is the former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion and the winner of the first-ever Queen’s Crown Tournament. She is also known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she won the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Zelina is the third wrestler to win women’s tag team championships in TNA and WWE. She got the biggest reception of her career at Backlash in her home country Puerto Rico. Although, being an American citizen of Puerto Rican descent, Zelina spoke with a British Accent in 2021.

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Why does Zelina Vega have a British Accent?

In 2021, WWE conducted the Queen of the Ring Tournament for the first time, similar to the King of the Ring Tournament. Zelina Vega participated and was crowned the “Queen” title at Crown Jewel by defeating Doudrop in the finals. On the following episode of Raw, Zelina had a coronation ceremony and was adorned with a cape, crown, and scepter. She then changed her name to Queen Zelina and adopted a British accent subsequently. In an interview with "I Hear Voices, Zelina reported that Vince McMahon suggested this idea to her to do an accent that should be so bad. WWE usually associates the King and Queen with England and thus she had the British accent as an unwanted part of the throne.

Why does Zelina Vega have a British Accent?
Zelina Vega on Monday Night RAW

Zelina Vega Ethnicity

Zelina Vega has an Afro-Latin Puerto Rican ethnicity, as per her official website TheaTrinidad.com. In a post on Twitter, Vega further talked about her background and revealed that she was proud of her culture, calling herself an Afro-Latina.

Zelina Vega Nationality

Zelina Vega is an American by nationality. As per her official website TheaTrinidad.com, Vega was raised in the Queens borough of New York City. When she was young, her parents got divorced. When she was 10 years old, her father unfortunately passed away during the September 11 attacks.

Zelina Vega Hometown

Zelina Vega hails from Queens borough in New York City. Vega was interested in professional wrestling from a very young age, as per her official website ,and used to watch wrestlers such as Rey Mysterio and Lita alongside her brother Timothy. Vega credits her father for her interest in the squared circle.

Zelina Vega Ethnicity FAQs

A. Zelina Vega stands at a height of 5 foot 1 inches tall, which is 155cm.

A. Zelina Vega is married to former WWE superstar Alaister Black in 2018, who is currently working in AEW as Malakai Black.

A. Zelina Vega was born on December 27, 1990 and is currently 34 years old.

A. Thea Megan Trinidad Budgen is the real name of Zelina.

A. Zelina Vega won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship with Carmella by defeating Rhea Ripley and Nikki ASH.

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