Zelina Vega is a professional wrestler currently signed with WWE. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Nashville, TN to discuss defeating Chelsea Green to win the Women's US Championship, wrestling Rhea Ripley in Puerto Rico, becoming friends with The Rock and being cast as AJ Lee in the Paige biopic "Fighting With My Family", prank calling Dominik Mysterio, the 619 that broke Chelsea Green's nose, being the first-ever Queen of the Ring winner, being mentored by Rey Mysterio and more! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal 👉 https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 00:00 Intro 00:55 A change in her character 02:32 Winning the US Title 06:29 What were her emotions at Backlash in Puerto Rico 07:38 How tall is she actually? 09:02 Her plan to walk out with the Puerto Rican flag at Backlash 2023 14:31 How much have NY and Puerto Rico shaped her? 18:21 Being good at multiple different accents 20:40 Pranking Dominik Mysterio with a kid voice 23:36 Wanting to be a wrestler since she was a young child 26:09 Her cousin is Amazing Red! 27:36 Getting permission to do the Code Red finishing move 29:28 Memories of being the first ever Queen of the Ring 33:03 Were there times where she thought she wouldn’t get to WWE? 35:55 Meeting The Rock backstage at a WWE show 41:30 Bringing the United States Title to the 9/11 memorial 45:02 How meeting The Rock led to her being in "Fighting With My Family" 51:43 What is her favorite promo she cut in WWE? 52:56 Uncovering old facts about her from her website 55:21 Being inspired by The Rock’s work ethic 58:25 Being shoved in lockers for liking anime 01:01:59 Going from being a fan of The Hardys to training with them 01:07:06 Paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero in her matches 01:08:15 3 things Zelina Vega is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #wwe #zelinavega #chrisvanvliet #wrestling #BlueWireVideo