Chelsea Green suffered a countout loss to Zelina Vega on the April 11th episode of WWE SmackDown.
The reigning WWE Women's United States Champion is not taking this loss lightly, filing a very official appeal.
From the office of our President:
Please be advised, The Crusifino Law Firm has been retained to represent the legal interests of WWE Superstar and current / inaugural WWE Women's United States Champion, Ms. Chelsea Green (hereinafter "Ms. Green"), in formally lodging an appeal regarding the outcome of the match dated 4 11-2025, in which Ms. Green was counted out under circumstances that can only be described as procedurally questionable and competitively unjust.
It is our professional opinion that the officiating referee in said match executed the standard ten-count with undue haste, deviating from accepted WWE cadence norms and demonstrating a clear lack of rhythmic consistency, which is a clear violation of WWE Officiating Bylaw Section 7, Subsection C, Provision 4A, which explicitly states: "All in-ring counts must be delivered at a steady and impartial tempo reflective of standardized officiating pace guidelines."
Accordingly, we demand that an official review of the match footage be conducted, and that immediate remedial action be taken-including, but not limited to, a mandatory counting cadence retraining course for the referee in question, taught by Ms. Green.
Let this also serve as a preliminary warning: should such discrepancies in officiating continue to jeopardize the competitive integrity of Ms. Green's championship tenure, we will have no choice but to explore further legal remedies-including formal grievance filings and procedural injunctions.
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— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) April 12, 2025
Vega offered the following response before the filing was made:
Sick of your shit.
— ZV (@ZelinaVegaWWE) April 12, 2025
NO DQ. NO GOONS. TITLE ON THE LINE.
You want to use your “presidential power” to swap out refs, Joe, whoever else? Fine..
But at this point, it’s not just about beating you, it’s about taking what’s mine. https://t.co/tO3PFslNoB
Fightful will update fans as proceedings move forward.
Disclaimer: This post was not paid for by Mrs. Green and is not an official endorsement of her actions. We are simply reporting news that comes across our desk.
