In April 2021, the WWE fired several fighters due to budget cuts, among which there were names such as Mickie James, Billie Kay, Kalisto, Chelsea Green, among others. In the case of Green, this He was recovering from an injury to his wrist after having his first appearance in Smackdownwhich would end up being his last at that time.
► Chelsea Green learned in advance of her dismissal
While many took that dismissal in 2021, Chelsea Green managed to know this situation in advance thanks to her husband Matt Cardona. The former United States champion spoke on the podcast Lightweights on how he learned of his departure and assimilate the situation.
«I was very lucky because Matt called me three minutes before they fired me and said: 'You are about to be fired.' I don't know how he knew. I am very happy that I knew it because it gave me a fraction of a second in my kitchen (I was with Santana Garrett) to recompose and think: 'How am I going to handle this?'
«It's uncomfortable. I am sitting with a friend thinking: are they going to say goodbye? Will I be just me? Anyway, it's uncomfortable. If it is only me, it is uncomfortable because now they fire me in front of my friend, who is sitting drinking with me. Or are they going to say goodbye to both? That is also very uncomfortable, so we both fired us and we run out of work. “
After he left the WWE, Green resigned from his remaining salary to return to the independent circuit before the 90 -day competition clause expires, opening the door for his debut in Roh in the mid -2021, and eventually returned to TNA Before he was re -re -reached by WWE in 2023, with triple H in command.
