Zelina Vega is out of the Queen of the Ring tournament.
Adam Pearce announced today that Vega is not medically cleared to compete in her scheduled match against Shayna Baszler at WWE’s house show in Macon, Georgia later tonight. Maxxine Dupri will replace Vega on the show.
“Zelina Vega will not be medically cleared to compete tonight and therefore will be stepping out of the Queen of the Ring tournament, which is unfortunate given her past history as a Queen of the Ring, it would have been nice to see her try to regain that crown but (the) injury bug strikes again, which opens the door to opportunity for one Maxxine Dupri, who will receive the biggest opportunity of her young career as she will step in tonight against Shayna Baszler,” Pearce said.
Vega reacted to the news, saying she is heartbroken at not being able to defend her crown.
Heartbroken.. being the first ever, that crown was mi alma y corazĂłn!
That being said, I’m super grateful to have a history making moment in the @WWE history books. The 8yr old me is still super proud.@QoSBaszler this ain’t over. You can be Queen of Spades, keep them playing… https://t.co/Wxwe27R946
The nature of Vega’s injury has not been disclosed. She hasn’t wrestled since her loss to Elektra Lopez on the April 5, 2024, edition of WWE SmackDown.
Vega won the WWE Queen’s Crown tournament in 2021.
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