Zelina Vega reveals Vince McMahon apologized to her after pulling her from 9/11 tribute SmackDown

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

In an interview with TalkSport, Zelina Vega said that WWE chairman Vince McMahon apologized for pulling her from the SmackDown that took place in New York City on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

Vega's father was killed in the attacks and she was scheduled for the September 10th show, complete with an outfit in tribute. However, her tag team match with Carmella against Liv Morgan and Toni Storm was pulled due to time which drew the ire of fans.

Vega told TalkSport that she felt the anger about the decision was "misguided" and that while she was disappointed, the decision wasn't personal.

“When it got cut, Vince called me and apologized because he wanted to make sure that I knew, 'Listen, this wasn’t done to you personally or anything, it was literally just this (the time), I had to make that call and I’m so sorry.' And people don’t know that side either."

She later said, "To have a boss to care enough to call you and go 'Look, I’m sorry', that’s important.”

Vega (Thea Trinidad Budgen) returned to WWE in July after being released in November 2020 following a disagreement over their then-new policies regarding third-party deals with companies like Twitch and Cameo.

 

[Dale]

But I was lead to believe this was done on purpose to spite her, what on earth am I supposed to think now

 

[Sabretooth]

Vince about to fire her for letting people know he has a heart lmao.

But seriously, who cares if he apologized? Fucking time restrictions? The girl lost her father on 9/11 and you can't give her a five-minute fucking match. Spare me.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Oh good he apologized and then WWE made her go tell people for good PR. This girl is such a mark grow a fucking back bone

 

[Hoss]

Seriously these shows are already 80% filler anyways and the excuse is that he just couldn't allocate 5 minutes on this one specific episode to let her honor her father, all while they're putting on this big display about how they helped Americans recover from 9/11 and shit I mean it's Vince's show, the dude can do what he wants with it but Zelina looks like a fucking sucker for thinking there was any sincerity whatsoever to that apology.

 

[Chris]

I think the issue is that Vince had no fucking clue about Zelina's own ties to 9/11 when he made the decision to cut the match...he was just cutting a filler match like he's done a million times lol if there was any spite he wouldn't have even bothered to apologize.

Him not knowing about her history while they're doing all the build for remembrance is ridiculous though bc it was brought up quite a bit throughout the week so very out of touch Vince is very out of touch.

Oh and Zelina saying anything to please whoever is paying her at the time, no surprise lol this girl was kicked out of titan towers just a year ago for throwing a tantrum

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I dont think any reasonable person thought it was cut out of spite though lol. It's more the fact that she would believe an apology from a habitual liar with penchant for dishonestly telling people what they want to hear, then making it sound like he's this amazing boss for doing so. She's kind of pathetic lol

 

[Canadian Dragon]

eh maybe I'm being harsh though, just smells like a lot of ass kissing and I hates it

 

[Chris]

I mean she probably believes the apology as much as she believed in unions when she was fired last year for those few months

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I mean she probably believes the apology as much as she believed in unions when she was fired last year for those few months

nice

 

[Sabretooth]

Zelina should really be following her husband to AEW lol

 

[Vegeta]

God, this girl she was free, done, out, everything. She didn’t like how shit was going on… the. Goes back. Now saying how amazing Vince is. That’s amazing

 

[Sabretooth]

Even TNA let her come out and give a speech about her dad