“I’m so sorry” - Vince McMahon apologized to WWE Superstar for cutting her match
Ahead of tonight's Survivor Series pay-per-view, Zelina Vega sat down with Alex McCarthy of TalkSPORT to talk about all things WWE. When the subject came up of her match being cut at Madison Square Garden on the anniversary of 9/11, Vega revealed that Vince McMahon reached out personally to apologize.
"A lot of people were really upset, but I felt like a lot of the anger was misguided," Zelina Vega said. "I was disappointed, but I also knew it wasn’t a personal thing... 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."
.@TheaTrinidad explained to how Vince McMahon personally called her to apologise after cutting her match from the 9/11 SmackDown show this year.
"To have a boss to care enough to call you and go ‘look I’m sorry’, that’s important.”
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Zelina Vega was grateful for fan support and Vince McMahon's apology
While she got the apology from Vince McMahon, Zelina Vega made a point to say how much she appreciates her fans and the support she received on that day and many others throughout her pro wrestling career.
"I love and appreciate my fans so, so much," Zelina Vega continued. "I wish I could just squish their little faces. Because sometimes people can feel like they’re part of the machine and it’s no big deal and the fans probably don’t give a crap, but the outpouring of love I felt that day – and a bunch of other days too – is incredible. Without the fans we’d literally be nowhere. Just know it wasn’t something done personally to me. To have a boss to care enough to call you and go ‘look I’m sorry’, that’s important."
You can catch Zelina Vega in action later on tonight as part of Team RAW on the Survivor Series pay-per-view.
@TheaTrinidad For the few that may not get the context, Thea tragically lost her father in the 9/11 attacks. This SmackDown show was on the 20th anniversary of said attacks and at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
I thank Thea for talking about it with me 🙏
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