"Red, white, and green" - Chelsea Green shares important message after winning the Women's United States Championship

WWE star Chelsea Green spoke about becoming the new Women's United States Champion. The star defeated Michin at Saturday Night's Main Event.

Green worked her way through a tough bracket to reach the tournament finals. In the first round, she defeated Blair Davenport and Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat match. She also downed former Women's Champion Bayley in the semi-finals and finally defeated Michin to create history and become the inaugural Women's United States Champion.

WWE correspondent Byron Saxton caught up with Green and Piper Niven after the show to get their thoughts. The star was elated at becoming the new champion. She mentioned that it was a long time coming. Chelsea finally claimed it was her time to shine after working hard for ten years.

"Well Bryan, I always knew this was gonna happen. So I know you're surprised and that's so cute. But I'm not. I've been doing this for 10 years. I've worked my entire life to be an overnight success and this is my time. This is my night. Red, white, and green. Say it with me!" [0:37 - 0:54]

Matt Cardona also congratulated Chelsea Green

Former WWE star Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder) took to Twitter to congratulate his wife.

Cardona, one of the biggest stars in the independent circuit, has been a vocal supporter of his wife from the sidelines. Before the match, he tweeted that he was proud of Chelsea Green for making it to the finals.

The star was delighted when his wife won the Women's US title and shared a public message of love and support for her.

It will be interesting to see how WWE books Green's title run on SmackDown in the coming weeks.

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