Zelina Vega

Jan 27, 2011 - by Jamie Cruickshank

WWE

Real name: Thea Trinidad
Height: 4’11″
Weight: 105 lbs.
Date of birth: December 27, 1990
Hometown: Queens, New York
Pro debut: 2009
Trained by: Azireal, Javi-Air, TJ Perkins, Hijo del Gladiator, Tony Salazar
Finishing move: Moonsault

Biography

– On February 20, 2010, Brittney Savage defeated Divina Fly (Rosita)
– On June 26, 2010, The Cosmo Club (Cindy Rogers & Jana) defeated The Fly Girls (Divina & Niya) to retain the WSU Tag Team Titles
– On November 5, 2010, Brittney Savage defeated Divina Fly to retain the WSU Spirit Title
– On January 11, 2011, Angelina Love defeated Divina Fly in a TNA dark match
– On January 27, 2011, Thea Trinidad signed a contract with TNA and was repackaged as Rosita
– On February 1, 2011, Madison Rayne, Tara, Rosita & Sarita defeated Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Mickie James & Winter (Rosita’s TNA debut)
– At Victory Road 2011, Rosita & Sarita defeated Angelina Love & Winter to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On March 14, 2011, Angelina Love, Matt Morgan & Winter defeated Mexican America (Sarita, Rosita & Hernandez)
– On April 19, 2011, Rosita & Sarita defeated Madison Rayne & Tara to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On May 15, 2011, Winter defeated Rosita with Christy Hemme as special guest referee
– On June 13, 2011, Rosita & Sarita defeated Velvet Sky & Miss Tessmacher to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On July 12, 2011, Tara & Miss Tessmacher defeated Rosita & Sarita to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– At Hardcore Justice 2011, Tara & Miss Tessmacher defeated Rosita & Sarita to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On November 14, 2011, Mickie James defeated Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, Madison Rayne, ODB, Rosita, Sarita, Tara, Velvet Sky & Winter in a Gauntlet Match
– On February 13, 2012, Madison Rayne defeated Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, Mickie James, ODB, Rosita, Sarita, Tara, Velvet Sky & Winter in a Battle Royal
– In early 2013, Rosita’s TNA contract was not renewed. She largely stayed away from wrestling over the next two years, making only occasional indy appearances
– At House of Hardcore III, Carlito & Rosita defeated Stevie Richards & Tara
– At One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown ’15, Trinidad (now competing under her real name) defeated Angelina Love by countout
– In June 2015, Trinidad joined the GFW roster
– At House of Hardcore XI, Trinidad defeated Jade with Velvet Sky as special guest referee
– At House of Hardcore XII, Trinidad defeated Deonna Purrazzo
– On June 5, 2017, it was reported that Trinidad had signed with WWE. After weeks of sporadic appearances, Trinidad made her official debut on the July 12 tapings of NXT, managing Andrade Almas as a heel, under the name Zelina Vega.
– Almas & Vega were drafted to Smackdown during the 2018 Superstar Shakeup. The duo made their debuts on the May 15 episode
– On July 31, Vega wrestled her first main roster match, defeating Lana
– In late-2018, Trinidad married fellow wrestler Aleister Black
– In the 2019 Superstar Shakeup, Andrade & Vega were drafted to Raw, only to be drafted back to Smackdown a week later
– Vega was released by WWE on November 13, 2020
– Nearly eight months after her initial release, Vega made her return on the July 2, 2021 episode of SmackDown
– At Crown Jewel 2021, Vega defeated Doudrop to win the Queen’s Crown Tournament. She would become known as ‘Queen Zelina’ in the aftermath
– Queen Zelina was moved to Raw in the 2021 Draft
– Zelina was a member of the victorious Team Raw at Survivor Series 2021
– On the following episode of Raw, Zelina & Carmella defeated Nikki ASH & Rhea Ripley to win the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– On the January 3, 2022 episode of Raw, Zelina & Carmella defeated Nikki ASH & Rhea Ripley to retain the WWE Womens Tag Team Titles
– In April 2022, Vega suffered an injury that would keep her out of action for over six months
– Vega returned on the October 7, 2022 episode of Smackdown, aligning herself with the Legado del Fantasma stable

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