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Former WWE Divas Champion Paige Reacts to Zelina Vega’s Shocking WWE Return

Published 07/03/2021, 8:15 AM EDT

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Guess who’s back? It’s Zelina Vega! She returned to WWE SmackDown: July 2nd, 2021. Of course, her fans went wild, and the WWE Universe was rather ecstatic. Former WWE Superstar Paige was also extremely happy with her return.

When Zelina Vega made her comeback, Paige was watching. She took to social media to congratulate Vega and customized the message to capture her relationship with the returning Superstar!

Zelina Vega did not JUST come back to WWE. Additionally, Sonya Deville announced she will head to the Money in the Bank ladder match. In fact, speaking of Money in the Bank, WWE wanted to bring her back to the company before the PPV. It seems like all worked out for Zelina Vega!

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What happened with Zelina Vega?

WWE had rolled out a policy that prevented Superstars from being on third-party platforms, especially with their in-ring names. WWE claimed the in-ring characters were assets whom the company owned, and Superstars cannot earn revenue using those entities.

However, the company provided a way out. The policy later clarified that if Superstars continue to be on third-party platforms, they will have to share the revenue with the company.

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Even though there was some backlash, WWE did not roll back the policy.

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Not only did the fans raise their voice against this policy but so did other Superstars. Individuals such as AJ Styles, Sasha Banks, and others tried to have a word with Vince McMahon about the same, but the WWE Chairman did not budge.

Coming to Zelina Vega, she was one of the Superstars who raised her voice against the policy. Now, she had created an account on a website which the company considered a third-party platform. Vince McMahon got to know about the situation and released her from her contract.

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Apart from that, Vega had tweeted about her support for unionization, which did not sit well with the company. However, the tweet may not have been the reason for her release since the announcement and her tweet were minutes apart.

Sometime afterwards, Zelina Vega was spotted at the WWE Performance Center, and everyone assumed she would return soon. Well, that’s what happened! Vega is back in town, and she’s going to the ladder match.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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