Chelsea Green Reveals Why She Stopped Trying To Be A “Professional Wrestler”

Chelsea Green isn’t shy about admitting she completely reinvented herself — and that shift changed everything for her career.

During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, the two‑time WWE Women’s United States Champion explained the exact moment she realized trying to wrestle like everyone else wasn’t the move. Instead, leaning into her chaotic character work became the secret weapon that finally put her exactly where she wanted to be. She traced it all back to her Laurel Van Ness era, the moment where the lightbulb went off that she didn’t need to wrestle a certain way to stand out.

“I think it goes back to when I played Laurel Vaness. I quickly realized that character work was my forte. I was trying so hard to be a like professional wrestler. And then when I became Laurel Vaness, I was like, ‘Oh my god, I’m doing way less work and people like it way more. What have I been doing this whole time?’”

Once she stopped forcing the in‑ring style she thought she was “supposed” to have, Green says everything fell into place. Fans weren’t tuning in to watch her win or lose — they wanted the drama, the chaos, the character.

“From then it kind of spiraled and I realized like okay, if that’s what I bring to the table then like who cares if I win or lose? They’re not watching to see if I win or lose. They’re watching to see the ridiculous stuff that comes out of my mouth and like the things that… like the bumps that I take and stuff like that.”

That’s when she dropped the line that perfectly sums up her entire approach today. When she was asked what she considers herself now, Chelsea didn’t even hesitate.

“Life has been so much better since I stopped trying to be a professional wrestler.”

“An actress. A glorified actress. A little bit of a stunt woman. And then every now and then I like, you know, do a school boy.”

Chelsea Green has turned her WWE run into a character‑driven spectacle that’s helped her rack up championships, viral moments, and constant TV time. According to her, it all started the second she stopped worrying about being something she wasn’t and leaned into the performer she truly is.

Chelsea’s evolution is one of the most successful modern examples of embracing entertainment first — and WWE is clearly benefiting from it. This shift might be the key to why she’s become one of the most reliably entertaining performers on TV every week.

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