WWE
A WWE star has filed a legal appeal against the company following their match on last night’s episode of SmackDown.
WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green was in action on last night’s episode of SmackDown, where she faced off against Zelina Vega in non-title action.
The match never got going, as Chelsea had been complaining to the announcers about Alba Fyre and Piper Niven not being by her side, leading to her being counted out, giving Vega the win.
Following her loss, Chelsea took to Twitter, where she partnered up with WWE NXT star Luca Crusifino to file an official appeal from decision over the defeat.
The filing reads:
Please be advised, The Crusifino Law Firm has been retained to represent the legal interests of WWE Superstar and current /inaugural WWE Women’s United States Champion, Ms. Chelsea Green (hereinafter “Ms. Green”), in formally lodging an appeal regarding the outcome of the match dated 4-11-2025, in which Ms. Green was counted out under circumstances that can only be described as procedurally questionable and competitively unjust.
It is our professional opinion that the officiating referee in said match executed the standard ten-count with undue haste, deviating from accepted WWE cadence norms and demonstrating a clear lack of rhythmic consistency, which is a clear violation of WWE Officiating Bylaw Section 7, Subsection C, Provision 4A, which explicitly states: “All in-ring counts must be delivered at a steady and impartial tempo reflective of standardized officiating pace guidelines.”
Accordingly, we demand that an official review of the match footage be conducted, and that immediate remedial action be taken-including, but not limited to, a mandatory counting cadence retraining course for the referee in question, taught by Ms. Green.
Let this also serve as a preliminary warning: should such discrepancies in officiating continue to jeopardize the competitive integrity of Ms. Green’s championship tenure, we will have no choice but to explore further legal remedies-including formal grievance filings and procedural injunctions.
Please feel free to contact your lawyer regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Luca Crusifino, Esq. Managing Partner
Chelsea will team up with the Secret Hervice to face Zelina Vega, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance on next week’s WrestleMania SmackDown show.
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