It’s only appropriate that a Canadian becomes the first-ever U.S. Champion.
Tonight, Victoria’s own Chelsea Green captured the WWE Women’s United States Championship, becoming the inaugural titleholder in company history.
Green defeated Michin (fka Mia Yim) for the championship at tonight’s edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event. The match was the conclusion of Smackdown’s recent United States title tournament. The first matchup saw the Hot Mess win a triple-threat matchup against B-Fab and Blair Davenport. Last week, Green defeated Bayley en route to the finals.
The win marks the culmination of a whirlwind 2024 for Green, who has earned rave reviews since making her return to WWE. Green began her career training at the famed Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In May 2014, Green debuted under the name Jaida for Vancouver’s Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. After a stint on Tough Enough and years on the independents, Green signed with IMPACT Wrestling. While with IMPACT, Green eventually captured the promotion’s Knockouts Championship. After an appearance at the original All In, Green signed with WWE in 2018. A two-and-a-half-year stint with the promotion saw her align with Robert Stone, face off with the likes of Natalya, Io Shirai, and Rhea Ripley, and make her Monday Night RAW debut. Green, however, was unfortunately released by WWE in 2020. Her return to the independents saw Green make her return to IMPACT, as well as make her return to Canada at Love Pro Wrestling’s fourth event.
In 2023, Green made her return to WWE as part of the Royal Rumble. Green has since become a two-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, formed an alliance with Piper Niven, and faced off with Guilia in her debut appearance with WWE.
