Chelsea Green Legitimately Pushed Back on This WWE Creative Decision

Chelsea Green has always been a team player in WWE, often accepting creative angles, no matter how goofy or outlandish they may be.

She is known for her willingness to take losses, comedic storylines, and challenging situations for the sake of fans’ entertainment and rarely questions WWE’s creative plans. However, when history was on the line in December 2024, even she had to draw the line.

For once, Green took a stand and pushed back on a creative call she didn’t agree with, as she was determined to make her big moment feel authentic both to herself and to her growing fanbase.

Chelsea Green Refused To Use Hulk Hogan’s Finisher

At WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event in December 2024, Chelsea Green made history by becoming the inaugural Women’s United States Champion, beating Michin in a high-profile match. The build-up and celebration were featured on “WWE Unreal,” where fans got a rare backstage look at the planning behind Green’s milestone victory.

According to the Netflix special docuseries, WWE’s creative team asked Chelsea Green to use Hulk Hogan’s iconic second-rope leg drop, rather than her own finishing move, the Unpretty-Her, to win the US title. The request sparked disagreement, with Green even having a heated discussion with WWE producer Shane Helms about it.

“Wait, I’m pinning with a leg drop? We went back and forth talking about the leg drop and whether we were still gonna keep that in. No, I’ve never done a leg drop off the second rope. I know, but it was in the middle of the match. Like, I’ll do it, but I’ve never jumped off the rope like that before. [After hitting a leg drop during rehearsal] Oh my god, yeah, I f***** peed myself. Why not the finish? Why not the Unpretty-Her?”

While she showed willingness to attempt the leg drop, Chelsea Green openly admitted her discomfort with the move. She revealed she had never performed a second-rope leg drop before, and she didn’t wanna experiment in a high-stakes championship match. For Green, the opportunity was too meaningful to finish with anyone else’s signature but her own.

“I’m not one to argue about finishes or what creative wants for me—I just do it. But every now and then there’s a moment I need to fight for, and the leg drop… that was never gonna happen. I’m not gonna lie, I feel some sort of way about it not being my finish. It feels so weird it not being my move. Because I never win. So to then have this moment that’s gonna go down in history—what? How could I use someone else’s move, not mine? I was always going to use the Unpretty-Her. To think I’d use anything other than my finisher? No way.”

Eventually, Green’s argument won out, and she celebrated her championship victory with the Unpretty-Her, cementing a moment she could truly call her own.