Why Chelsea Green Asked WWE For Early Release From Contract

Chelsea Green has revealed exactly why she was forced to ask WWE to release her early from her contract.

Chelsea Green is one of the highlights on WWE TV week after week with her hilarious antics. But it’s not just her comedic chops that have seen her find success, as she also made history as WWE’s first Women’s US Champion in December 2024.

This success has been hard earned, as it was just a few short years ago that Green found herself on the outs with WWE. Chelsea Green was cut from the company’s roster in April 2021, and while others might have been clinging on to every last penny they could, Green was looking to make her escape as soon as possible.

Chelsea Green Asked WWE For Early Release

Speaking on the Lightweights Podcast, Chelsea Green explained why she asked WWE to cut her early, giving up guaranteed money so she could get back on the independent scene ahead of others who had also been released:

I called WWE and asked if I could be released from my contract early. Normally, we have ninety days, but I asked if I could be released on day sixty or seventy and forego my pay so I could get onto the indies earlier than the group (of other released WWE stars), so I could have more hype.

That’s the problem too, so we’re all back on the same day, so a bunch of us would show up on the same show. We’d all be on a TNA pay-per-view, or a Ring of Honor pay-per-view, or whatever and then who are they gonna talk about? They’re gonna talk about the person who does the most flips – it ain’t me! I don’t leave my feet, so how am I gonna draw attention to myself? Okay, I’m gonna forego my pay, and then I’m gonna get on the indies two weeks to a month early, and everyone’s gonna be shocked. It’s gonna be truly surprising because nobody’s ever done that. And WWE said yes.

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