History of Chelsea Green in Timeline

Chelsea Green, born Chelsea Anne Cardona, is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE. Performing on the SmackDown brand, she leads The Green Regime stable. Green is the inaugural WWE Women's United States Champion in her first reign. She is also a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, highlighting her accomplishments within WWE.

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April 4, 1991: Chelsea Green's Birth

On April 4, 1991, Chelsea Anne Cardona (née Green) was born. She is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE.

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May 31, 2014: ECCW In-Ring Debut

On May 31, 2014, Chelsea Green, under the ring name Jaida, had her first match for Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) at ECCW Better Than You. She teamed with Brady Malibu and MR2 in a six-person tag team match but was defeated.

August 11, 2014: Appearance on Raw as Megan Miller

On August 11, 2014, Chelsea Green appeared on Raw as Daniel Bryan's physical therapist "Megan Miller," confessing to an affair, leading to a confrontation with Brie Bella.

December 8, 2014: ECCW Women's Title Tournament Win

On December 8, 2014, at ECCW Payoff, Jaida defeated Kate Carney in the semi-finals of the Women's title tournament.

2015: Tough Enough Competition

In 2015, Chelsea Green competed under her real name as a contestant on the sixth season of the re-launched Tough Enough, finishing in fourth place among the females.

January 7, 2016: TNA Debut

On January 7, 2016, Chelsea Green debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Chelsea, losing to Jade.

June 2016: Signed with Impact Wrestling

In June 2016, Chelsea Green officially signed with Impact Wrestling.

2016: Tours in Japan

In 2016, Chelsea Green toured Japan twice for World Wonder Ring Stardom (WWRS). The first tour was cut short due to a broken collarbone. During the second tour in late 2016, she teamed with Santana Garrett for the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League and challenged Kairi Hojo for the Wonder of Stardom Championship but lost.

February 18, 2017: QOC Tag Team Championship Tournament Begins

On February 18, 2017, at Queens of Combat 17, the QOC Tag Team Championship tournament commenced. Van Ness teamed with Taeler Hendrix and they defeated Aja Perera and Kiera Hogan in the first round. Later on February 18 at Queens of Combat 18, they defeated Nevaeh and Rachael Ellering in the semi-finals, and then defeated The Lucha Sisters to win the QOC Tag Team Championships.

February 23, 2017: Rejected at Wedding

On February 23, 2017, Laurel Van Ness was rejected by Braxton Sutter at their wedding when he professed his love for Allie.

January 15, 2018: Impact Wrestling Release

On January 15, 2018, Impact Wrestling officially released Chelsea Green (Laurel Van Ness) after she completed her matches in the television tapings, where she lost the Knockouts Title to Allie. Green had requested the release after Impact producers refused to release her while she was still champion.

February 25, 2018: Lucha Underground Debut

On February 25, 2018, Chelsea Green debuted in Lucha Underground under the stage name Reklusa, wrestling in a fatal four-way match.

August 3, 2018: WWE Signing

On August 3, 2018, Chelsea Green returned to WWE after a tryout and was officially signed.

September 2018: Appearance at All In Pay-Per-View

In September 2018, Chelsea Green participated in the All In pay-per-view show, wrestling Britt Baker, Madison Rayne, and Tessa Blanchard in a Four corner survival match at the first independent wrestling event in the U.S. to draw a live attendance of at least 10,000 fans.

October 8, 2018: Starts at WWE Performance Center

On October 8, 2018, Chelsea Green started at the WWE Performance Center.

October 26, 2018: NXT In-Ring Debut

On October 26, 2018, Chelsea Green made her NXT in-ring debut at a live event, competing under her familiar "psychotic" gimmick.

March 13, 2019: Broken Wrist Injury

On March 13, 2019, Chelsea Green suffered a broken wrist during her first TV match on NXT tapings.

April 4, 2019: Chelsea Green announces engagement to Matt Cardona

On April 4, 2019, her 28th birthday, Chelsea Green announced her engagement to American professional wrestler Matt Cardona.

December 23, 2019: Raw Appearance

On December 23, 2019, Chelsea Green appeared on Raw, competing in a losing effort against Charlotte Flair.

January 8, 2020: NXT Return with Robert Stone

On January 8, 2020, Chelsea Green returned to NXT alongside her new manager Robert Stone.

November 13, 2020: SmackDown Debut and Injury

On November 13, 2020, Chelsea Green debuted on SmackDown in a fatal four-way qualifying match, but broke her wrist again during the match.

April 15, 2021: WWE Release

On April 15, 2021, WWE released Chelsea Green from her contract.

July 11, 2021: ROH Debut

On July 11, 2021, Chelsea Green made her surprise debut at Ring of Honor (ROH)'s Best in the World pay-per-view event. She was originally scheduled to wrestle in the ROH Women's World Championship tournament, but she suffered an arm/wrist fracture and was not medically cleared to participate. She appeared as a commentator for the first round matches.

July 17, 2021: Impact Wrestling Return at Slammiversary

On July 17, 2021, Chelsea Green returned to Impact Wrestling at Slammiversary, wrestling under her real name. She teamed with her real-life fiancé Matt Cardona, defeating Brian Myers and Tenille Dashwood in an intergender tag team match.

January 8, 2022: Knockouts Ultimate X Match

On January 8, 2022, at Hard to Kill, Chelsea Green participated in the inaugural Knockouts Ultimate X match, which was won by Tasha Steelz.

March 24, 2022: Heel Turn

On March 24, 2022, on Impact Wrestling, Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona attacked Mickie James after James was defeated by Steelz, turning heel in the process.

January 28, 2023: WWE Return at Royal Rumble

On January 28, 2023, Chelsea Green made her surprise return to WWE at Royal Rumble, entering the Women's Royal Rumble match at number 20. She was quickly eliminated by Rhea Ripley in five seconds, setting a Women's Royal Rumble record. Upon her return, she became a member of the Raw brand and adopted the gimmick of a "Karen".

2023: WWE Women's Tag Team Champion

In 2023, Chelsea Green teamed up with Sonya Deville. On the July 3 episode of Raw, after a five-match losing streak, Green and Deville won a tag team turmoil match for a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship opportunity and defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the titles on the July 17 episode of Raw to win her first championship in WWE. Green and Deville were drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2023 WWE Draft.

January 8, 2024: WWE Women's Tag Team Title Rematch

On January 8, 2024 episode of Raw, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven were unsuccessful in regaining the WWE Women's Tag Team titles in a rematch against Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.

January 16, 2024: Chelsea Green attains United States green card

On January 16, 2024, Chelsea Green announced that she attained a United States green card.

November 22, 2024: Chelsea Green defeats Blair Davenport and Bianca Belair

On November 22, 2024, Chelsea Green defeated Blair Davenport and WWE Women's Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair in a triple threat match in the preliminary round of the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion on SmackDown.

2024: Continued WWE Career

In 2024, Chelsea Green entered the women's Royal Rumble match, lasting over 17 minutes before being eliminated. She and Niven were drafted to SmackDown. She competed in the women’s Money In The Bank ladder match at Money in the Bank on July 6 in her home country of Canada, but was unsuccessful. On November 2 at Crown Jewel, Green and Niven completed in a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.