Chelsea Green title defense added to WWE SmackDown
WWE has added a new title match to the card for tonight’s WrestleMania fallout edition of SmackDown.
After pinning the champion in a non-title match last week, Zelina Vega will challenge Chelsea Green for the Women’s United States Championship on SmackDown tonight. Vega owns two straight victories over Green with the other one coming when Green accidentally got herself counted out.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced the title match in a video posted by WWE this afternoon:
Green is WWE’s inaugural Women’s United States Champion and has held the title since December.
Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas is the venue for SmackDown tonight. Here’s everything that has been announced:
WWE SmackDown (Friday, April 25) —
- TLC match: WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits defend against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) and DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
- New Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena appears
- Randy Orton appears
- Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green defends against Zelina Vega
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