RAW Superstar Zelina Vega was recently a guest on D-Von Dudley's "Table Talk" podcast, and Andrade's former manager - and the apparent new #1 contender for Asuka's RAW Women's Championship - had plenty to say. For starters, she addressed her relationship with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
"If the quarantine didn’t happen, not that I wouldn’t have had these opportunities, but it may have taken a little longer," she started. "Also, Becky is having her baby. There are people that are not here and that leaves spots for people to fill. I was always like, give me the ball, and if I drop it, screw me, but you lose nothing. I was always ready for that."
"I think it started with Drew when we had that back and forth. He was my other promo half. It was perfect. When it happened with him, it was magic. It’s interesting because before quarantine happened, Vince would always say ‘you are one of my favorites. You are one of the reasons I watch Raw and I love your character.’ It was such an honor to hear that. He said ‘you remind me of Stephanie because she is always working out there and you are a machine.’"
Clearly, Vince is a fan of hers, and that lines up with what we've been hearing recently about him wanting to give Vega significant push on WWE programming moving forward. However, she confirmed that former RAW Executive Director Paul Heyman was also a big advocate of hers.
"You wouldn’t be given the ball if it wasn’t for someone to believe in you," Vega explained. "One person that really believed in me was Paul Heyman. I’m so lucky to say I had someone like him on my side because he fought for me every single time, every single day. When it comes to being a manager, I look up to him a lot because he is the greatest of all time. When you have someone like that who believes in you, it fuels your fire that much more."
Are you guys excited to see what Vince has planned for Vega or do you think he'll give up on her after a few weeks like every other new Superstar he pushes?