WWE Women’s United States Champion Zelina Vega has some major goals in mind for her title reign, including a dream match at Evolution 2 and a cross-promotional title defense. Speaking in an exclusive interview with WrestleStar, Vega named a former multi-time champion as the opponent she wants to face at the all-women’s event.
“Asuka,” Vega stated definitively. “I’ve always said that. I love Asuka so much… besides the fact that she’s my friend, I mean, I’m just one of her biggest supporters. I freaking love Asuka. And I think, like, male or female, she’s one of the best, and it feels like better every time I get into the ring with her. So definitely, definitely, Asuka.”
Vega also wants to take her championship outside of WWE for a special appearance, including a potential return to TNA Wrestling. She worked there from 2011-2013.
“I am [open to a one-off return]. I think, my gosh, it would even be really dope to do it with the United States Championship? I mean, you know, I think that’d be super cool. And it’s never been done before. I mean, my God, there was for the longest time it was like, you know, if you’re in TNA, if you’re in WWE, it’s WWE. But now it’s like, there’s just, just this influx of talent that you get from AAA, from TNA, like, everywhere. And it’s just so cool that we get to have these matches. And a lot of the time, you know, people would think, ‘Oh, maybe that match will never happen, or maybe we’ll never see that kind of a match.’ But now it’s like the sky’s the limit. So I would absolutely do it, and I would love to do it with the United States Championship, for sure.”
Looking to the future, Vega has her sights set on taking the US Championship global and eventually capturing an even bigger prize.
“I would love to be the person that takes this title and goes to, you know, bring it and defend it in AAA and get to defend it in TNA, and get to take it around and actually make it the workhorse title, like, that’s my dream for this title,” she revealed. “But past that, I mean, I’ve never won Money in the Bank, and I’ve always wanted to. I would love to, of course, be world champion. Because if anybody says that they don’t, they got into this and they don’t want to be world champion, they’re lying.”
