Chelsea Anne Green (born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress working for Impact wrestling ,formerly signed to WWE performing for their developmental territory NXT. She is best known for her work with IMPACT Wrestling under the ring name Laurel Van Ness, where she is a former IMPACT Knockouts Champion; and Lucha Underground as Reklusa. She also wrestled on the independent circuit under her real name. In 2015, she was a contestant on WWE's Tough Enough.
Personal Life[]
Green cites that Kelly Kelly inspired her to become a professional wrestler.[60] On April 4, 2019, her 28th birthday, Green announced her engagement to American professional wrestler Matt Cardona. The two had been dating since January 2017.[61] They were married on New Year’s Eve 2021 in Las Vegas Until November 28, 2025.[62][63] Green announced on January 16, 2024 that she attained a green card for the United States.
On June 6, 2024, Chelsea Green filed a $15 million lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Dakota against her longtime friend Deonna Purrazzo (no relation to wrestler of the same name). alleged Green that Deonna defrauded her and misappropriated funds, including $3 million lost in a bitcoin-related business venture.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Curb stomp
- Unprettier / Un Pretty Her / I'm Prettier (Inverted double underhook facebuster)
- Signature moves
- Bicycle kick
- Canadian Destroyer (Front flip piledriver)
- Elevated DDT, most often performed on a wrestler hanging from the middle rope
- Figure-four headscissors
- Headbutt
- Legsweep DDT
- Missile dropkick
- Neck snap
- Sunset flip, sometimes from the second rope
- Springboard hurricanrana
- Wrestlers managed
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "Hot Mess"
- "The Lunatic Lush"
- "LVN"
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Diva" by Beyoncé
- "Bang Bang" by Jessie J Feat. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
- "Cherry Pie" by Warrant
- "Hot Mess" by Downstait Feat. Sahaj Ticotin
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / IMPACT Wrestling
- "Laurel Van Ness" by Dale Oliver
- "Forever in My Dreams" by Two Steps from Hell (used as a member of the Lady Squad)
- "Hot Mess" by Downstait Feat. Sahaj Ticotin
- "Major Players" by Downstait Feat. John Kiernan (used as a member of the Major Players)
- "Champions" by Kelly Nova & Miranda Lee Siegersma (used as a member of VXT)
- NXT / World Wrestling Entertainment
- "Crisis Point" by Anthony Mcmanus & Leon Butler
- "Champions" by Kelly Nova & Miranda Lee Siegersma
- "So Cool" by Cody Manchek, Eric LaBrosse & Joshua Burdick
- "Monster (a)" by Dana Everett & Ruth Musgrove
- “Hot Mess” by def rebel Ffeat. The Baby Don
- Ring of Honor
- "Hot Mess" by Downstait Feat. Sahaj Ticotin
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All-Star Wrestling (British Columbia)
- ASW Women's Championship (1 time)
- IMPACT Wrestling
- IMPACT Knockouts Championship (1 time)
- IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Deonna Purrazzo
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #26 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017 and 2019
- Pro Wrestling 2.0
- PW2.0 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Santana Garrett
- Queens of Combat
- QOC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taeler Hendrix
- QOC Tag Team Championship Tournament (2017) – with Taeler Hendrix