Former Knockouts Champ Chelsea Green Makes NXT Debut; Boyfriend Zack Ryder Comments on Seeing Her Live

Former Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Chelsea Green (aka Laurel Van Ness) made her in-ring debut for WWE NXT last night, competing at a live event in Largo, Florida.

Green lost her first match back to Mae Young Classic stand-out Deonna Purrazzo, but got the chance to show off her “hot mess” persona, emerging from the back mid-match with lipstick smeared all over her face.

WWE Superstar Zack Ryder was apparently in attendance to watch his girlfriend wrestle live for the very first time. You can check out photos from the debut as well as their comments in the tweets posted below.

Tonight was a good night. 🙋🏻‍♀️👰🏻
THANK YOU #NXTLargo, I couldn’t have asked for a better crowd!
Let’s do it again?
@WWENXT @WWE pic.twitter.com/dlq8gvMcRS

— Chelsea Green (@ImChelseaGreen) October 27, 2018

I’ve never seen @ImChelseaGreen wrestle live before…so I made sure to be here tonight for her first @WWENXT match. I’m so proud of you babe…I love you. pic.twitter.com/9538yztzaq

— Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) October 27, 2018

@ImChelseaGreen NXT debut with @DeonnaPurrazzo #nxt #nxtlargo pic.twitter.com/GIJIEp0eF0

— John Gartland (@jgart193) October 27, 2018

What a match. Awesome debut for @ImChelseaGreen. Let’s get that on a TV taping SOON! @DeonnaPurrazzo #NXTLargo #HotMess #Virtuosa pic.twitter.com/Hxpqi0Yiaz

— Jordan Alvarado (@nerdyjordy) October 27, 2018