Zelina Vega Explains New Role With Legado Del Fantasma

Published: Oct 28, 2022 by SP3 | Last Updated: Oct 28, 2022 by SP3

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Zelina Vega Explains New Role With Legado Del Fantasma

A returning WWE star has explained their new role on SmackDown.

On the October 7 edition of WWE SmackDown, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde of Legado Del Fantasma made their main roster debut by attacking Hit Row.

However, the group came with a new addition in the form of the returning Zelina Vega.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Vega explained her new role with Legado Del Fantasma on SmackDown.

She said:

“The nice thing is, I feel I have a little more control over where I’m going now. Now, people are able to see me in a similar light, but they have no idea what’s going to come after this. They have no idea why I’m with the group I’m with. I think all of these questions are going to be answered soon. That’s the fun part. You keep having people wanting more. One thing people have always wanted to see is, ‘when is Zelina going to be in the title picture? When is Zelina going to be the leader for herself?’ I’m gonna be, but I’ve never aligned myself with people that I didn’t see as stars. This group is on another level. To be able to help introduce them to the WWE Universe, it’s a new chapter in my life. I’m excited to bring them to the forefront, but also, I’m right front and center. It’s cool.”

Zelina continued on to further discuss the different roles she has filled from managing Andrade on NXT to being a singles and tag wrestler to now managing a group.

She stated:

“I’m the person you can trust. I’m the person where, when you need to have something done, when you need something to be good, when you need something to be over, you choose me. It makes perfect sense. The group that I’m with, they want to succeed, they want to upgrade, what do they do? They call me. Going forward, I’ve upgraded other people, I’ve upgraded myself, I feel now I’m on a completely different level. It’s just going to get better and better and I’m excited for everyone to see.”

Zelina Vega was sidelined in April with an injury. Before then, the WWE star was previously on Raw where she became known as Queen Zelina after winning the first Queen’s Crown Tournament.

Legado Del Fantasma will face Hit Row and a mystery partner in a six man tag team match on the October 28 edition of SmackDown.

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