Thea Trinidad
Thea Megan Trinidad was born and raised in Queens, NY to Monique and Michael Angel Trinidad on December 27, 1990. As a child Thea religiously watched wrestling with her father and younger brother Timothy. Although her interest was primarily wrestling, Thea also enjoyed swimming and playing baseball with her grandfather Jose Padilla. On September 11, 2001 Thea's father Michael Angel Trinidad was tragically killed by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center where he worked for the firm Cantor Fitzgerald as a Telecom Analyst. Thea was 10 years old. The family then moved to Centereach, Long Island where Thea trained as a dancer, singer and actress. She participated in dance classes such as ballet, jazz, hip-hop, step, belly dancing and Zumba. In high school, Thea competed in step competitions and won 2nd place both years. Thea took acting classes as well as worked with a vocal coach while she sang in her school’s chorus group. During the summer Thea attended Camp Haze as a counselor, a camp for children that lost a parent on 9/11. She shared with her fellow campers her desire to be in the ring. Thea also participated in charitable causes such as Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with Tuesday's Children. Making sandwiches for poor through her church and participated in a charity Zumba class for breast cancer research as well as visit military troops in Colorado Springs. Thea expanded her training to wrestling at the age of 17 and trained with professional wrestlers such as Javi-Air, Azrieal, and main trainer Amazing Red. Later she worked with Sarita and veterans in Mexico, Hijo del Gladiador and Tony Salazar. Her passions for wrestling lead her to sign with TNA iMPACT Wrestling in January 2011, after being discovered by Tommy Dreamer. Thea's work ethic and determination helps her to focus on perfecting her craft as a wrestler and as a performer. Thea Trinidad's successes include participating in feature films The Witches of OZ and later in Self Storage along side Tommy Dreamer, Eric Roberts, Michael Berryman and Jonathan Silverman. Thea has been featured in numerous magazines and News media such as Pro-Wrestling Illustrated, Superluchas, Luchas 2000, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Orlando Sentinel, USA Today and more. Thea is also listed #31 of 50 best single female wrestlers in PWI Magazine, placed #10 out of 38 participants in the WBFF Fitness Competition, has co-hosted Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM and interviewed by popular New York radio station Hot97. Thea also appeared in the critically acclaimed documentary Children of 9/11 and on the first anniversary of September 11th Memorial Ceremony participated in the reading of victim names.
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- 2024 · WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as Zelina Vega
- 2023 · WWE Fastlane 2023 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2023 · WWE Payback 2023 as Zelina Vega (Appearance)
- 2023 · WWE Money in the Bank 2023 as Zelina Vega
- 2023 · WWE Backlash 2023 as Zelina Vega
- 2023 · WWE Royal Rumble as Zelina Vega
- 2022 · WWE This Is Awesome as Zelina Vega
- 2022 · The SmackDown LowDown as Zelina Vega
- 2022 · WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday as Queen Zelina
- 2022 · WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff as Queen Zelina
- 2022 · WWE Royal Rumble 2022 as Queen Zelina
- 2021 · WWE Survivor Series 2021 as Queen Zelina
- 2021 · WWE Crown Jewel as Zelina Vega
- 2021 · WWE Money in the Bank 2021 as Zelina Vega
- 2020 · WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Zelina Vega
- 2020 · WWE SummerSlam 2020 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2020 · WWE Backlash 2020 as Zeina Vega (Valet) (Preshow)
- 2020 · WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2020 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2020 · WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Zelina Vega
- 2019 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 as Zelina Vega (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Zelina Vega (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE Fastlane 2019 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2019 · Fighting with My Family as AJ Lee
- 2019 · WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Zelina Vega
- 2018 · WWE Evolution as Zelina Vega
- 2018 · WWE SummerSlam 2018 as Zelina Vega
- 2018 · WWE Extreme Rules 2018 as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- 2018 · NXT Takeover: New Orleans as Zelina Vega
- 2018 · NXT: Best of 2017 as
- 2018 · NXT Takeover: Philadelphia as Zelina Vega
- 2017 · SHINE 41 as
- 2017 · SHINE 40 as
- 2016 · SHINE 39 as
- 2016 · Raw Talk as Zelina Vega
- 2016 · SHINE 37 as
- 2016 · Queens Of Combat QOC 10 as Rosita
- 2015 · SWE 5th Anniversary Show as Rosita
- 2015 · TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 3 as Thea Trinidad
- 2015 · Hope Bridge as Amanda
- 2013 · Army of the Damned as Lawson
- 2013 · Self Storage as Victim
- 2013 · Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear as Chelsea
- 2012 · WWE Main Event as Zelina Vega
- 2012 · TNA Lockdown 2012 as Rosita
- 2011 · TNA Turning Point 2011 as Rosita (Ringside)
- 2011 · TNA Bound for Glory 2011 as Rosita (Ringside)
- 2011 · TNA Hardcore Justice 2011 as Rosita
- 2011 · TNA Sacrifice 2011 as Rosita (Ringside)
- 2011 · TNA Lockdown 2011 as Rosita (Ringside)
- 2011 · TNA Victory Road 2011 as Rosita
- 2010 · WWE NXT as
- 2009 · The Streamy Awards as Self
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Zelina Vega
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as ZELINA VEGA
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Zelina Vega
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Queen Zelina
- 1993 · WWE Raw as