{"id":108060,"date":"2020-11-13T20:48:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T02:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=108060"},"modified":"2020-11-13T20:48:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T02:48:59","slug":"wwe-releases-zelina-vega-vega-tweets-about-unionization-shortly-before-announcement-w-radicans-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/13\/wwe-releases-zelina-vega-vega-tweets-about-unionization-shortly-before-announcement-w-radicans-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE releases Zelina Vega, Vega tweets about unionization shortly before announcement (w\/Radican&#8217;s Analysis)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1109977967\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/zelina-vega-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> today that Zelina Vega, a Smackdown talent, had been released. Shortly before her release was announced, Vega <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zelina_VegaWWE\/status\/1327382306491928576?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>, &#8220;I support unionization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vega, who is a streamer on Twitch and recently opened an OnlyFans account that features no nudity and only had cosplay pictures on display for members, commented on Paige&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zelina_VegaWWE\/status\/1313253348804567040?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> about learning a lot about unionization, with an emoji and &#8220;hmm&#8230;&#8221; It was known internally before Vega&#8217;s tweet about Unionization today that she was going to be released.<\/p>\n<p>Paige, like Vega, streams a lot on Twitch and will likely be impacted by WWE&#8217;s crackdown on talent using Twitch and other third party platforms. Paige responded to WWE&#8217;s announced of Vega&#8217;s release on Twitter by tweeting, &#8220;This sucks..&#8221; with a frowning emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Post Wrestling was the first to report that it was known internally that Vega was going to be released prior to her tweet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radican&#8217;s Analysis<\/strong>: <em>Vega&#8217;s release is a clear sign that Vince McMahon is looking to pick a fight with talent over third party platforms. There isn&#8217;t a strong indication right now that WWE talent is willing to stand with Vega at this time, but perhaps that could change in time.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can see the relevant tweets from Paige and Vega below:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealPaigeWWE\/status\/1327387345910337538?s=20<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zelina_VegaWWE\/status\/1327382306491928576?s=20<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1758196142\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Zelina_VegaWWE\/status\/1313253348804567040?s=20<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-624874619\"><div id=\"pwtor-3049180320\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE announced today that Zelina Vega, a Smackdown talent, had been released. 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