Thea Trinidad
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (52)
- Royal Rumble 20262026 · as Zelina
- WWE Evolution 20252025 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Royal Rumble 20252025 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Royal Rumble 20242024 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Fastlane 20232023 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- WWE Payback 20232023 · as Zelina Vega (Appearance)
- WWE Money in the Bank 20232023 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Backlash 20232023 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Royal Rumble 20232023 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday2022 · as Queen Zelina
- WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff2022 · as Queen Zelina
- WWE Royal Rumble 20222022 · as Queen Zelina
- WWE Survivor Series 20212021 · as Queen Zelina
- WWE Crown Jewel 20212021 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Money in the Bank 20212021 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Clash of Champions 20202020 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE SummerSlam 20202020 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- WWE Backlash 20202020 · as Zeina Vega (Valet) (Preshow)
- WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 22020 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- WWE Elimination Chamber 20202020 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- WWE Royal Rumble 20202020 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 20192019 · as Zelina Vega (Preshow)
- WWE WrestleMania 352019 · as Zelina Vega (Preshow)
- WWE Fastlane 20192019 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- Fighting with My Family2019 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Royal Rumble 20192019 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Evolution2018 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE SummerSlam 20182018 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Extreme Rules 20182018 · as Zelina Vega (Valet)
- NXT Takeover: New Orleans2018 · as Zelina Vega
- NXT: Best of 20172018
- NXT Takeover: Philadelphia2018 · as Zelina Vega
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames2017 · as Zelina Vega
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III2017 · as Zelina Vega
- SHINE 412017
- SHINE 402017
- SHINE 392016
- SHINE 372016
- Queens Of Combat QOC 102016 · as Rosita
- SWE 5th Anniversary Show2015 · as Rosita
- TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 32015 · as Thea Trinidad
- Hope Bridge2015 · as Amanda
- Army of the Damned2013 · as Lawson
- Self Storage2013 · as Victim
- Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear2013 · as Chelsea
- TNA Lockdown 20122012 · as Rosita
- TNA Turning Point 20112011 · as Rosita (Ringside)
- TNA Bound for Glory 20112011 · as Rosita (Ringside)
- TNA Hardcore Justice 20112011 · as Rosita
- TNA Sacrifice 20112011 · as Rosita (Ringside)
- TNA Lockdown 20112011 · as Rosita (Ringside)
- TNA Victory Road 20112011 · as Rosita
All TV Shows (22)
- WWE: Unreal2025 · as Self
- WWE's Greatest Moments2025 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Speed2024 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE This Is Awesome2022 · as Zelina Vega
- The SmackDown LowDown2022 · as Zelina Vega
- Raw Talk2016 · as Zelina Vega
- Raw Talk2016 · as Zelena Vega
- WWE Main Event2012 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Main Event2012 · as Zelena Vega
- WWE Main Event2012
- WWE NXT2010
- WWE NXT2010 · as Zelina Vega
- The Streamy Awards2009 · as Self
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999
- Raw1993 · as Zelina Vega
- Raw1993 · as Queen Zelina
- Raw1993
- Raw1993 · as Zelian Vega
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985 · as Zelina Vega
- WWE Pay Per View1985


