page_title: Chelsea Green
section_title: Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2016–2018)
hierarchical_section_title: Chelsea Green / Professional wrestling career / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling (2016–2018)
caption_attribution_description: English: Chelsea Green engaging in post-match theatrics following a loss, at a PWA show in Guelph, ON
context_page_description: Chelsea Anne Green is a Canadian professional wrestler and model. She is currently signed to WWE and performs on the NXT brand. She is best known for her time with Impact Wrestling under the ring name Laurel Van Ness, where she is a former Impact Knockouts Champion; and Lucha Underground as Reklusa. She also wrestled on the independent circuit under her real name. In 2015, she was a contestant on WWE's Tough Enough.
context_section_description: On January 7, 2016, Green made her TNA debut under the ring name Chelsea, losing to Jade. The following night on January 8 at TNA One Night Only: Live!, she wrestled in a number one contenders gauntlet battle royal match for the TNA Knockouts Championship, entering the ongoing match at number four before being eliminated by Awesome Kong.
  In June, Green officially signed with TNA. She made her televised debut as a heel on the September 29 episode of Impact Wrestling under the new ring name Laurel Van Ness, defeating Madison Rayne. On the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, Van Ness attacked Allie which lead to a match between the two where Van Ness was victorious. She attacked Allie again the following week, which led to another match between the two on the December 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Van Ness was defeated.
  In late 2016, Van Ness formed an on-screen relationship with Braxton Sutter. On February 23, 2017, the two were set to marry until Van Ness got rejected by Sutter during their wedding when he professed that he was in love with Allie (who is Sutter's legitimate wife). The following week of Impact Wrestling, the Lady Squad quietly disbanded when former leader Maria's contract expired.
  In March, Van Ness started a maniacal gimmick, competing in her trashed wedding dress and make-up, wrestling barefoot and carrying a wine bottle. Grado tried to propose to her on July 27, however he was interrupted by Kongo Kong.
  On the August 24 episode of Impact, Van Ness came out all cleaned up, during Grado's deportation farewell address. She then took out a ring, asked Grado if he wanted to marry her and he said yes, establishing herself as a face for the first time in her TNA career. After Grado found out that Van Ness was Canadian however, he called off the wedding on the September 7 episode of Impact. Van Ness began turning heel when she reverted to her psychotic gimmick, which later included going out in the crowd and campaigning for a husband. On November 5, at Bound for Glory, the evil Van Ness attacked Grado during his Monster's Ball match against Abyss, cementing herself as a villainess once again, only to be on the receiving end of Rosemary's mist.
  On November 8, which aired on a tape delay on December 14, Van Ness defeated Rosemary in a tournament final for the vacant Impact Knockouts Championship. During that time she also returned to her normal ring gear leaving the wedding dress but continuing with her psychotic gimmick. Reportedly, after winning the title, Green asked for her release from Impact Wrestling, but the company refused to release her with the title. On January 15, 2018, Green was officially granted her release from the promotion after she finished out the television tapings, where she lost the Knockouts championship to Allie.
caption: Green engaging in post-match theatrics following a loss, at a PWA show in Guelph, Ontario in February 2018
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