The reason why Zelina Vega was paired up with Legado Del Fantasmo/LWO on WWE Smackdown

During an appearance on the Wrestling With Freddie podcast, Zelina Vega commented on why she was paired with Legado Del Fantasmo/LWO on WWE Smackdown…

“I was like, ‘He [Santos Escobar] doesn’t need me, though.’ He’s a great wrestler and a great promo. Why does he need me? The way it was explained to me was, ‘the group is new to the main roster, you’re very known by the SmackDown audience, by putting him with you, people are like, what’s this about? We know her to be the heel manager, we know her to be the heel wrestler, if she’s introducing them, that means that’s what they’re about.’ It was really just to help make the transition for the fans easier to go, ‘that’s who they are.’ I was like, ‘Okay.’ Since then, it’s evolved so much. I didn’t really do all that much talking, to be honest. It’s evolved so much since now. Being with Rey [Mysterio], first of all, dream come true, what the hell. Eight year old Thea is like, ‘what is life?’ Now, having Rey on our side, and having LWO be a thing again, it’s crazy. Especially because Rey is like, ‘you’re the first female member of LWO ever.’ It’s crazy. We’re wrestlers in a team, not me managing wrestlers.” (quote courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)