5 Things you didn't know about WWE's Zelina Vega 

Zelina Vega has become one of the most recognizable female stars on WWE TV currently since she's been able to guide Andrade to a United States Championship reign, as well as introduce Angel Garza and Austin Theory to the main roster.

Vega is not only fantastic as a manager but also a trained wrestler and when needed, she can lace up her own wrestling boots and step into the ring to even the odds that her clients face.

Zelina has worked for both Impact Wrestling and NXT in the past but is now making a name for herself on Monday Night RAW. Whilst many fans are still in awe of her talent, here are five facts about the woman behind the character.

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#5. She was once in a relationship with Austin Aries

It has become a well-known fact that Zelina Vega is now married to fellow WWE star Aleister Black, but the former NXT Champion came to WWE a few years ago while she was in a relationship with Austin Aries.

Aries worked on both NXT and 205 Live during his time in WWE before departing the company after just a few years on their payroll. Zelina Vega has always been private about her personal life and it's unknown what happened in her relationship with Aries after he left WWE.

A few years later it was revealed that Vega had married Aleister Black, which means that the former Impact Wrestling star decided to move on. She currently works alongside both Andrade and Angel Garza but she has made it clear a number of times that she isn't in an on-screen relationship with any of the men. Zelina is their business associate and is only by their side for their matches.

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#4. She once portrayed AJ Lee

Any wrestling fan who has watched Fighting With My Family must have noticed the historic moment when Paige became the Divas Champion on her first night on RAW as part of the movie.

Paige ran into AJ Lee and Tamina on that night back in 2014 and was able to defeat Lee following the Paige Turner. This was added to the movie surrounding Paige's life but Tamina was taken out of the segment and AJ Lee's role was played by Zelina Vega.

At the time, Vega wasn't as well-known to the WWE audience, but it's easy to see why she was chosen for the part since the former TNA star is around the same height as AJ Lee and has very similar characteristics.

Vega has also proved over the past few years that she is excellent on the mic just like AJ, who rose to fame following her 'pipebomb' on the Women's Division. Zelina, on the other hand, cuts promos for her clients on RAW regularly.

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#3. Zelina and Aleister Black have their own YouTube Channel

Zelina Vega and Aleister Black have been married since 2018 and whilst her husband owns a clothing line, Vega has seemingly taken the reins on the duo's YouTube Channel. The Channel is called "A to Z", which is a play on their initials, and already has more than 55,000 subscribers.

Vega uses the channel to share her makeup routines as well as the way she sometimes styles her hair, whilst her husband often appears on the training videos and when the couple decides to do sit down for Q&As.

The channel looks to be a popular one with their last video garnering more than 110,000 views since it was uploaded just five days ago. The couple regularly uploads videos on their YouTube channel and then promote them on their personal social media so that they can interact with their fanbase.

The above video is one of the duo's latest videos where they sat down and answered some questions that their fans had sent to them via Twitter.

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#2. Zelina and Aleister have six cats

Zelina Vega and her husband Aleister Black may be on the road for the best part of the year, but that doesn't mean that the couple hasn't been able to put down roots. Zelina has always been a fan of cats and it appears that since their marriage the couple has taken on a few mot house guests.

Any fans who watch their YouTube channel must already be familiar with Tubby, who is very easily spooked by Zelina, and Pickles who likes to jump up on the TV. But the couple also has another four cats, but it's unknown who looks after them whn the couple is on the road.

Zelina recently updated an image on her Instagram page where she showed off her family members and revealed that they were named, Willow, Phoebe, Tubby, Pickles, Totty, and Betty.

Any WWE fan who follows Zelina on Instagram will be familiar with her fur babies since the RAW Superstar regularly updates images with her cats.

#1. Zelina Vega is terrified of needles

Despite the fact that Vega has a number of tattoos, the star herself recently admitted that she has a phobia of needles. She pointed out that she was fine with the needles used to create tattoos since the scariest part for her was the thought of a needle going into her vein.

She recalled a time when she was getting her blood drawn when she was able to breathe through the process before the doctor took the needle out and informed her that they would have to do it again because they weren't able to get the needle in far enough.

Vega stated that she freaked out and started crying and then had to be comforted by her husband. She stated that it was a scary experience whilst Black said that he has become alright with needles but still wouldn't go out of his way to have his blood drawn.