Summary

Zelina Vega said during a Twitch livestream that she learned about her WWE departure through a call that appeared under TKO rather than the usual company identification.

Vega was part of the group of WWE departures reported on April 24. She said the call came in at 5:09 p.m., and that the change in caller identification immediately told her something was wrong.

Quote from Zelina Vega

"When people call me, it would usually say Stanford calling you, and that's when your heart's like, 'oh f*ck.' But this time it said TKO, so I was like, 'ah, very telling.' 5:09 PM is when I found out. So, yeah, that is the thing."

Vega later addressed her frustration with how the news became public before she could speak on it herself.

"I was so shocked. But yeah, I also would have appreciated if Sean Ross Sapp or whoever the f*ck announced it could have at least given me the decency to like let me do it myself first. But f*ck you, dude."

Zelina Vega's comments sharpen the focus on WWE's release fallout

The detail about TKO, rather than WWE, being attached to the call is the part fans will likely remember most from Vega's stream. It adds a more personal layer to the broader April 24 departures and gives a clearer picture of how suddenly the news reached the talent involved.

Vega's second comment also shows how the release story quickly became about more than the roster move itself. For WWE, that means the handling of the departures is now part of the conversation alongside the names who were let go.

Sources

Zelina Vega while speaking on Twitch