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Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
Chelsea Green (left, in 2020) and Piper Niven (right, in 2023)
Tag team
MembersChelsea Green
Piper Niven
Name(s)Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
DebutAugust 13, 2023
Years active2023–present

Chelsea Green and Piper Niven are a villainous professional wrestling tag team. They are currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown brand. Green is the inaugural and current Women's United States Champion in her first reign. They are also former one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

History

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Formation and Women's Tag Team Champions (2023–2024)

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On the July 17, 2023 episode of Raw, Green and then-partner Sonya Deville defeated Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.[1] On August 7, however, Deville was reported to have suffered an ACL injury and had to relinquish her half of the tag team title.[2] On the August 14 episode of Raw, despite Green wanting to hold auditions for a new tag team partner, a returning Piper Niven took one half of the tag team titles and declared she would be Green’s new partner. Although Green has touted herself as a two-time champion, WWE recognizes this change as a continuation of Green's original title reign with Deville, ending Green's reign with Deville at 28 days.[3][4]

On October 31 at Night 2 of NXT: Halloween Havoc, Green and Niven defeated Chase University (Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne) to successfully retain their titles.[5] On December 11 it was announced that Green and Niven would defend their tag team titles against new number one contenders Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.[6] The following week on Raw, Green and Niven lost the tag team titles to Carter and Chance, ending their reign at 126 days and Green's individual reign at 154 days.[7] On the January 8, 2024 episode of Raw, Green and Niven were unsuccessful in an attempt to regain the titles in a rematch.[8]

SmackDown (2024–present)

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At Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft, Green and Niven were drafted to the SmackDown brand.[9] Green made a surprise appearance at Week 2 of Spring Breakin' on April 30 where she was announced as NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez's next title challenger, but failed to defeat Perez the following week.[10][11] At Clash at the Castle: Scotland on June 15, Niven faced Bayley for the WWE Women's Championship, but was unsuccessful despite interference from Green.[12] At Money in the Bank on July 6, Green competed in the women’s Money In The Bank ladder match in her home country of Canada, but the match was won by Tiffany Stratton.[13][14] On November 2 at Crown Jewel, Green and Niven completed in a fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[15]

Green and Niven subsequently entered the tournament to crown the inaugural Women's United States Champion. Niven was eliminated by Michin in the first round, while Green defeated Bianca Belair and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match in the first round,[16] Bayley in the semifinals, and Michin in the finals at Saturday Night's Main Event on December 14 to become the inaugural Women's United States Champion.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Powell, Jason (2023-07-17). "WWE Raw results (7/17): Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's appearance in Cody Rhodes country, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez vs. Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ "WWE Superstar Sonya Deville Suffers Torn ACL, Out Indefinitely". TMZ. August 7, 2023. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 7, 2023). "Sonya Deville Comments On Torn ACL, Jokes (But Not Really) That WWE Women's Tag Titles Are Cursed". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Rose, Bryan (August 14, 2023). "Piper Niven declares herself Chelsea Green's tag team partner on WWE Raw". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (2023-10-31). "Chelsea Green and Piper Niven Retain WWE Women's Tag Titles at NXT Halloween Havoc". ComicBook. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ^ "Piper Niven & Chelsea Green will defend their WWE Women's Tag Team Titles against Kayden Carter & Katana Chance | WWE". www.wwe.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ^ Tessier, Colin (2023-12-19). "Katana Chance And Kayden Carter Win WWE Women's Tag Titles On WWE RAW". Wrestlezone. Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  8. ^ "Raw results, Jan. 8, 2024: Cody Rhodes triumphs over Shinsuke Nakamura in a brutal Street Fight". WWE. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  9. ^ Powell, Jason (April 30, 2024). "WWE Draft Tracker: The full list of wrestlers to Raw and Smackdown". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Moore, John (April 30, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/30): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night Two with Oba Femi vs. Ivar for the NXT North American Title, Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. AOP for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Aguilar, Matthew (May 7, 2024). "WWE's Roxanne Perez Takes Down Chelsea Green to Retain NXT Women's Title". ComicBook. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Oestriecher, Blake (June 15, 2024). "WWE Clash At The Castle 2024 Results: Bayley Defeats Piper Niven". Forbes. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  13. ^ Mrosko, Geno (June 21, 2024). "Green, Hayes, Andrade qualify for Money in the Bank ladder matches". Cageside Seats. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  14. ^ Casey, Connor (July 7, 2024). "2024 WWE Money in the Bank results, recap, grades: CM Punk thwarts McIntyre again, Solo Sikoa pins Cody Rhodes". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "Cody Rhodes and Liv Morgan make history as the first-ever WWE Crown Jewel Champions". WWE. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  16. ^ Defelice, Robert (November 22, 2024). "Chelsea Green Advances To The Semi-Finals Of WWE Women's United States Title Tournament On WWE SmackDown | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  17. ^ Barnard, Adam (December 14, 2024). "Chelsea Green Becomes The Inaugural United States Women's Champion At Saturday Night's Main Event". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "WWE Women's Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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