
WWE Superstar Zelina Vega recently shared an entertaining behind-the-scenes story involving her 2021 Queenโs Crown run โ and how she had to educate none other than Vince McMahon on anime in order to get a major part of her entrance theme approved.
Appearing on the Ring The Bell podcast, Vega recalled how she wanted to feature the voice of Neil Kaplan โ a legendary anime voice actor best known for portraying the iconic Madara Uchiha in the English dub of Naruto โ in her โQueen Zelinaโ entrance music.
But before it could happen, she had to pitch it to the boss โ and explain what anime even was.
โI had to explain to Vince why I wanted him on the track. That was a whole interesting conversation,โ Vega laughed. โI was literally like, โOkay, do you know, like, what Crunchyroll is?โ And he was like, โYeah, itโs sushi.โ And I was like, โOf course, yeah.โโ
Realizing she needed to translate the concept into Vinceโs world, Vega got creative. โI was like, โCrunchyroll is kind of like the Netflix of anime.โ And he goes, โOkay, I get it,โโ she continued. โThen I said, โNaruto is like the WWE of anime.โ And heโs like, โOkay.โโ
Finally, to seal the deal, Vega made one last comparison. โI was like, โMadara [the character Kaplan voices] is kind of like what Paul Heyman is to Roman Reigns.โ He said, โOkay, we need it.โ I was like, โWe do need it.โโ
Thanks to Vegaโs quick thinking, Kaplanโs now-famous โAll Hail the Queenโ voiceover was added to her entrance, giving โQueen Zelinaโ a dramatic and unique flair during her reign.
Vega also noted that she ran into similar hurdles when trying to explain her Todoroki-inspired hairstyle โ referencing the My Hero Academia character โ to McMahon during the same period.
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