Van Ness at the Queens of Combat day show in Gibsonville, NC in February 2017
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Birth name | Chelsea Anne Green |
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Born |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
April 4, 1991
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Chelsea Green Jaida Laurel Van Ness |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Billed from | Victoria, British Columbia |
Trained by | Lance Storm |
Debut | May 31, 2014 |
Chelsea Anne Green (born April 4, 1991) is a Canadian stunt woman, bodybuilder and professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Laurel Van Ness and occasionally competing in Canadian independent promotions under her real name. In 2015, Green was a contestant on WWE Tough Enough after being brought on as a replacement for Dianna Dahlgren.
During the feud between Brie Bella and Stephanie McMahon, she made an appearance during a segment on the August 11 episode of Raw as Daniel Bryan's physical therapist, Megan Miller, who confessed to having an affair with her client. An infuriated Brie stormed into the ring and slapped Megan before attacking Stephanie.
In 2015, Green appeared as a contestant on the sixth season of the re-launched Tough Enough finishing in fourth place for the females.
Under her new ring name Jaida, she wrestled on for Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. Her first match on May 31, 2014, at ECCW Better Than You. She teamed with Brady Malibu & MR2 in a losing six-man tag match against Billy Suede, Kenny Lush & Nicole Matthews. She next joined a Women's title tournament, winning the first round against Kaitlin Diamond. By December 8, 2014, at the conclusion of the Women's title tournament held at ECCW Payoff, beat Kate Carney in the semi finals.