Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona pause family plans for WWE and acting

Chelsea Green said she and her husband, wrestler Matt Cardona, have put plans to start a family on hold after she returned to WWE in January 2023, a decision she described as a difficult but necessary trade-off as she pursues opportunities in the ring and beyond. Green, 34, has been a regular on the women’s roster since her comeback, holding tag team gold and becoming the promotion’s inaugural Women’s United States Champion.

Green said the couple postponed parenthood when she was offered the chance to rejoin WWE, explaining that both wanted children but felt the timing was not right. "We put it on pause when I was asked to come back to WWE. This was an opportunity we both knew we could not turn down," she said. Green acknowledged the personal strain of delaying family plans, adding, "I’m 34. I’m dying for babies. My husband wants babies but duty calls." She also left open the possibility of changes in the near term, saying, "In a couple months, if it happens, God willing, it happens. I’ll just have to take my babies on the road with me."

The decision comes as Cardona has increased his activity within WWE, making an in-ring return on a recent NXT episode where he faced Josh...