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POSTED: Sunday,
January 29th, 2023
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(1-30-2023)
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WWE's Zelina Vega Enters 2023 Royal Rumble as Juri, Lends Voice
as Street Fighter 6 Commentator
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 WWE
Superstar Zelina Vega surprised fans in attendance and those
watching the 2023 Royal Rumble on Saturday night with an epic Street
Fighter 6
Juri Han "cosplay"
for the history books. Entering the Rumble at #21, Zelina is seen holding
Juri's lollypop and cell phone from SF6 as she heads
towards the ring. Zelina's entrance included the SF6 logo on her titantron
and during the live crowd cam, with the Royal Rumble announcers also promoting Capcom's upcoming fighting game. This official
cross promotion gets even better with an epic performance by Zelina... who
battles an opponent (Xia Li) in a "Street Fighter / 2D
style" fight scene taking place on the narrow ring apron, outside the ropes. She even eliminates
her opponent with a move closely resembling Juri's Super Art from
Street Fighter 6. 
(See our clip below!)
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Moments
after Zelina Vega's impressive run at the 2023 Royal Rumble, Capcom confirmed WWE
Superstar Thea
Trinidad (her real name) for Street Fighter 6's Real Time Commentary
Feature. The official trailer from Capcom (below) contains a preview of Trinidad's
in-game commentary for Street Fighter 6.
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If you ask me... this
is cross promotion at its absolute BEST!
[UPDATE] 
Also take a closer look at the custom Juri Han Nike AF1 sneakers
worn by Zelena Vega at the 2023 Royal Rumble and read more about them in
the new article. The sneakers were designed by Dan Gamache, better known
as "Mache".
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Shoutout to Zelina Vega
(@ZelinaVegaWWE)
for
a great performance at the 2023 Royal Rumble and a now unforgettable homage to Street Fighter.
This
actually isn't Zelina's first time cosplaying a Street Fighter character
at a live WWE event, as she previously appeared in Vega-inspired
ring attire during one of her entrances. (Photo below!)
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On social media,
Zelina has become known in recent years for cosplaying a variety of
other characters from comics and video games, including some from the
likes of Mortal Kombat, League of Legends, Pokemon,
and DC Comics. Thanks for reading the article and a huge WWE-sized
thanks for the follow on Twitter, @ZelinaVegaWWE! 
~Frank Joseph,
FightersGeneration.com | @Fighters_Gen
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Sources:
Street
Fighter (YouTube), @ZelinaVegaWWE
Related Tweet: @Fighters_Gen
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