Chelsea Green recently praised a former WWE Superstar following her title win. The Hot Mess is the reigning Women's United States Champion on SmackDown.Lei Ying Lee, formerly known as Xia Li in WWE, defeated Jordynne Grace and Kelani Jordan in a Triple Threat match at NXT Gold Rush 2025 to become the new TNA Knockouts Champion. The veteran cut an emotional promo following the match, and Chelsea Green responded with a heartfelt message. Green noted that the Knockouts Champion moved away from home to pursue her dream, and she was proud of her."Imagine moving away from your friends and family to a country where you don’t speak the language, to learn the entirely different world of wrestling… all by yourself. @TheLeiYingLee is amazing. She did it! She deserves it all!! Love you Xia. Proud of you gf. 🖤," she wrote.The 37-year-old spent seven years in WWE and never won a title during her time in the promotion. Chelsea Green captured the Women's United States Championship for the second time by defeating Giulia on the November 7 episode of SmackDown.WWE veteran Natalya praises Chelsea GreenNatalya recently praised Chelsea Green on social media for the success she has had in the company.The veteran took to social media and noted that Green was fired by the promotion in the past, but that didn't stop her from having a successful career. Natalya noted that Green has reinvented herself over the years and has inspired her."She’s living it. She’s breathing it. She’s somebody who was fired from WWE, and instead of letting that define her, she built herself back up. She created, she reinvented, she put in the work. She didn’t just talk about what she wanted to do—she showed people with her creativity and by utilizing all of her resources available to her. In many ways, her example pushed me to take a chance on my own dreams, and to use my creativity, work ethic and resources to build something new outside the walls of my “comfort zone.” It’s cool when you take a chance on yourself and it works," she wrote.lowkey legend @NatbyNatureLINKA lot of people ask me—beginners, people hustling to get to WWE, even people already in WWE, or training with us in the Dungeon—“What else can I do to work towards my dreams in professional wrestling?” @ImChelseaGreen is an example I use a lot. She’s living it. She’s breathingOnly time will tell how long Green can hang onto the Women's United States Championship moving forward.