Zelina Vega Talks Working With Florence Pugh In ‘Fighting With My Family’, ‘She Was So Respectful’
Zelina Vega reflects on working alongside Florence Pugh on ‘Fighting With My Family’.
The ‘Fighting With My Family’ movie released in 2019 to overwhelmingly positive critical response and fanfare. The movie, which was based on the life of Paige (Saraya), starred Florence Pugh, Vince Vaughn, Zelina Vega, and Dwayne Johnson.
Since starring in ‘Fighting With My Family’, Florence Pugh has went on to become a major star in Hollywood, appearing in movies such as ‘Midsommar’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Black Widow’, ‘Little Women’, and ‘Don’t Worry Darling’.
In a new interview with ComingSoon.net, Vega, who played AJ Lee in the movie, reflected on working with Pugh, calling her respectful and humble.
“It was amazing. Sometimes you get a little … I guess you’re not really sure how people who aren’t involved in wrestling are going to take wrestling or they’re going to handle it with care, but she handled it like a pro. She was so respectful, so humble, and so appreciative. Saraya was available to her at any point, so she could call her with a question at any time. It was just cool to be alongside somebody who appreciated it and respected it so much, knowing that she didn’t know much about it.”
Vega went on to use Pugh as an example of how WWE has changed their public perception, and how many popular names are very respectful to the company/sport.
“I think that’s such a cool thing. Again, wrestling can be looked at a bunch of different ways in the media and you aren’t really sure, but I think, now, WWE especially has made so many strides in such a positive way that people respect it and they want to be a part of it somehow. Which is why you have people like Bad Bunny coming into to WWE or Logan Paul — so many people that want to be a part of it in different ways is really, really cool. But Florence is a badass and I love her so much. It’s so cool that I get to look back and say, “Wow, we really did that.”
Vega last competed on the October 13 episode of SmackDown, losing to Bayley in singles action.
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