Zelina Vega confirmed on Twitter that the red outfit she wore to the ring with WWE NXT Champion Andrade “Cien” Almas was a tribute to WWE Hall of Famer Lita, who wore a similar ensemble when she used to accompany Essa Riot to the ring in WWE. WWE picked up on the tribute with an article on their website. Vega tweeted:
Everytime I See @Zelina_VegaWWE Do A Outside Diving Hurricanrana, It Reminds Me Of @AmyDumas (Lita) Era Days When She Used To Do It… Remember Her "All Red Outfit" #TheGoodOldDays #WrestlingEra pic.twitter.com/DuKATykqHw
— JoJo Hernández 🌟♍ (He/Him) (@JoJo_Coming2WWE) January 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/Zelina_VegaWWE/status/958105032708247553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Did you catch @Zelina_VegaWWE's EXTREME fashion tribute to @WWE Hall of Famer @AmyDumas at #NXTTakeOver: Philadelphia? https://t.co/CneaxIj6bo
— WWE (@WWE) January 31, 2018