MINNEAPOLIS What am I?Thats what Chelsea Green thought going into SummerSlam 2026. In an Interim WWE Womens Championship ladder match full of talent and experience, Green was an outlier, trying to figure out her place.This is the woman fired from WWE multiple times. The one who was publicly doubted by WWE executives. The one who survived simply off doing everything asked of her, being the butt of all jokes and taking the brutality of everyone else so they could pass her up the hierarchy of the womens division.For so long, Green endured just to stay afloat.On Sunday, Aug. 2, she finally stood above everyone else.Green outlasted Charlotte Flair, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton and Lash Legend to become the Interim WWE Womens Champion, finally capturing the top prize in wrestling in the crowning moment of her career and it couldnt have happened to a more deserving person.It really was a moment that didnt seem possible with the career shes had. Greens first appearance in the company was in 2014 as "Megan Miller," portraying a physical therapist that was having an affair with Daniel Bryan in a storyline. She made it through Tough Enough and had to grind in NXT and through SmackDown, but was eventually fired.She came back in a five-second appearance in the 2023 Royal Rumble that set the path her career was on. Green epitomized clown, on the receiving end of getting thrown in dumpsters, getting smashed in the face by cake or just about anything for a laugh. She admittedly loved it, but it felt wrong she was just being trotted around for everyones pleasure.Then, everyone learned who she really is. She became the darling of the Netflix Unreal documentary when it was clear how much she loved the business, and was willing to do anything for it at her expense. You couldn't help but want to root for her, and it paid off with the first reign of the Womens United States Champion.Still, that felt like it was it for her and WWE admitted it. Producer Michael Hayes said in the documentary that Green wasnt meant to be a top competitor; she was meant to help others get there, and nothing more.There was outrage over how they viewed such a hard worker. Even though Green had said plenty of times she loved that the company relies on me to elevate other women, you couldnt help but feel bad. If you did all that work, wouldnt you want it to be paid off and rewarded.Despite just hoping one day it could happen, it didnt feel possible until the opportunity was there at SummerSlam.I think just walking down the aisle will be a win for her. But hopefully, she pulls down that championship, WWE star and Greens husband Matt Cardona told USA TODAY Sports hours before the match. I saw her getting rejected by WWE multiple times. I saw her get fired by WWE. Now she's back in this spot. A spot that not only she deserves, but she has earned.Even when the chance was there, it didnt feel possible. With the crowd fully behind her, the first real shot to grab the title in the match was foiled when Michin and B-Fab came out to stop it, and that felt like it was it. A moment that felt wiped away.But Green was finally in the right place at the right time. Everyone else wiped themselves out, and there she was all alone. She climbed that ladder with the decibels rising, each step representing every setback, every struggle, every doubt casted on her.All the way until it was all erased, as she finally snatched the title and the crowd erupted in celebration as she held it high above the ring.CHELSEA GREEN IS THE INTERIM WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!!! pic.twitter.com/po8ZdKO1QM WWE (@WWE) August 2, 2026Interim or not, it doesnt matter. Green is the WWE Women's Champion. Rhea Ripley will be waiting, but who cares?The girl that wasnt meant to be here earned her spot above the rest of the roster. In a time where it feels like theres always questionable booking, this one was a no-brainer.No one deserved this achievement, in this high stakes of a moment, than her.Green had done everything, and it was about damn time she was rewarded for it. Of course, there was only one person this could be for.I am gonna dedicate this title to Michael Hayes, she said with a smile in the post-show.When Green spoke to USA TODAY Sports in September, she said she was "creatively fulfilled with her role, and she loved her job of making sure she was booed and her opponent cheered. But when asked about her goal for 2026, she didnt shy away from wanting to just take that next step even when it didnt seem possible.I would love to step in and show that I can be a top girl, that I can hold a top title, she said. I want to prove to the writers and Triple H and the viewers that, hey, a little comedy girly can also make it as a top dog.Flash forward, and we do have the answer for what am I?Chelsea Green is the "top dog," with the Interim WWE Womens Championship as proof.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Not meant to be here, Chelsea Green finally gets much deserved WWE title