Logan Paul remembers breaking down after hearing the 9/11 story of former WWE Superstar Zelina Vega’s family.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. As people all over the world and families of the victims remember the lives lost, WWE Superstar Logan Paul shared a 2021 journal entry on X/Twitter detailing his attendance at the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City.
Logan Paul attended the ceremony with former WWE Superstar Zelina Vega (currently known as Xelina) and her family. Vega’s father died in the South Tower attacks. The journal entry recounts the intense grief experienced at the site. Furthermore, the emotional conversation Paul had with Vega’s mother about her husband’s final phone call saying goodbye after the first plane hit. The former United States Champion broke down in tears after hearing the story.
“Today was much more powerful than I’d ever expected. I had the privilege of attending the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 Ceremony at Ground Zero with Zelina Vega (a WWE superstar whose father passed in the 9/11 tragedy, real name Thea). As I solemnly paced around the site with my stupid little Polaroid, the essence of mourning was overwhelming. Hundreds of families affected by a deliberate and malicious attack on our nation – left without fathers, mothers, sons and daughters. We hear stories of the tragedy and see the videos, but most people never really truly experience the lifelong ripple effect it’s had on the victims and New York,” Logan Paul wrote.
Logan Paul Recalls Emotional Moment With Zelina Vega
“The city was overflowing with patriotism on this day, and I was proud to be supporting in attendance. I got a chance to speak with Thea’s mother — the kindest, most gentle, warm-eyed, inviting little soul, who remains scarred from two decades’ worth of lament when her husband got trapped in the South Tower. Throughout the morning, she’d reminisce… where she was, how she felt, keeping her children calm,” Paul wrote.
“She told me she had spoken to her husband before he passed. He called her after the first plane had hit, and they’d spoken from 9:04-9:15am. I asked her what he said. She said ‘he just called to say goodbye.’ And I broke. I couldn’t hold back tears as I wept beneath my baseball hat and pulled up my mask to the bridge of my nose. I turned around and took a second to collect myself, but as I stood on the ground of the most devastating terrorist attack in United States history, I couldn’t help but sob. My tears bounced off the black marble etched with the names of those we lost,” Paul continued.
“Thea gave me a comforting hug. I said ‘y’all are way tougher than me’ as I tried to nervously laugh off my tears. While I had never felt such an overwhelming sense of grief, Thea and her mother stood stoically… it was clear that this sadness was all too familiar for both of them.
“At the end of the day, Thea and her mother thanked me for helping to cement 9/11 in history to be remembered and memorialized in an appropriate fashion. She also thanked me for making her laugh, and that it made her day much easier,” Logan Paul’s post read.
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