Saraya Clarifies Current WWE Status After AEW Exit

In a new interview with WrestleZone, Saraya addressed the rumors about a WWE return after announcing last month that she was stepping away from wrestling following her AEW exit. While she hasnt ruled anything out for the future, she made it clear where things stand right now.

Saraya also explained that her priority this year is getting her business ventures in order, which includes locking down deals under her real name. Thats something that with this year, I kind of want to get all my business and stuff, deals out the way, like under my name and all that kind of stuff, she said.

That doesnt mean the door is closed forever. In fact, Saraya thinks WWE might be more open to outside projects than ever beforesomething she says is key if she ever does return.

Saraya originally made her name in WWE as Paige, a trailblazer in the womens division whose career was cut short due to neck injuries. After being pulled from in-ring action, she ultimately left the company before resurfacing in AEW. Now that her AEW chapter has closed, fans have been clamoring for one more runespecially after she hinted on her Rulebreakers podcast that shed never say never.

And if she does come back, it wont be as Saraya. Paige. Paige. Paige, she said when asked how shed return. She was a badass and she has built my life. I got a movie made about Paige.

According to Dave Meltzer, WWEs stance on medically clearing her may have softened, now that shes wrestled injury-free in AEW for the last couple of years. Their doctrine of saying they would never clear her as it was a few years back would likely change, he wrote in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

For now, though, Saraya is staying focused on building her brand outside the ring. A return to WWE may happen down the linebut if it does, itll be on her terms.