Saraya Bevis was recognized to thousands and thousands of professional wrestling followers as “Paige” throughout her memorable run with WWE, however after being pressured out of the ring with a critical neck damage, the rebellious star is shining vivid as soon as once more, due to an enormous victory at London’s Wembley Stadium that noticed her raise the AEW Girls’s Championship. M&F have been available to see Saraya win the gold along with her household current and it was a touching new chapter for the lady that impressed the film “Preventing with my Household.” Nonetheless basking within the glow of success, Saraya instructed us that figuring out and staying optimistic saved her from hitting all-time low.
“I’m not simply going to say it, simply because he’s sitting proper beside me, however you don’t have any concept how a lot he’s helped me in my comeback, and simply believing in me,” mentioned Saraya of AEW’s chief, Tony Khan in a press convention following the record-breaking ALL IN occasion. “And being like; ‘pay attention, we’re gonna go take a look at your neck and we’re gonna see it and if it’s 100% then I’m backing you 100%.’”
Saraya Bevis first signed with WWE in 2011 and shortly turned one of many firm’s hottest stars, holding a number of titles and even incomes the highest spot within the Professional Wrestling Illustrated Prime 50 Feminine Wrestlers of 2014. She is credited by observers for her position in serving to feminine wrestling to be recognised for its athleticism reasonably than the lingerie and dirt tub matches that have been happening in the course of the WWE ‘Angle Period,’ however after touring the globe, her physique was feeling quite a lot of indicators of wear and tear and tear, and so she underwent neck surgical procedure in 2016. Along with her bodily well being, Saraya was additionally scuffling with WWE’s wellness coverage, and bought suspended on two events for causes that have been hotly contested between the 2 sides.
Thankfully, the gutsy grappler was in a position to overcome each her private and bodily points, and shortly stepped again into the ring, however in 2017, Saraya suffered an extra neck damage and the match needed to be stopped because of this. In December of 2017, reluctantly, she introduced her retirement however, whereas Saraya continued to work with WWE on-and-off, in non-wrestling roles, the Brit was nonetheless hoping for an eventual return to motion. Heartbreakingly, nevertheless, in 2022, WWE determined to launch her from her contract.
AEW Have Gone ALL IN on Saraya Bevis
Saraya says that having talked to Tony Khan following her WWE departure, AEW agreed to arrange some more moderen checks and joyously, they got here again giving her a transparent invoice of well being, “It was simply fantastic,” she mentioned. However nonetheless, the lady from Norwich, England, must show that she might cling with among the finest feminine professional wrestlers on the earth on AEW’s roster of expertise. The previous NXT and WWE Divas Champion first appeared on AEW tv
in September, 2022 earlier than forming a staff with Toni Storm and Ruby Soho (generally known as “The Outcasts.”) Her involvement in a staff meant that she might work on her ring-rust and check herself bodily with out having to face too many singles matches early on. “And it’s probably the most enjoyable, I’ve ever had,” she mentioned. “Me, Toni, and Ruby collectively, now we have a good time, and we’re having fun with it each single week.” That mentioned, the wrestling icon had her personal very private causes for desirous to climb to the highest of AEW, and attaining that aim could be all all the way down to her, and never her teammates.
Saraya Prevented ‘Rock Backside’ by Working Out and Staying Constructive
“I by no means thought I used to be ever gonna wrestle once more,” she mentioned, recalling how being launched from WWE led her to worry that she would not have the ability to do what she loves most. “So, I used to be type of in limbo for 5 years.” Saraya defined that whereas she by no means hit ‘Rock Backside’ throughout that point, she determined as a substitute to maintain herself in a optimistic mindset. When AEW supplied her a real chance of a return, Saraya was lastly in a position to flip the ‘Paige’ and proceed along with her journey as a professional wrestler.
“I began coaching extra, getting within the gymnasium, I used to be figuring out each single day,” she explains. “I began watching AEW, religiously, each single day, I used to be like; ‘that is so cool!’ and I at all times wished to be part of it, so dangerous because it began anyway, however yeah, it’s simply been a loopy journey. I by no means thought I’d be right here, I by no means thought I’d be in Wembley Stadium, within the largest crowd in wrestling historical past, I imply it’s only a dream come true and I’m so grateful, and thanks Tony, a lot.”
ALL IN 2023 was an enormous night time for a lot of causes. Not solely was this the corporate’s first present in Europe, however the promotion additionally managed to set a report for paid attendance at a wrestling present, with some 81,305 exuberant followers packing Wembley Stadium for a gate in extra of $10 million. After all, with a return to London set for 2024, Saraya Bevis will probably be hoping to carry on to her World Championship in order that she will convey it residence to the household as soon as once more.
