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‘Nervous little girl’ – Drew McIntyre on one-time British teenage sensation plotting incredible WWE comeback
Paige could be set for a sensational return to WWE eight years after having to retire from the ring. The woman behind one of the most talked-about performers in the company’s modern history is certainly up for it. Paige was one of the top WWE performers of her generationWWE Few wrestling stars have lived a journey quite like of Saraya-Jade Bevis, known as Paige from her time in WWE, and now as purely Saraya in All Elite Wrestling. Born into a wrestling family, she shocked the world in 2014 by being crowd Divas Champion on her main roster debut, multiple title reigns in WWE and AEW then followed as she established herself as a major player in the industry. She was forced to retire from active competition in 2017 owing to a serious neck injury, departing WWE in 2022 after undertaking non-wrestling authority and management roles. Throw into the mix the fact she wrestled some of the company’s biggest names, performed at the most prestigious events and even served controversial suspensions while with WWE, it stands to reason she may have unfinished business there. As of now, she remains with AEW, with whom she resumed her in-ring career and won their Women’s World Championship in a landmark match at Wembley Stadium in 2023. Presently on hiatus, she’s released her autobiography, Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives, which tells the story of her iconic career. It’s unsurprising, then, that the topic of what would be a wild WWE comeback has surfaced. “The 32-year-old told the Hall of Fame podcast that she ‘loves’ the company, explaining: “I don’t have any negative feelings towards them. “They raised me, they saved me a lot. I just appreciate them so much.” The Brit added: “I would absolutely, if there was something that they needed from me, which was exciting, I would definitely go there. That would be silly not to. Few fans even knew the star’s name when she won the Divas titleWWE “If there’s an opportunity to do something fun, hell yeah, I’ll jump on board.” There would undoubtedly be fan support to see Bevis become Paige once more and, in fellow Brit Drew McIntyre, the star has at least one firm supporter in her corner. In review of her new book, McIntyre spoke of his pride at seeing her become a ‘household name’, saying: “From seeing her begin this journey as a teenager in the British wrestling scene to where she is today, I’m so proud to see not just the wrestler, but the woman Raya has become. “I know how hard it is to leave your family and country to chase this impossible dream in big, bad America at such a young age. “Truth is the wrestling is the easy part. It’s homesickness, trying to learn how to be an adult and the setbacks that life throws at you that is the real challenge. “Raya has faced moments that almost broke her and would break any normal person, thankfully she is no normal person.” Paige was forced into retirement prior to her WWE departureWWE Drew McIntyre spoke in glowing terms about his fellow BritWWE The book would, McIntyre added, allow readers to “…Learn how that little nervous girl I first met backstage in Scotland became the woman who is now a household name.” Being contracted to a rival company would be at least one hurdle standing in the way of a WWE comeback for Paige, so the immediate future is far from clear on that front. No matter what the Norwich-born grappler does or says, however, she can guarantee wrestling fans everywhere will be watching.
Paige could be set for a sensational return to WWE eight years after having to retire from the ring.
The woman behind one of the most talked-about performers in the company’s modern history is certainly up for it.
Few wrestling stars have lived a journey quite like of Saraya-Jade Bevis, known as Paige from her time in WWE, and now as purely Saraya in All Elite Wrestling.
Born into a wrestling family, she shocked the world in 2014 by being crowd Divas Champion on her main roster debut, multiple title reigns in WWE and AEW then followed as she established herself as a major player in the industry.
She was forced to retire from active competition in 2017 owing to a serious neck injury, departing WWE in 2022 after undertaking non-wrestling authority and management roles.
Throw into the mix the fact she wrestled some of the company’s biggest names, performed at the most prestigious events and even served controversial suspensions while with WWE, it stands to reason she may have unfinished business there.
As of now, she remains with AEW, with whom she resumed her in-ring career and won their Women’s World Championship in a landmark match at Wembley Stadium in 2023.
Presently on hiatus, she’s released her autobiography, Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives, which tells the story of her iconic career.
It’s unsurprising, then, that the topic of what would be a wild WWE comeback has surfaced.
“The 32-year-old told the Hall of Fame podcast that she ‘loves’ the company, explaining: “I don’t have any negative feelings towards them.
“They raised me, they saved me a lot. I just appreciate them so much.”
The Brit added: “I would absolutely, if there was something that they needed from me, which was exciting, I would definitely go there. That would be silly not to.
“If there’s an opportunity to do something fun, hell yeah, I’ll jump on board.”
There would undoubtedly be fan support to see Bevis become Paige once more and, in fellow Brit Drew McIntyre, the star has at least one firm supporter in her corner.
In review of her new book, McIntyre spoke of his pride at seeing her become a ‘household name’, saying: “From seeing her begin this journey as a teenager in the British wrestling scene to where she is today, I’m so proud to see not just the wrestler, but the woman Raya has become.
“I know how hard it is to leave your family and country to chase this impossible dream in big, bad America at such a young age.
“Truth is the wrestling is the easy part. It’s homesickness, trying to learn how to be an adult and the setbacks that life throws at you that is the real challenge.
“Raya has faced moments that almost broke her and would break any normal person, thankfully she is no normal person.”
The book would, McIntyre added, allow readers to “…Learn how that little nervous girl I first met backstage in Scotland became the woman who is now a household name.”
Being contracted to a rival company would be at least one hurdle standing in the way of a WWE comeback for Paige, so the immediate future is far from clear on that front.
No matter what the Norwich-born grappler does or says, however, she can guarantee wrestling fans everywhere will be watching.
