Former WWE Divas Champion Paige made her return to the company at Saturday’s WrestleMania 42.
Nikki Bella announced that she tried really hard to get medically cleared, but could not. Nikki said she did not want to spoil Brie’s WrestleMania moment, so called an old friend.
Paige came out to a big pop from the fans at Allegiant Stadium, as the substitute for Nikki in the women’s world tag team championship fatal four-way.
It was reported on Friday, that Paige signed a new deal with WWE and would be making her return to the company at Saturday’s WrestleMania.
Paige last wrestled for WWE since suffering a neck injury during a match against Sasha Banks (Mercedes Mone’) at a house show Banksin December 2017 . Paige took a back-of-the-neck kick from Banks she did not anticipate. The kick resulted in Paige losing feeling in her arms and legs in the ring. She was forced to retire from in-ring action in April 2018 and served as the on-screen General Manager of SmackDown.
Her previous contract with WWE which was through July 2022 was not renewed.
She signed a deal with AEW and debuted at the company’s Dynamite Grand Slam event in September of that same year under her real name. She would then make her in-ring debut for AEW in a match against Britt Baker at Full Gear 2022 after being cleared by her medical team and AEW.
Saraya announced back in March 2025, she had left AEW. Her final AEW match with the company took place on the October 8, 2024 episode of Dynamite, in a four-way against Jamie Hayter, Nyla Rose, and Willow Nightingale.