AEW Star Saraya By no means Anticipated To Wrestle Once more After ’16 Neck Harm

AEW star Saraya says she at all times had desires and aspirations of competing within the ring once more after struggling a career-threatening neck harm in 2016 — however admits she by no means anticipated it will occur.

“I wasn’t anticipating to wrestle in any respect,” Saraya advised Mojo throughout a latest interview on the “TMZ Sports activities” TV present (airs day by day on FS1).

“That wasn’t behind my head. I at all times needed to return into wrestling, however with Edge and Stone Chilly, they waited years earlier than even attempting to consider getting again within the ring.”

The 30-year-old former WWE Famous person says she obtained the inexperienced mild to compete within the squared circle from a famend physician in L.A., paving the best way for her to return to in-ring competitors after a five-year hiatus.

“Halloween, I went in there, and the physician was straight-up like, ‘Let’s get you an X-ray,'” Saraya stated. “He checked the X-ray and was like, ‘These are fairly good, however you may’t belief the X-rays. It’s important to go in with the MRIs and the CT to triple-check.'”

Saraya says she advised AEW exec Tony Khan she was concerned about competing through the negotiation course of with the promotion … along with being an on-screen character, which she was relegated to in her waning years with WWE after the harm.

Saraya admits when she first debuted in AEW, she was involved the followers would not be as receptive to her since they have been conversant in her character, Paige, in WWE, however she was pleasantly shocked with how a lot help she obtained.

“That was the largest pop I ever acquired in my entire profession,” Saraya stated. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, my gosh! And I am Saraya. And I am trending for the primary time in my profession as Saraya,'” she continued.