{"id":141163,"date":"2022-06-10T20:02:44","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T01:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=141163"},"modified":"2022-06-10T20:02:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T01:02:44","slug":"former-womens-champion-paige-announces-upcoming-departure-from-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/10\/former-womens-champion-paige-announces-upcoming-departure-from-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Former women&#8217;s champion announces upcoming departure from WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2755380538\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former WWE Divas Champion, Paige, took to Twitter on Friday to announce her upcoming departure from WWE. Paige posted a long message regarding her decision and said she was thankful and grateful for the opportunities that the company provided her.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Paige here! July 7th will be the last day with WWE. I&#8217;m so thankful and I appreciate the opportunities that the company has given me.<\/p>\n<p>I will always be appreciative of the company that took in an 18 year old British pale emo girl that didn&#8217;t look like your average diva, giving me a chance of a lifetime and making me feel like a superstar.<\/p>\n<p>I know after my neck injury taking me out of in-ring status, it was pretty hard to keep me around as long as you did and for that I&#8217;m thankful too.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the WWE Universe. You guys are the most passionate group of fans I have ever seen. Hope you continue to stay on this journey with me.<\/p>\n<p>I think the toughest part, weirdly enough, is letting the Paige name go. But Saraya is a helluva name. Kudos to my mum for that one.<\/p>\n<p>FYI, I&#8217;m not saying I&#8217;ll never be in the ring. That day will most certainly come again! Wherever the return maybe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealPaigeWWE\/status\/1535380532762095616<\/p>\n<p>Paige signed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a> in 2011 and made her main roster debut against A.J. Lee in April of 2014. 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