{"id":142531,"date":"2022-07-06T15:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=142531"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:50:07","slug":"paige-tells-stephanie-mcmahon-story-in-players-tribune-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/06\/paige-tells-stephanie-mcmahon-story-in-players-tribune-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige tells Stephanie McMahon story in Players Tribune piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2512786960\" 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>Paige said that an interaction with Stephanie McMahon reminded her of who she was ahead of her return from a neck injury in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In a piece for The Players&#8217; Tribune, Paige, who confirmed she was done with that name and would be known moving forward as Saraya, detailed what McMahon said to her before she walked out for her re-debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_6s3kpz-o_O-style_17pt4kb\" data-mm-id=\"_qcb4c7n5i\">And I\u2019ll never forget this: As I was getting ready to go out there for my \u201cre-debut,\u201d Stephanie pulled me aside,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/posts\/saraya-goodbye-wwe-wrestling\">Saraya wrote<\/a>. &#8220;And she just held me for a minute. She gave me the biggest, longest hug. And she said, \u201cHey \u2014 everyone out there <em>loves<\/em>\u00a0you. They\u2019re going to be\u00a0<em>excited<\/em> to see you. You want to know why? Because you\u2019re a survivor. You SURVIVED. And that means something. So hold your head up, and enjoy this moment. It\u2019s yours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_14tzxmd-o_O-style_1bq7hw7-o_O-style_6s3kpz-o_O-style_17pt4kb\" data-mm-id=\"_h41pfc8zz\">&#8220;Stephanie was right (as usual). I went out there \u2026 and it was the most amazing feeling. No one hated me!! They were actually glad I was back. I was still Paige. The connection was still there. And in a lot of ways, that story is my time with WWE in a nutshell. It was far from perfect. There were some brutal setbacks. And to be honest, I was a bit of an ass for a couple of years. But they always believed in my will to survive, and in the person I could grow to become.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h41pfc8zz\">Saraya is no longer signed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/04\/7-4-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-money-in-the-bank-fallout-miz-responds-to-logan-paul-mysterios-judgment-day\/\">WWE<\/a> and has accepted outside bookings on the independent circuit including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/06\/21\/paige-announced-for-starrcast-in-nashville\/\">appearance at Starrcast<\/a>. There is no word at this time whether or not she&#8217;ll attempt to make another return to the ring, though she says that is her goal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h41pfc8zz\"><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/07\/05\/nxt-great-american-bash-hits-misses-breakker-vs-grimes-jade-perez-vs-toxic-attraction-diamond-mine-vs-diamond-mine-more-2\/\">NXT GREAT AMERICAN BASH HITS &amp; MISSES: Breakker vs. Grimes, Jade &amp; Perez vs. Toxic Attraction, Diamond Mine vs. Diamond Mine, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2369985825\"><div id=\"pwtor-93209213\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Paige said that an interaction with Stephanie McMahon reminded her of who she was ahead of her return from a neck injury in 2017. 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