{"id":152181,"date":"2023-01-09T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=152181"},"modified":"2023-01-09T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:57:06","slug":"saraya-praises-triple-h-talks-exit-from-wwe-and-aew-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/01\/09\/saraya-praises-triple-h-talks-exit-from-wwe-and-aew-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Saraya praises Triple H, talks exit from WWE and AEW debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1147677128\" 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>Despite leaving WWE for AEW, former WWE Divas Champion, Saraya, has high praise for Triple H. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/01\/09\/aew-saraya-aka-paige-reveals-triple-hs-wwe-offer-after-shock-exit-18065794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Metro<\/a>, Saraya spoke about her relationship with Triple H and also detailed her thought process in leaving WWE and signing with AEW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u2018&#8221;Man, I do love Hunter, he\u2019s so fantastic. He was like, &#8216;Wait what happened?!'&#8221; Saraya said. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;I dunno, they haven\u2019t renewed my contract.&#8217; He was like, &#8216;Oh my gosh! Well I didn\u2019t know that, so I\u2019m sorry!&#8217; He was really fantastic. He did give me the opportunity to potentially be a GM again, and gave me the opportunity to be like, &#8216;If you ever potentially want to wrestle again, I\u2019ll give you that opportunity too.&#8217; He was very open about any ideas that I had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In regards to AEW, Saraya said it was an intriguing prospect, but discussed her fear in both staying with WWE and potentially leaving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;When AEW started you\u2019re kinda like, &#8220;ooh, what\u2019s going on over there,'&#8221; Saraya said. &#8220;It\u2019s like the movie, the bad boy with a leather jacket and a cigarette, kinda cruising in the background like, &#8216;Who\u2019s that bad boy?&#8217; You\u2019re definitely intrigued by the company. Just seeing how quickly in three years that it\u2019s built \u2013 I\u2019m like, &#8216;this company!&#8217; You have the bad, tribal fans, but whether you like them or not you can\u2019t fault how amazing it is to become another goliath company like that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do I wanna go back to WWE or do I want to go to AEW,&#8221; Saraya asked herself when deciding what to do with her career. &#8220;Seeing Renee, she\u2019s one of my best friends, and Mox as well, and Jericho, they were all calling me. I can\u2019t ask to go and do this and that and be told no again. I needed my freedom, and Tony was willing straight out of the gate to give that to me. 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