Paige at a special screening of Fighting with My Family (Getty)
Former WWE Superstar Paige has not been seen on WWE television since the 20 March 2020 episode of SmackDown where she joined via Skype to announce a six-way elimination match for WrestleMania 36. Paige recently announced her exit from WWE.
The inaugural NXT Women’s Champion is one of the most popular personalities in WWE. She has a crazy fan following and they will surely be disappointed to hear about her departure from the Stamford-based company.
The 29-year-old Paige took to Twitter to reveal her contract with WWE expires on July 7 post which she will make her exit from WWE. In the post, the former two-time Divas Champion was thankful to Vince McMahon’s company for the opportunities she received during her tenure.
Paige suffered a serious neck injury a few years ago and that stopped her from competing in the ring. She expressed her gratitude to WWE for keeping her in the company in other roles when she could not wrestle anymore.
Paige talked about her wonderful journey in WWE and ended on a positive note saying that an in-ring return will most certainly come again someday.
Paige is a former two-time Divas Champion, and she also won the NXT Women’s Championship on one occasion. She was destined for much more accomplishments until the neck injury forced her to stop competing in the ring.
Paige’s heartfelt note on Twitter can be seen below:
“Paige here!
July 7th will be the last day with WWE. I’m so thankful and I appreciate the opportunities that the company has given me.
I will always be appreciative of the company that took in an 18-year-old British pale emo girlthat didn’t look like your average diva, giving me the chance of a lifetime and making me feel like a superstar.
I know after my neck injury took me out of in-ring status, it was pretty hard to keep me around for as long as you did, and for that, I’m thankful too.
Thank you to the WWE Universe. You guys are the most passionate group of fans I’ve ever seen. Hope you continue to stay on this journey with me.
I think the toughest part weirdly enough is having to let the Paige name go! But Saraya is helluva name. Kudos to my mum for that one.
FYI I’m not saying I’ll never be in the ring. That day will most certainly come again! Wherever the return maybe.”
As we mentioned before, Paige is one of the most followed and respected women to have ever stepped foot inside a WWE ring. She has an exceptional fanbase and they are quite disheartened to see Paige departing from WWE.
Paige has an impressive 6.1 million followers on Instagram, while on Twitter, the number is 2.6 million. Below are some of the tweets from the fans after Paige revealed the status of his WWE contract.
Current NXT Superstar Cora Jade reacted to Paige’s post with a black heart emoji.
Other wrestlers will surely react as the day goes on. Paige might not have had a long wrestling career in WWE but her impact and legacy will be etched in the memories of her fans forever.
Paige had been into professional wrestling at a very young age and had won various titles before joining WWE back in 2011. Paige stayed with the company for a decade and has now announced her exit from WWE.
| Promotion | Championship |
| German Stampede Wrestling | GSW Ladies Championship (1) |
| Herts & Essex Wrestling | Herts & Essex Women’s Championship (2) |
| Premier Wrestling Federation | PWF Ladies Tag Team Championship (1) |
| Pr-Wrestling: EVE | Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship (1) |
| Real Deal Wrestling | RDW Women’s Championship (1) |
| Real Quality Wrestling | RQW Women’s Championship (1) |
| Swiss Championship Wrestling | SCW Ladies Championship (1) |
| World Association of Women’s Wrestling | WAWW British Ladies Championship (1), WAWW British Tag Team Championship (1), WAWW Ladies Hardcore Championship (1) |
We wish her all the best for her future endeavors and like everyone else, hope to see her back in a wrestling ring someday.
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