• “WWE has to make that decision, not me” – Popular Ex-Champion On Returning To WWE
During an interview on Freddie Prinze Jr.’s Wrestling with Freddie podcast, Saraya aka Paige talked about not returning to WWE at Royal Rumble 2026 in Saudi Arabia:
“A lot of people were mad that I wasn’t in the Rumble. And a lot of people thought I was going to be number 30, too. And the amount… I’ve never had… well, I’ve had that much support before, but I thought I had lost all that support because of all my controversy, you know. But it was just absolutely bonkers.
There were thousands of videos. There’s, like, across all platforms, on just a couple of training videos, it was at 13 million a couple of days ago and now it’s at 18 million views now. Like, it is just absolutely insane. And I cried one day because of it, because I’m just like, I can’t believe people still love me. Like, this is crazy.
I wish I could be in the Rumble. And there was a viral video circulating of the first ever women’s Royal Rumble; and it was the same year I got told that I couldn’t wrestle again, and no one knew it at the time.
And then fast forward, I’d do my retirement speech the day after WrestleMania (34), but no one knew at the time, so I wasn’t part of it; and I was backstage in Gorilla and I’m really emotional; and they have images of me backstage just crying, just being like, ‘This is what I’ve always dreamed of. This is what I want to be a part of. I hope one day I can be a part of it again.’
And so that video was viral as well, and everyone’s just hoping that I was going to be in this Rumble, that I finally get to be a part of that that I’ve always dreamed of being a part of.
So yeah, it was incredible. I wish I was part of it, but there’s more to it. I mean, WWE has to make that decision, not me. Everyone obviously wants me to go back.”
• Date For Next WWE vs. AEW Head-To-Head Battle
The next WWE vs. AEW head-to-head battle will take place on February 28th.
AEW Collision will air at its usual 8 PM ET time slot on TNT on Saturday, February 28, which is the same time when WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 PLE will be airing on ESPN in the U.S. and on Netflix outside the United States.
Speaking of the Elimination Chamber PLE, CM Punk is rumored to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor in a rematch at this event.
The Men’s Elimination Chamber match will determine who will face Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42.
The Women’s Elimination Chamber winner will earn a world title match at WrestleMania 42.
