AEW Star Saraya didn’t expect to wrestle again after a 16 neck injury

AEW star Saraya She says she’s always had dreams and aspirations to compete in the ring again after suffering a career-threatening neck injury in 2016 — but admits she never expected it to happen.

“I didn’t expect wrestling at all,” Saraya said. mojo During a recent interview onTMZ Sports TV show (broadcast daily on FS1).

“It wasn’t in my head. I always wanted to get back into wrestling, but with edge And the cold stoneThey waited years before even trying to think about getting back in the ring.”

30 years Former WWE Superstar She says she received the green light to compete in the squared circle from a well-known Los Angeles doctor, paving the way for her to return to indoor competition after a five-year hiatus.

“I went there, Halloween, and the doctor was straight like, ‘Let’s get you an X-ray,'” Saraya said. “He did an X-ray and said, ‘These are very good, but you can’t trust the X-rays.'” You have to go with an MRI and a CT scan for three scans. “

Saraya says she told the AEW exec Tony Khan She was interested in competing during the negotiation process with the promotion… as well as being an on-screen persona, which was relegated to her in her later years with WWE after an injury.

Saraya admitted when she debuted in AEW, that she was worried that fans wouldn’t be receptive to her since they were so familiar with her character, Paige, in WWE, but she was pleasantly surprised at the amount of support she received.

“It was the biggest pop I ever had in my entire life,” Saraya said. She continued, “I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ I am Saraya. And I am heading for the first time in my career as Saraya.”