Paige Provides Update After Undergoing Emergency Surgery

Paige’s boyfriend Ronnie Radke noted on Twitter that she was forced to undergo emergency surgery in Sacramento, CA yesterday to remove an ovarian cyst.

Paige noted this morning that he’s doing fine, calling it another small speed bump, something she’s used to.

“Just an update. I’m fine you guys! No more pain and healthy af! Haha just another small speed bump. I’m used to it. Haha so thankful for @RonnieRadke [heart emoji]”

Below is Paige’s full tweet with GIF, along with the original tweet from Radke and Paige defending him for canceling his concert due to her surgery and his drummer getting sick:

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1235576646997921792

https://twitter.com/RonnieRadke/status/1235475999229280256

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paige Fuels Speculation On Her Career And WWE Future

There have been a lot of rumors and speculation on Paige possibly returning to the ring for WWE this year.

The speculation began after Paige made several cryptic tweets. She took to Twitter over the weekend and commented on her glory days, and the private footage that was released in 2018. The former WWE Divas and Women’s Champion declared that she has “a lot of career left” and that 2020 will be a good year for her.

“I get told that my glory days are over w/ my career & that I’m a ‘slut’ coz of the crap that got released about me. Just know again. Ppl make mistakes when they’re young. I’m not that person. Also my glory days are far from over,” Paige wrote.

“I have a whole a lot of career left in me. 2020 will be a good year for me,” she continued in another tweet.

Paige suffered a career-ending neck injury at a December 2017 WWE live event in Uniondale, NY, and then retired from the ring. She managed WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors until she needed to take time off for a hernia back in August 2018. The hernia was related to the career-ending neck injury, and she underwent another procedure last summer. The 27 year old revealed in a post-surgery Instagram post last August that she had the neck of a 60 year old. Despite the rumors and speculation, a return to the ring seems unlikely based on the information she’s revealed.

Paige will return to her duties as an analyst and co-host on FS1’s WWE Backstage this week.

You can see Paige’s full tweets below, along with responses from her wrestler parents. Her mother said she believes Paige will have her own primetime talk show within a few years.

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1213205004397379585

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Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Announces Network Special For Monday (Top 10 Matches of 2019)

WWE has confirmed that Paige will host the Top 10 Matches of 2019 special this coming Monday on the WWE Network. The special will premiere at 3:25pm ET. Below is the full announcement:

WWE’s Top 10 Matches of 2019 streaming on WWE Network this Monday before RawThe past year featured some of the most incredible matches and unbelievable moments to ever happen in a WWE ring. This Monday before Raw, you’ll have the chance to relive 2019’s 10 best and most jaw-dropping bouts in their entirety on WWE’s Top 10 Matches of 2019, exclusively on WWE Network.

Join two-time Divas Champion and WWE Backstage co-host Paige as she counts down the year’s 10 greatest matches, as selected by the editors of WWE.com.

Find out which matchup snagged the No. 1 spot in this must-see countdown special, beginning Monday at 3:25 p.m. ET, only on WWE Network.

CM Punk Films Test Material For WWE Show Earlier This Week, More Names FOX Brought In To Try Out

The rumblings on CM Punk and WWE continue.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter has reported how WWE has an impression that Punk wants to be back with the company, but right now it’s nothing they are counting on to happen. This report comes after it was revealed in the summer how Punk’s representative went to FOX to try and push Punk as a co-host of the new “WWE Backstage” studio show on FS1. WWE was not interested in Punk for that role, and it was officially announced this week that the show will be hosted by Renee Young and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T.

In an update, multiple WWE sources have confirmed to PWInsider that Punk was at FOX Studios earlier this week in Los Angeles to discuss a potential on-air role for the WWE Backstage show on FS1, which premieres on Tuesday, November 5 at 11pm ET.

There’s no word yet on what all went down at the meeting, but Punk did do some on-camera testing. Renee was also present for the meeting.

It has not been confirmed that Punk has signed a deal to work on the show. We’ve noted how FOX brought in several WWE and non-WWE personalities to Los Angeles this summer to try out for the show. Taz and WWE Hall of Famer Sean Waltman were also brought in several times over the past few months to try out, according to PWInsider, and it was also reported that Paige and Rey Mysterio were considered. There’s also no word yet on which personalities will be used along with Renee and Booker.

FOX has experimented with different versions of the show and how it will be presented, ranging from 3-5 personalities hosting a panel discussion. A final decision on the format had not been agreed on as of earlier this week.

As noted, FOX will be taping the series each week, not WWE. Punk would technically be working for FOX and not WWE, if he signs on to be a part of the show.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paige Undergoing Surgery Today

Paige posted on Twitter this morning that it was surgery time.

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1161625567684251648

As noted, Paige revealed over the weekend that she missed her SummerSlam Meet & Greet because she had to visit her doctor, where it was determined that she needs to undergo neck surgery to fix a new hernia, which is related to the original career-ending neck injury that she suffered during the December 2017 WWE live event in Uniondale, NY. Dr. Uribe has also worked on the necks of Tyson Kidd and Nikki Bella.

Paige Reveals She Needs Neck Surgery

Paige had to cancel her SummerSlam Meet and Greet appearance today because she had to go to her doctor about her neck. Hours after she tweeted about the cancellation, she posted that she needs to have neck surgery.

Paige tweeted, “Me and my fave Dr! Dr Juan Uribe. He did an amazing job on my last neck surgery. Also the miracle worker for Nikki Bella and TJ Wilson’s necks! Unfortunately, the match from Uniondale created a new hernia that we thought would heal. It did not. Sooo… One more surgery to go.”

She also shared more about her neck on Instagram, revealing that the doctor told her that she has the neck of a 60-year-old.

Many sent her support, Nia Jax wrote, “You’re so strong and brave and just AMAZING!! I love you!!!,” Mandy Rose wrote, “Aww mama ur so strong! Love uuu,” and Natalya wrote, “Thinking of you and I know that you’ll get stronger and better very soon.”

Below are Paige’s social media posts about the cancellation and news about her surgery:

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1159583749970862080

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1159655265949503489

https://www.instagram.com/p/B07Stj2BScL/?utm_source=ig_embed

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paige On WWE Creative Frustration With The Kabuki Warriors, Recent Vince McMahon Interaction

Paige recently spoke with The Sun to promote the DVD release of WWE Studios’ “Fighting with My Family” movie and was asked about Vince McMahon’s reaction to the film.

“I don’t know what Vince’s reaction to it was. But if you get a big hug from Vince McMahon you’re doing well. I saw him last week and he gave me a big hug and said, ‘I’m very happy for you.’ I don’t know it that’s about the movie or the fact that I’m healthy. I think he probably liked it if he did watch it,” Paige said.

Paige also spoke about being the manager for The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka and Kairi Sane. Paige is convinced the team can be a game changer for the WWE women’s tag team division, if they can get the TV time. She talked about being frustrated over how the team has been used.

“If we don’t get used I get really frustrated because we’re a good tag team and we need to be utilised. Sometimes the writers have so much on their plate with everyone else’s storylines, they put things on the backburner. I have to remind them, ‘Ok, but there is a women’s tag team title… I’m like, ‘What the hell dudes? Let’s make something happen.’

“It frustrates me but once you actually get to speak with Vince and Hunter about your problems and frustrations, they’re always the first to say, ‘Let’s change this.’ If you go up to writers it’s like talking to a brick wall sometimes, whereas if you go to Vince and Hunter they’re like, ‘If you have a problem we can change that for you.’ The Kabuki Warriors can be a force to be reckoned with and that was the plan from the beginning… After the match in Tokyo hopefully we’ll get to build towards a pay-per-view, which gives the girls something to look forward to. So I’m happy we have a boss that really listens to us.”

As noted, Sane and Asuka became the new #1 contenders to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics by winning a non-title match in Tokyo this past week. There’s no word yet on when they will get their title shot.

Regarding her WWE future, Paige said she wouldn’t be interested in a role on the creative team, but she does see herself staying with WWE in some capacity, and she’s interested in pursuing acting.

“One way or another I’ll always be a part of WWE, whether it’s in front of the camera or behind the camera. I’d love to do a GM role again. I felt like I really found myself in that role. It really pushed me,” she said. “Also, I love acting, I truly really love it. Obviously wrestling always will be my first passion but unfortunately I can’t do that anymore.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paige Opens Up About Hitting Rock Bottom After Her Suspensions And Leaked Sex Tapes

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Most wrestling fans are aware of the peaks and valleys that Paige has gone through in her career – both inside and outside of the ring. But many may not be aware of just how low those valleys were in the aftermath of her 2016 WWE suspensions for violating the Wellness Policy and the subsequent leaking of sex tapes involving Paige.

Paige suffered from bouts of depression and was nearly suicidal by 2017 as she dealt with the fallout of her private life becoming public. She was also treated for anorexia and her hair started falling out according to a profile from the New York Post.

“To be publicly humiliated like that was terrible, and I don’t wish that for anyone,” Paige said.

All the while this was going on, Paige was also dealing with a neck injury that kept her on the shelf for a year-and-a-half.

When she thought she had hit rock bottom, a random encounter with a seven-year-old girl at a grocery store changed Paige’s outlook on life.

“Of course, [the girl] didn’t have the internet and thought I was the most beautiful and most successful woman in the world,” Paige said. “It opened my eyes to so many things. I was like, ‘I’m gonna let videos get in the way of things?’

“I thought, what am I doing? I need to be successful for her. My whole journey was supposed to be about inspiring people.”

Just as Paige strives to inspire others, this chance encounter with the young girl inspired Paige and she was able to snap out of the funk she had been in.

Unfortunately, a new injury to her neck would ultimately end Paige’s career, but as one door closes, another one opens and Paige became the General Manager of SmackDown Live until this past December.

She also launched a makeup and clothing line and her journey in wrestling has made its way to the big screen. Fighting With My Family debuts in theaters on Friday and it depicts the career of Paige up to her becoming the youngest Divas Champion in WWE history.

The film is co-produced by The Rock and it also features several other wrestlers including Zelina Vega and The Big Show.

Source: WrestlingINC

“Fighting with My Family” To Premiere At Sundance Film Festival

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WWE.com posted the following:

Based on a true story, WWE Studios’ “Fighting with My Family” follows the story of Paige and her family as she becomes a WWE Superstar.

The Rock revealed on Twitter that the WWE Studios and Seven Bucks’ upcoming film, “Fighting with My Family” will premiere at Sundance Film Festival. The festival takes place from Thursday, Jan. 24 to Sunday, Feb. 3.

The film is inspired by the Channel 4 British documentary “The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family” and chronicles former Divas Champion Paige’s journey from competing with her family at local venues in the United Kingdom to becoming a WWE Superstar.

Written and directed by Stephen Merchant and featuring The Rock as executive producer, “Fighting with My Family” includes a with a star-studded cast including Vince Vaughn, Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Lena Headey and Nick Frost.

Paige Is No Longer The General Manager Of SmackDown

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It was revealed last night on SmackDown Live that Paige is no longer the SD Live GM.

Shane McMahon kicked off SmackDown in the backstage area giving a speech to the roster about how things are going to be changing, just like what was said on RAW. He also explained that wrestlers will now be held accountable for what happens on the show every week.

He then brought Paige forward and praised her work as GM, but confirmed she’d be getting a new position on the show. It was not said what that would be quite yet.

The 26-year-old was assigned to the role in April after announcing her in-ring retirement.

This is all part of Vince McMahon and family announcing they’d be taking back control of Raw/SmackDown and shaking things up.