Overview
- Multiple outlets on Friday reported that Paige has signed to return and is expected to team with Brie Bella in a four-team match for the women’s tag titles at WrestleMania 42.
- Reports say Nikki Bella hurt her ankle on SmackDown in late March and was not medically cleared, which removes her from Saturday’s Night 1 title match in Las Vegas.
- PWInsider and others report Paige was flown to Las Vegas in secret and took part in match run-throughs and a walkthrough for the planned tag bout.
- Some reports describe a multi-year deal for Paige’s WWE return, while WWE has not issued an official confirmation or published contract details.
- Paige left WWE in 2022 after being ruled out of the ring in 2018 for a neck injury, wrestled in AEW as Saraya with medical clearance, won that promotion’s women’s title, and departed AEW in March 2025.