Updated April 18, 2026, 7:24 p.m. ET
LAS VEGAS — Paige is back in WWE.
The first shocker of WrestleMania 42 got here throughout night one on Saturday, April 18, with the ladies’s star making her return to the corporate.
Not solely that, however she’s competing, too. She took the place of the injured Nikki Bella, teaming with Brie Bella for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship deadly four-way match.
Her music hit and the group erupted inside Allegiant Stadium.
It was greater than a return. She appeared stable in the ring as she went on to get the pin in the match, profitable the Women’s Tag Team Championship with Bella.
Paige’s return confirms a number of stories from the times main as much as the occasion that she had re-signed with WWE after leaving in 2022. It grew to become extra possible she would seem at WrestleMania after Nikki Bella suffered an ankle injury in March.
She had stayed optimistic about competing alongside her sister, however finally Bella was held out and Paige was put in her place.
A serious a part of the ladies’s revolution in WWE, Paige grew to become a significant star all whereas being one of many youngest wrestlers on the roster. She was the inaugural NXT Women’s Champion and had one of the crucial profitable debuts on the primary roster, when she gained the Divas Championship at age 21.
Paige’s rise continued through the years with varied feuds, however her in-ring profession got here to a sudden halt when neck accidents resulted in WWE forcing her to medically retire. She maintained a presence in the corporate in managerial roles, however she ultimately left in 2022.
Afterward, she joined All Elite Wrestling beneath the title Saraya. She continued wrestling with that firm and was there till 2025.
Now, practically 10 years after her final WWE match, Paige is back in the ring once more.
