Paige Says Current WWE Run Could Be Her Last

Paige isn’t hiding how she feels about her current WWE run, and during a recent interview, she made it clear this chapter may be the final one of her wrestling career.

While speaking on What’s Your Story with Stephanie McMahon, Paige opened up about the emotions she carried after being forced to step away from wrestling during one of the biggest turning points in women’s wrestling history. She recalled being backstage during the first-ever Women’s Royal Rumble while already retired, watching history unfold without her. Paige described the difficult moment of witnessing that milestone from behind the curtain while knowing her own future in the ring was uncertain.

“I had to be backstage in Gorilla when the Royal Rumble just started, and no one knew I was retired by that point, you know. And so I just sat there and I was just really sad. It was bittersweet. I was happy that the girls finally got this big match that we didn’t have before. But I was sad because I wasn’t a part of it, and I didn’t know if I was ever going to be a part of it again. And so to have this moment where I’m back in WWE, my neck is good, I’m wrestling again, and there’s opportunities for me to be a part of these stipulation matches. I mean, man, I’m really excited. I’m really excited for the next couple of years,” Paige said.

That experience appears to be shaping how she views this current return to the ring. Paige explained that her mindset now is very different from her earlier run, as she focuses on enjoying every moment and checking off opportunities she once thought were gone forever. She made it clear that she is treating this run differently because she doesn’t expect to wrestle long-term once it ends.

“I came in this time with a mindset where I just want to be happy and have fun, because I don’t think I’m going to be wrestling after this run. I want to just enjoy my time that I have here, embrace absolutely everything, just enjoy the journey. That’s all I care about. But I do want to finally be able to be in the Royal Rumble that I got to not be a part of and do the Elimination Chambers and do all these stipulation matches that were not around,” Paige said.

Paige’s return already delivered a major moment at WrestleMania 42, where she captured the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships alongside Brie Bella. She stepped into the match as a replacement for Nikki Bella, who was unable to compete due to injury. That victory marked a major comeback moment for Paige, whose career was originally cut short after suffering a serious neck injury in December 2017.

Before that injury, Paige played a major role in WWE’s women’s revolution beginning in 2015, helping push the division into a new era of longer matches and bigger opportunities. Now, years later, she is approaching this run with the mindset that every match could be one of her last chances to accomplish goals that once seemed impossible.

Paige has already checked off one major milestone by returning to championship gold, but her comments suggest she still has unfinished business — especially when it comes to matches she never had the chance to compete in during her original run.