Saraya Says WWE Thought She Was Going to Die During Her Lowest Point

Saraya is opening up about the darkest stretch of her life — and how close things came to ending before she found her way back.

During a deeply personal appearance on Wrestling With Freddie, the former WWE Divas Champion spoke in detail about the period where drugs, alcohol, and public fallout pushed her to a breaking point, and how even people inside WWE believed the worst was coming.

The conversation turned serious when Saraya reflected on a year-and-a-half stretch where everything spiraled at once. Fame came early, pressure never slowed down, and eventually the consequences caught up with her.

“I had that year and a half where I was just an absolute mess when it come to drinking, drugs, I was popping drug tests, leaks happened to me, you know, all these crazy things happen. And I hit complete rock bottom, no pun intended. I was in a really bad place and everyone did think I was gonna die.”

That fear wasn’t just online speculation. Saraya revealed that when she finally returned to WWE after that stretch, the reaction from the top was blunt and emotional — and made it clear just how serious things had become.

“I remember when I came back on the first day and Vince gave me a hug. Stephanie hugged me. And they were like, ‘We thought we weren’t ever gonna see you again. We thought you were gonna die.’ It was just a very rough patch that I went through.”

Instead of collapsing under the weight of that moment, Saraya says it changed how she views that entire chapter of her life. What once felt like pure destruction now feels like something she needed to survive.

“Some people wouldn’t say that they’re grateful for the bottom that they hit, but I’m very grateful for it because I feel like I’m the right person to take those things because I did come out the other side.”

That perspective didn’t come overnight. But Saraya says the aftermath gave her a new purpose, especially when fans began opening up to her about their own struggles with addiction and sobriety.

“Now I can help so many other people with it. I get so many people talking to me about sobriety, and at my sign-ins people will come up to me and be like, ‘I got sober because of you.’ I just love that I’m inspiring people with the shit that I put myself through.”

For Saraya, the period many assumed would define her downfall instead became the foundation for her recovery — and for helping others find their way through similar battles.

Hearing how close things came puts her entire career and comeback into a very different light. Do you think moments like this change how fans should view wrestlers who struggle publicly, or is the pressure of the industry still not talked about enough? Drop your thoughts below and let us know what you think.

Please credit Ringside News if you use the above transcript in your publication.