Saraya On Returning to WWE As Paige, Neck Injury, "Fighting With My Family", Sobriety, Mercedes Mone

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Saraya (@Saraya) is a professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE as Paige. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studios in Hollywood, CA to discuss the decision behind leaving AEW and what's next, her current contract status, if returning to WWE could be possible, wanting to wrestle as Paige again, being cleared to wrestle after suffering a career ending neck injury, the movie "Fighting With My Family" being made based on her life, winning the Divas Championship on her main roster debut, being in promo class with Roman Reigns while in NXT, her book "Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives" and more! Subscribe to Rulebreakers With Saraya here: https://www.youtube.com/@RulebreakersPod Quote I'm thinking about: "Gratitude is a biological intervention. It lowers cortisol. Boosts serotonin. Rewires your nervous system. It's as simple as taking two minutes in your car, on a walk, or in bed, to list 5 things you're grateful for. And it will literally change the chemistry of your brain." - Dr. Josh Axe Please support our sponsors! PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount PRIZEPICKS: Download the app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 instantly after you play your first $5 lineup! TIMELINE: Go to https://timeline.com/insightto get 10% off your order of Mitopure! VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Download the Rocket Money app and enter “Insight With Chris Van Vliet” in the survey HUEL: Get 15% off plus a FREE Gift for NEW customers with the code INSIGHT at https://huel.comMIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Get your first month of BlueChew for free with the code CVV at https://bluechew.com PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at https://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:04.0	Uh, yes, welcome back to another one here on Insight. I'm CBV,
0:25.6	Chris Van Fleet. Thank you for joining us on this episode. And thank you for making
0:30.6	insight, the number one wrestling podcast on the planet. Hit a power bomb on that follow button
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0:40.5	If that happens to be Spotify, oh my goodness, you would be such a great friend of the show if you just left a rating on there.
0:48.8	If it's Apple, my goodness, yes, a review would go such a long way.
0:53.8	So I will thank you in advance just for you considering doing that, just for the idea of
1:00.2	you thinking about it.
1:02.0	Thank you for that.
1:03.3	Saraya is on the show today.
1:05.8	You may know her best from her time in WWE as page.
1:09.4	And what a list of accolade she has.
1:11.6	She's the inaugural NXT women's champion, the youngest ever divas champion.
1:17.4	You'll remember she won that in her main roster debut.
1:20.8	She's also a former AW women's world champion.
1:25.3	And who knows what's next for her?
1:27.0	Because she's now a free agent. She
1:28.9	officially left AW in March. And she told me during this interview that she's very open to the
1:35.6	idea of going back to WWE and that she misses Paige. And all I'm saying is evolution is this weekend.
1:47.6	Coincidence? Maybe. I don't know. I guess we'll find out when evolution happens, but it'd be great to see her back in WWE. Her book, by the way,
1:54.6	is fantastic. It's called Helen Boots, clawing my way through nine lives, get it wherever
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