‘Sign me up’ – Former WWE star Paige teases comeback after Britt Baker names her as dream opponent for AEW match
FORMER WWE fan-favorite Paige teased she would be open to facing Britt Baker in her long-awaited comeback fight.
The ex-Divas champion, 29, has not been in the ring since April 2018 after retiring due to a neck injury.
Paige – the youngest Divas World Champion ever – left WWE earlier this month at the end of her contract with the organization.
She is not currently medically cleared to fight after undergoing neck surgery due to spinal stenosis.
But the Norwich-born star has teased she would be open to a shock return in All Elite Wrestling – after Baker described her as a dream opponent.
Britt told Sportskeeda Wrestling: “I think AEW could be the right place for anybody really because we have such a good platform, such good coaches, and the best fans in the world.
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“I’m a huge fan of Paige. I love her. I love her mom. I’ve wrestled her mom before. She’s such an inspirational female.
“That girl has gone through it all, and she’s still, pardon my swearing, but she’s such a bad b***h, and she has that everything roll off your back energy.
“You can’t get to her. You know what I’m saying?”
Paige has teased her return over the past year but currently does not have a deal in place on any circuit.
But she responded to Britt’s call-out, telling her 2.6m Twitter followers: “Sign me up. I love me some @RealBrittBaker.”
Baker made her debut as a professional wrestler in 2015 and is a one-time AEW Women’s World Champion.
The Pennsylvania-native, 31, wants to see Paige back competing – and will be watching on from ringside even if she’s not involved in the match.
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She continued: “She holds her head high and [it would be great to see] her in a wrestling ring again.
“If I’m not in the match, I want to be ringside watching it because she was one of my favorites to watch. Her energy.
“She would come out and do the sideways skip up the ramp. It made me so excited.
“I used to play her entrance music in my car. So, I’m a big fan.”
Paige is confident she can eventually return to wrestling – and has revealed the door is still open to a WWE return in the future.
She said: “Everyone was respectful about [me leaving WWE]. It’s a bummer.
“They are keeping the door open, both Vince and Johnny [John Laurinaitis] said they’ll keep the door open, but that’s usually what companies say.
“It is what it is. I’m not leaving because I want to, they just don’t want to re-sign my contract.
“I completely understand. There are no hard feelings.”