Saraya says some fans are getting “way too comfortable” around female wrestlers.
Speaking on a recent episode of her Rulebreakers podcast, former WWE and AEW star Saraya (Paige) revealed that a fan inappropriately touched her at a recent signing in Chicago. She also noted that this is the second time this year that she had to go through such a situation.
“Lately, I feel there’s been an influx of certain fans feeling way too comfortable to be grabbing on females,” Saraya began. “Just this past weekend in Chicago, a fan decided he wanted to slap my ass three times in a row because he thought it was funny, and security didn’t do a f—king thing.”
“They did give me a security guard in the end and he was great, which is fine, but the fans are getting way too comfortable. This is the second time this year a fan has touched me, tried to kiss me, and slap my ass.
“Nine times out of 10, all the fans are great, but you always get at least one per signing that gets a little too comfortable, a little too handsy, or thinks they have this parasocial relationship with you. But I feel like it’s happening to everyone,” Saraya said. [H/T f4wonline.com]
Saraya Reveals When She’ll Resume In-Ring Training
Saraya has been out of action since October 2024 and left All Elite Wrestling in March 2025. During a recent interview with Toronto Sun’s No Holds Barred, she revealed that she’s planning to resume in-ring training in January 2026.
“I’ve just found this new love for it again,” Saraya continued, “and I’ve found this new passion for it again, and I’m going to get into training in January, and we’ll see where that takes me. Because I feel like if I was to ever come back, not saying I am, but if I was to ever come back, I want to be at the top of my game and be wrestling better than I was wrestling back when I was in NXT.
“So that’s my goal. I’ve actually asked Nattie a few times. She wants me to go down to the Dungeon in Florida. So I was like, ‘Absolutely.’ I miss it, I love it, I think the percentage of me going back is a lot higher now, and we’ll see where it goes. Who knows what will happen?”
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