Paige made her return to WWE in a big way at Saturday’s WrestleMania 42. She was placed into the Fatal Four-way for the Women’s Tag Team Titles match alongside Brie Bella. She replaced Nikki Bella who was not medically cleared due to her ankle injury. Paige and Brie became new champions.
While speaking on the WrestleMania post show, Paige commented on her return:
“It’s good to be home. About time. The feeling was bonkers. To be in the ring with these two, I’m Pale Bella. It’s not 2016 unless I’m home,” she said.
Asked if her goal was always to return to WWE, she said, “100%. WWE is my home. I was raised here. I’m a WWE girl forever.”
As for Nikki, “I actually got surgery two weeks ago from yesterday. I managed to break, sprain, and tear my ankle. When I’m headed into Birmingham to get surgery. Guess who is in Birmingham. I was like, ‘Brie, there is no way I’m going to make WrestleMania, but you still have to have your moment.’ We were both like, ‘The only person who will make it feel special and like family is Paige.’ It’s crazy how life works. It’s part of the journey. There is no one else, and I truly mean this, no other WWE superstar in the past or now, that I would want to take my place than Paige,”Nikki Bella said during the WrestleMania post show.