AEW Star Didn’t Expect To Wrestle When Signing With The Promotion

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Saraya has now commented on her return to the ring, noting that she didn’t expect to wrestle again when she signed with AEW.

The former WWE Divas Champion made her AEW debut in September 2021. She returned to the ring that November at Full Gear 2022, defeating Britt Baker in her first match in five years.

Speaking on Wilde On, Saraya noted that she thought she’d be serving in a non-wrestling role when she first joined AEW.

Recalling her WWE departure, AEW debut, and return to the ring, she said:

“I was really happy and then me and WWE parted ways, and then I get a call from Hunter being like, ‘What happened? Did you want to leave or did they ask you to leave?’

“I was like, ‘That’s surprising that you don’t know about this.’ But no, Vince didn’t want to renew my contract.

“It was just awesome that (AEW) brought me in. Maybe I was going to be a general manager, maybe a producer.

“I was going to be doing something there, but I don’t know what. Definitely not wrestling because I thought, ‘No way,’ right.”

Saraya previously confirmed that she was cleared by AEW doctors on October 31, 2022.

Here are full results from the May 10 episode of AEW Dynamite:

Claudio Castagnoli def. Rey Fenix

Miro returned and walked into Tony Khan’s office

An MJF video package mentioned CM Punk – the first time Punk has been mentioned on AEW TV since All Out

Mark Briscoe announced as the special guest referee for FTR vs Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett at Double Or Nothing

Thunder Rosa returned and, like Miro, walked into Tony Khan’s office

Tony Khan says he has a huge announcement next week

Orange Cassidy def. Daniel Garcia to retain the AEW International Championship

Julia Hart def. Anna Jay in a No Holds Barred match

House of Black def. Best Friends & Bandido to retain the AEW World Trios Championship

Jon Moxley def. Kenny Omega in a Steel Cage match after Don Callis turned on Omega and attacked him with a screwdriver

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