WWE WrestleMania 42 Results As Paige Returns And Replaces Nikki Bella (Video)
Former WWE Divas champion Paige returned to WWE at WrestleMania 42.
Paige returned to WWE at WrestleMania 42. WWE Paige Returns At WWE WrestleMania 42 | Key Points Paige returned to WWE at WrestleMania 42 amid rumors that she signed with the promotion and would be replacing Nikki Bella, who suffered an ankle injury a couple weeks ago on WWE Raw. Paige returned to WWE at WrestleMania 42 as she replaced an injured Nikki Bella ahead of the Fatal 4-way tag team match.
“I called an old friend,” announced Nikki Bella before Paige returned to a huge reaction. As Nikki Bella’s status for WrestleMania became more murky, reports surfaced that the former NXT and Divas champion would be Nikki Bella’s fill-in. Paige last competed as part of AEW, where she made her debut in 2022 at AEW Grand Slam in New York using her real name Saraya.
Considering her status as a top star in WWE, Saraya’s AEW run was underwhelming with limited matches and no title reigns. During an interview with Chris Van Vliet in 2025, Paige acknowledged she wanted to return to WWE. “Paige, 100%.
I miss Paige so much. I tell people all the time," said Saraya. "So again, when I went to AEW, I didn’t want to be close to my character in WWE because of the comparisons.