Who Is Paige? Legend Returns To Win Championship Gold At WrestleMania 42
Paige returned at WrestleMania 42 after eight years away from WWE and won the Women's Tag Team Championship with Brie Bella. Here's who she is and what her win means.
COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 11: Paige during WWE Road to WrestleMania at the Lanxess Arena on February 11, 2016 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Marc Pfitzenreuter/Getty Images) Getty Images HIGHLIGHTS A former champion who hadn't competed in WWE in nearly a decade made one of the loudest entrances of WrestleMania 42 weekend. A ringside moment from an injured superstar ended up playing a direct role in the title change.
The result sets up a potential rivalry that has been eight years in the making. The reports about Paige's return and her replacing Nikki Bella were true. Paige did return after signing a multi-year deal and she didn't just replace Nikki in the match, she scored the pin that secured the win in the Fatal 4-Way Women's Tag Team Championship match.
Yes, Paige is not only back, but she's one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships with Brie Bella. Here's who she is and how WrestleMania 42 went down. Who Is Paige?
Paige is one of the most important women in WWE history. She helped usher in the Evolution era that spawned the higher-quality version of women's wrestling that we see today. Known as "The Anti-Diva," she made her main roster debut the night after WrestleMania 30 in 2014, shocking AJ Lee to win the Divas Championship in her very first Raw match — becoming the youngest Divas Champion in history at 21.