Paige injured at house show, carried out by medical staff

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Paige injured during match at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEUniondale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEUniondale</a>. Scary moment as stretcher brought out. This was a shoot, not a part of the show. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWELI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWELI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://t.co/6LRYqoiOfE">pic.twitter.com/6LRYqoiOfE</a></p>&mdash; Nick Hirshon (@nickhirshon) <a href="https://twitter.com/nickhirshon/status/946185359016300545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Emperor Smeat]

Details via PWI:

A six woman tag during the WWE Holiday Tour at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island was halted after Paige was taken out by a kick to the back of her neck from Sasha Banks and went down.

According to several readers, Paige had her back to Banks and it appeared she didn't realize the kick was coming. Paige was out of the ring for a long time following a neck surgery in 2016.

The match was stopped and officials immediately tended to Paige, who was walked to the back after several minutes. WWE officials had brought a stretcher to ringside but Paige was walked out.

The scene was described as "awkward" and "serious" and did not appear to be the planned finish for the match.

PWInsider.com is working on additional details. Stay tuned.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I blame this squarely on Hideo Itami.

[slik]

#FireItami

#PushTozawa

[Fignuts]

That son of a bitch.

[slik]

Can WWE please give owenbrown admin rights so he can ban wrestlers? If owenbrown was a Global Admin of WWE he would permaban Itami's ass right now.

[Droford]

Seems like they were just overly careful cause of her neck

[slik]

Because Paige is #DrofordStrong brotherjackdude

[Fignuts]

Fact that they didn't make her get on ghe stretcher is probably a good sign.

[slik]

I #Drolieve in Paige

[Rammsteinmad]

Paige is overrated.

[Sixx]

Pfff, who cares about Paige. She lost to Eva Marie!

#drofordpost

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Tuna Meltzer said she's okay on the twitter.

[Big Vic]

I blame this squarely on Hideo Itami.

You think he was paid off by Luger?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

You think he was paid off by Luger?

RIP Miss Elizabeth :nono:

[Ruien]

Hopes she okay. At least okay enough to be a manager.type while she recovers because the other 2 probably won't last without her star power. Well, they will b3come just like everyone else.

[Big Vic]

Were they chanting "Sasha Sucks"? Fucked up.

[My Final Heaven]

Were they chanting "Sasha Sucks"? Fucked up.

Just sounded like a couple of fat ROH-tards trying to get themselves over. They were prob taking a quick breather from their "IM-PACT WREST-LING" chant

[Heisenberg]

whoa, Itami did what now?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

whoa, Itami did what now?

He murdered Miss Elizabeth

[Sixx]

He murdered Miss Elizabeth

And Benoit's family.

[Heisenberg]

Alright, if we can put this neatly in a PowerPoint then this will clear Luger, unless Itami is working with Luger and shapeshifted into Banks. It's a two birds, one stone or one Itami so let's get to work.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

No, that was Nakamura you fucking biggot @Sixx

[Heisenberg]

And Benoit's family.



This will clear Kevin Sullivan and Bobby Lashley, if true

[Heisenberg]

Hideo Itami shapeshifted into Sasha Banks and took Paige out, motives are unclear, ADR has no cash to hire a shapeshifter obviously.

[#1-norm-fan]

Psh. Stopping a match because you're hurt but being able to walk away. CHICK WRESTLERS.

[Big Vic]

Hideo Itami shapeshifted into Sasha Banks and took Paige out, motives are unclear, ADR has no cash to hire a shapeshifter obviously.

But Luger does......

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Psh. Stopping a match because you're hurt but being able to walk away. CHICK WRESTLERS.

:roll: there's a more important convo going on here, Fan.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

And it's about Hideo Itami and his Japanese cohorts being responsible for every murder in wrestling history.

Finally, justice for Bruiser Brody.

[#1-norm-fan]

Doesn't mean we can't have a side conversation about how Paige couldn't finish her job because she was too sore from taking a big, giant cock before the match.

[Destor]

Lets be fair, her real job was always taking big dicks

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah , sorry Fan. I think Dessy has cleared this all up for us.

[Big Vic]

Doesn't mean we can't have a side conversation about how Paige couldn't finish her job because she was too sore from taking a big, giant cock before the match.

THAT'S IT! It all makes perfect sense now, Paige was upset at Luger for leaking her nudes so in order to silence her he hired Hideo Itami to shape shift in to Sasha Banks and take her out! How come we didn't see this before!?

[Evil Vito]

Per PWInsider, Paige is effectively being forced into retirement.

2016 into 2017 was one issue after another for WWE star Paige. 2017 into 2018 was supposed to be her major comeback to WWE, her redemption. Inside the ring, sadly, that will not be the case.

In a situation described as similar to WWE Hall of Famer Adam "Edge" Copeland's medical disqualification from the ring, WWE star Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis, 25 years old) was informed this week that she will not be cleared to return to the ring after her most recent in-ring injury, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources. It is believed Paige was given the news at the Raw taping this past Monday. We have been told by multiple sources she is "done" as an in-ring wrestler.

During a six woman tag team bout on 12/28/17 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island, Paige had her back to Sasha Banks, who was behind her against the turnbuckles. Banks used the ropes to pull herself up and kicked with both legs to Paige's back. Paige, obviously not ready for the bump, went down face first. She tried to get up but could not get her legs under her, finally did get up and turned to grab Banks, immediately falling down again and rolling over to her back, where she stayed. The referee checked on her and called for the bell. She was examined by WWE medical personnel and a stretcher was brought to ringside to transport her back to the locker room. After several minutes, Paige walked out under her own power.

It was believed at the time that Paige had suffered a stinger, leading to her losing feeling in her extremities. Given her previous neck surgery, WWE pulled her from the ring and set up further testing that led to this week's decision.

Paige had been announced for the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble match on 1/28 in Philadelphia after she was injured, but we are told that was before medical testing led to the determination that she was to be pulled from performing as an in-ring competitor. She will be replaced in the match and all signs are that she will relegated to a non-physical role for the company going forward. One would assume the company will devise a way to write her out of the Rumble match without any physicality, similar to how Daniel Bryan is not allowed to be involved in anything physical in his current role as Smackdown General Manager.

Paige's injury came, as most injuries do, at the worst possible time.

2016 into 2017 was an explosive year for Paige that saw her undergo neck surgery, be hit with a pair of WWE Wellness Policy suspensions, undergo the embarrassment of personal and explicit videos being leaked and of course, her public and tumultuous relationship with Alberto el Patron. There were a number of incidents that played out in the public eye involving the couple, included a July 2017 scene at the Orlando International Airport that was so bad, local authorities got involved, later determining not only that Paige was the aggressor in the situation but that there was enough evidence to prosecute her for domestic violence battery. In the end, the District Attorney's office opted not to move forward with the prosecution.

By the latter part of the year, however, Paige was cleared medically and was finally back in the ring, spending time at the WWE Performance Center in order to prepare for a television return. She was brought back with great fanfare during a great Raw segment last year, helping to introduce NXT talents Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to the main roster as part of the Absolution faction. The strategy behind putting the group together may have been to devise a way to limit Paige's ring time due to her previous neck issues, while also getting her back on TV in a prominent role. Almost immediately, the trio was clicking, feuding with Sasha Banks, Bayley and Mickie James. Paige was right back where she should have been.

Then, the injury happened.

The irony of the situation, a number of sources have pointed out, is that no one would think there was anything physically wrong by looking at Paige, making it even more unthinkable that she, at 25, is being removed from WWE competition.

A second generation star from Norwich, England who broke into the business at just 13 years of age, Paige's signing to WWE developmental was instrumental in leading to the current incarnation of the WWE women's division. She was one of the first breakout stars of the WWE NXT brand as it evolved from just being a developmental territory. NXT's Women's division, unlike the WWE main roster at the time, specifically focused on the athletic in-ring abilities of the female talents and built stories, title matches and rivalries no different than NXT's male counterparts.

As more and more talents migrated from NXT to arrive on WWE's main roster, the women's division there also evolved, becoming far more performance-based as the division became a more popular and important piece of WWE's product, Paige was not only a major part of moving the division forward, she was the first sign of that the tides were changing.

Paige, the first NXT Women's champion, was moved to the main roster as a surprise the day after Wrestlemania 30 in New Orleans, shockingly defeating AJ Lee to become the WWE Divas champion. In doing so, Paige became the first and only woman to hold the belts simultaneously. With her Divas championship win, she was also the youngest woman to hold the belt at 21 years of age. She would hold the Divas championship twice.

While Paige will not be allowed to wrestle going forward by the company, we are told that she is extremely well liked by management, so one would think she would remain with the company in some capacity. She was featured on reality series Total Divas, so that's a possible vehicle for her, as are WWE Studios feature films. It's also possible the company could tap her to Coach in the NXT system or attempt to transition her into another on camera role.

Of course, The Rock is producing WWE Studios' forthcoming film "Fighting With My Family", which will be released theatrically September 14th. The company will obviously utilize Paige to promote the film, which based on a British documentary made about Paige's family, The Knights, who have been wrestling and promoting the World Association of Wrestling (WAW) promotion in Great Britain for years. One of the lead characters, named Raya (short for Saraya, Paige's given name) is played by actress Florence Pugh and is the central character of the film as it follows a fictionalized version of Paige's path to World Wrestling Entertainment, right down to a major scene where they recreate the night she debuted on Raw and captured the Divas championship.

The importance of her connection to the film alone should allow Paige to continue to be showcased in some fashion until the film hits theaters.

Outside of WWE, Paige had been attempting to build a separate brand for herself under the name "Saraya" with the assistance of former WWE star Rosa Mendes and her husband. Obviously, that will continue as well.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Damn, rough.

[erickman]

she had a lot of miles on her bump card. too bad we the managers are gone she would be a good mouth piece for someone.

[Maluco]

Only 25 years old. Feel bad for her. Never seemed to really be mature or appreciate what she had, which is understandable being so young. Pity she will never be in a position to be a veteran and have her head on what she does.

[Lock Jaw]

Damn, that sucks if true..... love WWE Paige.......

[Destor]

Not much of a talent but sucks for her

[mike adamle]

Hopefully she becomes a porn star now

[My Final Heaven]

So is Sasha pretty much done now also?
I mean, the company pretty much all of their push for her into trying to put over "she can win the belt, but lolzshesnotgoodenoughtoholdontoitlolz" - and now she's a player in this.

[Purgatory]

Hopefully she becomes a porn star now She has vids on PornHub....if noones seen them yet. If anything, I was certain those would get her in trouble.

[Volare]

Turn the Paige....

[Emperor Smeat]

Feel really sorry for her. Only recently came back from a neck injury and personal issues and now lost out on the chance to be involved in the Women's Rumble this close to the event.

So is Sasha pretty much done now also?
I mean, the company pretty much all of their push for her into trying to put over "she can win the belt, but lolzshesnotgoodenoughtoholdontoitlolz" - and now she's a player in this.
Seriously doubt it. Incident itself was an accident and outside of rare occasions, they don't really punish people for it.

[Frank Drebin]

Not much of a talent but sucks for her

I'm not a big fan of hers but can you elaborate on this in terms of her talent?

[#1-norm-fan]

I can elaborate. She kinda sucks.

[Black Widow]

Sasha is incompetent it seems.

[Frank Drebin]

I can elaborate. She kinda sucks.

I think so too. I've got my reasons and I'm genuinely interested to hear why others don't like her. I thought she would be more in the positive with people.

[Frank Drebin]

Que Lock Jaw coming in to cry.

[Evil Vito]

Paige looked better before she left the first time. The amount of makeup she uses now is just absurd.

[Anybody Thrilla]

Paige has never really done anything for me in-ring wise. Can't think of a great match she's had. She's not terrible on the mic, though, so hopefully she can help someone else out that way.

[Emperor Smeat]

The match she had against Emma at one of the early Takeover events was really good.

Almost all of her best stuff is in NXT while on the main roster she never got that real moment to shine as the division's top star because WWE bungled bridging from AJ Lee to her. Mostly because of the Bellas vice grip on the division and the Women's Revolution story being handled poorly. By the time both are resolved, WWE already moved on to wanting Charlotte as the top star instead.

[Frank Drebin]

Paige looked better before she left the first time. The amount of makeup she uses now is just absurd.

She does look like a blow up doll. I'll give you that.

[Lock Jaw]

Que Lock Jaw coming in to cry.

Already said it sucked, and that I love WWE Paige....... please read my posts.....


Really liked her feud with AJ Lee, and her run afterwards..... I then really liked her face turn and thought she would make a good "face of the division" with all the new girls coming in and her acting as "gatekeeper"/#1 braud even if she didn't have the title.......

Then they kind of just let her characterization and persona fall apart for Total Divas crossover/promotion, she went legit crazy, got legit injured for a long time, and then came back wearing too much makeup and looking like a blowup doll............. but I still liked her, and it will suck if this is true.......

[Mr. Nerfect]

It always sucks when a career ends. That being said, her true stardom is in her celebrity, and not so much in her ring work.

[Cool King]

It sucks that her career has ended this way. I never like to see a wrestler be forced to retire from wrestling because of injury, regardless of who they are or how I feel about them. It just sucks.

However, I won't lie, I'm pretty happy that she could be out of the ring for good now. I just wish it was under different circumstances.

She wasn't really the best wrestler so she won't be missed all that much and she doesn't really have any mic skills unless you count yelling "this is my house" twenty times in a minute as "mic skills" then yeah, she has mic skills.

It's no secret here that I was never her biggest fan but her going all legit loco a few years back made me dislike her even more, and I really hope she leaves the WWE now that she can't wrestle there but she'll most likely stay, as it's good money and she gets the attention she's always craved.

[Cool King]

http://i.imgur.com/mUkcl3G.png

[Maluco]

It made me dislike her too, but how many people do we know that were unstable and made some stupid decisions in early twenties.

She is very young to have such serious neck problems. Genuinely feel sorry for her.

[Frank Drebin]

I feel more sorry for whomever has to work extra ring time with green as fuck Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Someone else is gonna have an injured neck in no time.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Meltzer is saying that doctors didn't clear Paige to wrestle and that doctors were saying that her career was already over, or at least should have been.

Weird how that seems to be the direct opposite of Daniel Bryan.

[Mr. Nerfect]

That's interesting...

[Simple Fan]

Could see Paige being the next GM of Raw once Stephanie ditches Kurt.

[Lock Jaw]

"You seem like a good and stable person! You're in charge of everything now, Paige!"

[Destor]

3rs hour of raw is just paige sticking things up her butt

[Destor]

Ratings hit all time high

[mike adamle]

Yeah I'd def tune in for that

[#1-norm-fan]

I've seen her sticking stuff up her butt more than I've seen her actually wrestle anyway.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I feel like it wouldn't draw because it's been overdone at this point.

[Evil Vito]

I have a feeling Mickie James or someone is gonna turn heel and join Absolution just to have someone who isn't green as goose shit carrying the group from a wrestling standpoint. Or maybe Nattie jumps over from SmackDown since there's really nothing left for her to do over there.

Although in fairness, Sonya Deville had a good match against Sasha last night.

[Sixx]

Hopefully she becomes a porn star now

She pretty much already is one.

[Big Vic]

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