1 00:00:02,102 --> 00:00:10,210 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:10,344 --> 00:00:13,447 - Twitch is just a streaming platform. 3 00:00:13,580 --> 00:00:16,750 It's not just for video games now, 4 00:00:16,884 --> 00:00:18,418 it's pretty much like a YouTube, 5 00:00:18,552 --> 00:00:22,956 but you're like live streaming on there constantly. 6 00:00:23,090 --> 00:00:23,991 How are you guys? 7 00:00:24,124 --> 00:00:26,059 It's been like a whole month. 8 00:00:26,193 --> 00:00:26,960 All right. 9 00:00:27,094 --> 00:00:28,395 You guys going absolutely-- crazy. 10 00:00:28,528 --> 00:00:30,430 Everyone calm down. 11 00:00:30,564 --> 00:00:32,866 Twitch was more to me than just a streaming platform. 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,035 It was really positive for my mental health. 13 00:00:35,168 --> 00:00:38,839 It really helped me a lot just having all these people be nice 14 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:42,009 to me rather than just being on other platforms 15 00:00:42,142 --> 00:00:45,679 and seeing all the negativity. 16 00:00:45,812 --> 00:00:49,149 Today we are going to be watching some wrestling. 17 00:00:49,283 --> 00:00:53,287 Michael Cole: Folks, there is another star from NXT. 18 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:56,857 She's from Norwich, England, and her name is Paige, 19 00:00:56,990 --> 00:00:59,426 and she's here on Raw. 20 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:02,095 - Look at me. 21 00:01:02,229 --> 00:01:02,996 Oh. 22 00:01:03,130 --> 00:01:03,931 Who'd have thought at this moment, 23 00:01:04,064 --> 00:01:06,800 everything was just going to change. 24 00:01:06,934 --> 00:01:08,902 Everything. 25 00:01:11,071 --> 00:01:12,806 Announcer: The youngest female 26 00:01:12,940 --> 00:01:14,875 wrestler in British wrestling today. 27 00:01:15,008 --> 00:01:17,444 - Saraya didn't take no weekends off. 28 00:01:17,578 --> 00:01:20,914 She broke down barriers, every company she went to. 29 00:01:21,048 --> 00:01:23,550 - I realized that's what I wanted to do, 30 00:01:23,684 --> 00:01:26,553 and there was nothing that was going to stop me from doing it. 31 00:01:26,687 --> 00:01:28,922 - She was a veteran already at 19 years old. 32 00:01:29,056 --> 00:01:30,991 Commentator: A superplex, yes. 33 00:01:31,124 --> 00:01:32,292 - She was ballsy. 34 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:35,963 - She has that hard-hitting Brit kind of style to her. 35 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:38,932 Michael: The 21-year-old from Norwich, England, 36 00:01:39,066 --> 00:01:41,802 has just won the Divas Championship. 37 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,838 - I just think that they knew this is going to be our girl. 38 00:01:44,972 --> 00:01:47,874 - This is my house. 39 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:52,612 - She is what every female wrestler wants to be. 40 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:55,983 - I feel like that's where everything 41 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,185 kind of spiraled for me. 42 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:00,620 Michael: I asked Paige how her life has changed 43 00:02:00,754 --> 00:02:03,223 and she told me, "People know me now." 44 00:02:03,357 --> 00:02:05,826 - It's crazy how much hate you can get. 45 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:08,028 I was surrounded by people that weren't out 46 00:02:08,161 --> 00:02:09,329 for my best interests. 47 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:13,667 - My beautiful little princess was broken. 48 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:14,835 - I'm just going to kill myself. 49 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:16,336 That's what I wanted to do. 50 00:02:16,470 --> 00:02:18,105 - Her heart was ripped out of her chest. 51 00:02:18,238 --> 00:02:22,442 - She Just wanted to get back to where she was. 52 00:02:22,576 --> 00:02:25,646 Michael: Paige is back. 53 00:02:25,779 --> 00:02:27,180 - You can do anything you put your mind to, 54 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:29,750 and she's shown that that's the truth. 55 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:32,052 - To be 30 years old and to have had a movie made 56 00:02:32,185 --> 00:02:35,088 about your life by The Rock, what a crazy journey, 57 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:37,391 what a crazy story. 58 00:02:37,524 --> 00:02:39,026 - When I see what the women are doing today, 59 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:43,363 I know that Paige had such a massive part of that. 60 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:46,366 - This is my heart, this is my soul, 61 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:48,835 and this is my blood. 62 00:02:48,969 --> 00:02:57,411 ♪ ♪ 63 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:05,585 ♪ ♪ 64 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:08,288 - I grew up in Norwich, England. 65 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:14,828 I grew up with a family called the Bevises, 66 00:03:14,961 --> 00:03:20,600 but most wrestling fans know us as the Knights. 67 00:03:22,836 --> 00:03:26,373 Announcer: Just a warm welcome to the WAW Performance Center. 68 00:03:26,506 --> 00:03:30,177 It's our Saturday night super show. 69 00:03:30,310 --> 00:03:39,319 [crowd cheers] 70 00:03:39,453 --> 00:03:41,054 - Dad's the one who got us into wrestling 71 00:03:41,188 --> 00:03:42,122 in the first place. 72 00:03:42,255 --> 00:03:43,523 He was a bouncer back in the day. 73 00:03:43,657 --> 00:03:45,759 They used to call him Patty the Bat. 74 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:49,529 He went to prison and did time and did all like-- 75 00:03:49,663 --> 00:03:51,531 He was just one of those lunatics. 76 00:03:51,665 --> 00:03:53,767 Then my Uncle Jimmy, he was like, 77 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,335 "You should try wrestling." 78 00:03:55,469 --> 00:03:56,269 This was the 80s. 79 00:03:56,403 --> 00:03:59,039 He was like, "Sure." 80 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:11,752 Commentator: The King of Hardcore, "Rowdy" Ricky Knight 81 00:04:11,885 --> 00:04:14,621 and "The Gentleman" Jimmy Ocean. 82 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:19,326 - He met my mom, she was a chef at this holiday 83 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,128 camps in England, which was like 84 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:22,829 a glorified trailer park. 85 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:24,731 - Within six weeks he'd asked me to marry him 86 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:26,266 and then I'd move to Norwich. 87 00:04:26,399 --> 00:04:28,135 That was 32 years ago. 88 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:32,772 I was his manager, and I was Sweet Saraya. 89 00:04:33,807 --> 00:04:36,676 - WAW is World Association of Wrestling, 90 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:41,248 and my dad founded the company in 1994. 91 00:04:41,381 --> 00:04:43,016 They started popping out babies, me and Zak. 92 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:46,520 There was also my brother Roy, my brother Asa, 93 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:49,523 my sister Nicky from my dad's previous marriage 94 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:50,790 that were all wrestlers. 95 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:55,295 It's definitely a family business. 96 00:04:55,428 --> 00:04:58,031 My first bump was technically as a fetus. 97 00:04:58,165 --> 00:04:59,132 I'm very proud of it. 98 00:04:59,266 --> 00:05:00,600 I've been in wrestling my entire life, 99 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:03,170 even while inside my mother's womb. 100 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:04,704 - I didn't find out I was pregnant with Saraya 101 00:05:04,838 --> 00:05:06,540 until I was 7 months pregnant. 102 00:05:06,673 --> 00:05:09,442 I got thrown out the ring into the crowd. 103 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:10,911 - Not even just inside the ring. 104 00:05:11,044 --> 00:05:12,112 No. 105 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:14,781 Like 12 feet in the air onto someone to the ground. 106 00:05:14,915 --> 00:05:17,250 - Then I had her eight months and they tried from seven 107 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:21,588 until eight to stop her coming because she wanted to come out. 108 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,891 She was a lovely, lovely child. 109 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:27,994 She was the baby of the family and everybody doted on her. 110 00:05:34,834 --> 00:05:36,069 - Very mischievous. 111 00:05:36,203 --> 00:05:37,838 Would not take no-- off no one. 112 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,272 Not me, not her dad. 113 00:05:39,406 --> 00:05:41,274 You're a star. 114 00:05:41,408 --> 00:05:44,678 I remember getting called into her primary school 115 00:05:44,811 --> 00:05:46,379 and they said to me, "We think there's something 116 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:47,848 wrong with your daughter. 117 00:05:47,981 --> 00:05:49,783 She doesn't mix with other kids" 118 00:05:49,916 --> 00:05:51,518 and? 119 00:05:51,651 --> 00:05:54,254 she probably finds them stupid. 120 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:56,389 - Having wrestling parents growing up was definitely 121 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:58,358 very different in England. 122 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:01,094 I would get bullied for that in school for a while, 123 00:06:01,228 --> 00:06:03,663 until they realized that I could kick their ass. 124 00:06:03,797 --> 00:06:05,198 - Me and Saraya were very close growing up. 125 00:06:05,332 --> 00:06:06,666 We were like twins. 126 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:07,934 She was my best friend. 127 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:09,536 When the rest of the family were on the road, 128 00:06:09,669 --> 00:06:12,772 Saraya is someone that was always there. 129 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:14,541 - They were inseparable. 130 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:16,176 They argued like cat and dog. 131 00:06:16,309 --> 00:06:18,044 - My mom and dad's house, the doors have still got 132 00:06:18,178 --> 00:06:21,081 stab marks in the doors where we used to chase each 133 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:22,916 other around with knives. 134 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:27,687 - These marks that you see are knife marks and scissor marks. 135 00:06:27,821 --> 00:06:30,624 This is where Zak, and this is a punch, 136 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:32,692 where Zak was trying to kill Raya. 137 00:06:32,826 --> 00:06:35,562 Zak's door is fairly similar, probably bigger holes because 138 00:06:35,695 --> 00:06:37,631 Raya got the bigger knife. 139 00:06:37,764 --> 00:06:38,965 - Growing up was difficult. 140 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:42,936 Mom and dads were right at the top of the tree in the UK scene. 141 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,839 They were wrestling 28 days a month 142 00:06:45,972 --> 00:06:48,942 because if they didn't work they wouldn't get paid. 143 00:06:59,352 --> 00:07:02,188 - The entertainment business is a very tough business 144 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:04,658 to grow up in, and that's what we are. 145 00:07:04,791 --> 00:07:06,126 We're entertainers. 146 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:08,728 They lived the traveler lifestyle on the road. 147 00:07:08,862 --> 00:07:12,465 That's why we're classed as Travelers, Gypsies. 148 00:07:14,534 --> 00:07:17,504 - Growing up in a wrestling family everyone assumed 149 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:20,073 I wanted to be in wrestling, but wrestling actually 150 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:23,476 terrified me because I grew up with it my whole life. 151 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:25,078 It scared me. 152 00:07:25,211 --> 00:07:26,513 Seeing the injuries. 153 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:28,415 My mom was blinded for six months because 154 00:07:28,548 --> 00:07:30,917 she got dropkicked in the eye. 155 00:07:31,051 --> 00:07:34,087 It terrified me. 156 00:07:34,220 --> 00:07:36,022 If she gets another knock to the head, 157 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:40,360 then she might lose her sight forever 158 00:07:40,493 --> 00:07:42,329 and I don't want that to happen. 159 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:45,332 - I believe that because everything in our life 160 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:46,833 was about professional wrestling 161 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:48,034 it actually took her the other way. 162 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:48,968 She didn't care for it. 163 00:07:49,102 --> 00:07:50,704 She weren't interested in it. 164 00:07:50,837 --> 00:07:54,474 - These books, this was the first project 165 00:07:54,607 --> 00:07:57,110 that we'd done it together, but this was all about 166 00:07:57,243 --> 00:07:58,745 Siberian Huskies, because obviously Raya 167 00:07:58,878 --> 00:07:59,913 didn't want to be a wrestler. 168 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:03,683 She wanted to be a vet. 169 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:06,086 - That lasted until I was about 13, 170 00:08:06,219 --> 00:08:08,722 and then my dad was short on a girl one day. 171 00:08:08,855 --> 00:08:10,156 ♪ ♪ 172 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:26,139 - Her playground really was the wrestling ring. 173 00:08:26,272 --> 00:08:28,174 Even though she never got taught a move, 174 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:29,776 she knew the moves because she didn't 175 00:08:29,909 --> 00:08:31,277 know anything else. 176 00:08:31,411 --> 00:08:33,680 Announcer: The youngest female wrestler 177 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:35,448 in British Wrestling today, 178 00:08:35,582 --> 00:08:38,318 will you welcome Britani? 179 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:40,220 [crowd cheers] 180 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:41,254 - She was terrified. 181 00:08:41,388 --> 00:08:42,622 She was just like, "No, I can't do this. 182 00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:44,524 I don't want to be in front of the audience. 183 00:08:44,657 --> 00:08:47,694 I'm only used to getting in the ring with Zak 184 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:50,797 and I've only ever worked with him and him throwing me around." 185 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:53,767 Dad just looked at me and went, "We can sort that." 186 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:56,002 Announcer: Will you welcome the Pink Lady? 187 00:08:56,136 --> 00:08:59,239 [crowd boos] 188 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:02,042 - At 14 I was under a pink Power Ranger outfit, 189 00:09:02,175 --> 00:09:04,277 wrestling my sister on her debut match 190 00:09:04,411 --> 00:09:05,979 just to make her feel comfortable. 191 00:09:06,112 --> 00:09:16,122 [crowd cheers] 192 00:09:28,068 --> 00:09:30,637 - The adrenaline that you get from the three people that were 193 00:09:30,770 --> 00:09:32,705 in the crowd that night, they made me feel 194 00:09:32,839 --> 00:09:36,943 a million bucks and I absolutely loved it. 195 00:09:37,076 --> 00:09:41,714 [crowd cheers] 196 00:09:41,848 --> 00:09:44,017 - That's the thing that she fell in love with instantly. 197 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:47,086 She come back and she was extremely overwhelmed. 198 00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:49,589 She was very excited, and she was just saying like, 199 00:09:49,722 --> 00:09:51,524 "This is what I was born to do." 200 00:09:51,658 --> 00:09:53,059 ♪ ♪ 201 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:58,465 Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, 202 00:09:58,598 --> 00:09:59,499 the youngest member 203 00:09:59,632 --> 00:10:05,405 of the Knight Dynasty, Britani Knight. 204 00:10:06,306 --> 00:10:07,774 - We had a little bit of a chuckle about 205 00:10:07,907 --> 00:10:09,676 she looks like Britney Spears, 206 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:12,779 also Britani is an anagram of Britain. 207 00:10:12,912 --> 00:10:16,216 Commentator: Britani Knight is the next big thing here in WAW. 208 00:10:16,349 --> 00:10:19,953 - She could hit as good as the rest of the guys. 209 00:10:20,086 --> 00:10:23,223 She could fly as well as the rest of the guys. 210 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:24,557 - After I had my first match, 211 00:10:24,691 --> 00:10:27,927 I realized that's what I wanted to do and there was nothing 212 00:10:28,061 --> 00:10:29,896 that was going to stop from doing it. 213 00:10:30,029 --> 00:10:31,664 I was just so focused on wrestling 214 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:34,534 that I just did not care about anything else. 215 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:37,237 We sent out resumes out to all these different independent 216 00:10:37,370 --> 00:10:39,339 promotions all over Europe. 217 00:10:45,712 --> 00:10:47,580 Commentator: She's broken away from the family 218 00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:49,048 She's gone her own way. 219 00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:52,886 It's the maturation process of the greatest women's wrestler 220 00:10:53,019 --> 00:10:55,989 in this country today, Britani Knight. 221 00:11:01,327 --> 00:11:07,033 Commentator: [foreign language] Britani Knight. 222 00:11:07,166 --> 00:11:10,737 - France, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Germany. 223 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:15,508 Commentator: [foreign language] 224 00:11:15,642 --> 00:11:21,748 - I was in a lot of different countries. 225 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:24,484 - She was messaging promoters telling them that, 226 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:26,252 "Listen, I'm going to make it. 227 00:11:26,386 --> 00:11:29,589 You've got to book me now to say that I've been on your shows. 228 00:11:29,722 --> 00:11:34,093 If you don't moron on you type thing." 229 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:37,130 - Went in for more money than I was earning and got it. 230 00:11:37,263 --> 00:11:39,065 Just letting you know that the --. 231 00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:40,099 That's how clever she was. 232 00:11:40,233 --> 00:11:42,435 She was 15 years old and got her own work 233 00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:45,305 and done it all on her own. 234 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:50,243 - I realized at a certain point that I gave up my childhood. 235 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:51,511 I didn't really get to experience 236 00:11:51,644 --> 00:11:54,113 what normal kids would experience. 237 00:11:54,247 --> 00:11:55,315 I didn't even go to my prom. 238 00:11:55,448 --> 00:11:56,516 I didn't do any of that. 239 00:11:56,649 --> 00:11:58,351 I was just too focused on wrestling. 240 00:11:58,484 --> 00:11:59,652 What? 241 00:11:59,786 --> 00:12:02,855 - Check out the guns. 242 00:12:02,989 --> 00:12:03,590 Go to your head. 243 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:04,691 Go to your forehead. 244 00:12:04,824 --> 00:12:06,759 - A gentleman called Max Fisher came to see us 245 00:12:06,893 --> 00:12:09,028 and he was a huge fan of my husband. 246 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,731 He wanted to do a documentary on Rick. 247 00:12:11,864 --> 00:12:14,367 It just so happened that Ray and Zak got the call up 248 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:17,670 for WWE to go and do their trials and 249 00:12:17,804 --> 00:12:19,839 old Max's ears pricked up. 250 00:12:19,973 --> 00:12:23,943 It was like, "Okay. I really love you, Rick, 251 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:25,144 and I'll always be a fan of you, 252 00:12:25,278 --> 00:12:28,014 but can I do this documentary on your family 253 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:29,716 and your kid's journey? 254 00:12:29,849 --> 00:12:32,986 Because I think that's a really cool edge to it." 255 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:36,289 - We're about four miles from the O2 Arena. 256 00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:37,523 - I'm nervous. 257 00:12:37,657 --> 00:12:38,858 - Is your palms sweaty? 258 00:12:38,992 --> 00:12:41,394 Oh, my God. 259 00:12:41,527 --> 00:12:43,696 - These were the tryouts where all the 260 00:12:43,830 --> 00:12:46,065 wrestlers on the show for 261 00:12:46,199 --> 00:12:48,601 SmackDown were surrounding the ring. 262 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:50,937 - My sister, she knows how to work the room. 263 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:54,274 She's got that presence that when she talk people listens. 264 00:12:54,407 --> 00:12:57,076 She smashed her promo, she smashed her in-ring trial, 265 00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:59,912 she smashed her physical, absolutely everything. 266 00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:02,048 My agent walked in and he put his arm around 267 00:13:02,181 --> 00:13:04,150 Paige and was like, "You're signed." 268 00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:06,386 Then he looked at me and was like, 269 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:09,522 ''They're not taking you buddy." 270 00:13:09,656 --> 00:13:12,225 - I remember just seeing how deflated my brother was, though, 271 00:13:12,358 --> 00:13:13,359 and that just broke my heart. 272 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,495 I was just like, "What about my brother? 273 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:18,398 Why can't he come with me?" 274 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:23,403 - Her initial reaction was for me, which is something 275 00:13:23,536 --> 00:13:25,171 I'll never forget because at that time she must have been 276 00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,507 bursting at the seams with excitement, 277 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,009 knowing that she'd achieved it. 278 00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:32,312 - I didn't want to be overly happy in front of him, 279 00:13:32,445 --> 00:13:36,949 but inside, I was just like, "Oh my gosh, I made it." 280 00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:39,986 This is my WWE contract. 281 00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:42,455 Got a FedExed it a couple of days ago. 282 00:13:42,588 --> 00:13:44,490 Didn't take very long. 283 00:13:44,624 --> 00:13:45,825 I got a phone call the other day told me it only took a day 284 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:48,528 to get from America, but it was priority. 285 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:49,395 You see. 286 00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:51,731 I'm super, super excited. 287 00:13:51,864 --> 00:13:53,700 - She was 18 years old. 288 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:57,603 We got told that she had to leave on January the 3rd. 289 00:13:57,737 --> 00:14:00,740 All we had was New Year's Day with her and the following day 290 00:14:00,873 --> 00:14:04,944 she was leaving us for good. 291 00:14:13,052 --> 00:14:15,655 It was a hard one. 292 00:14:16,622 --> 00:14:18,658 - It broke my heart. 293 00:14:18,791 --> 00:14:20,159 We were so close. 294 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:22,695 Everyone had planned to go to the airport with her. 295 00:14:22,829 --> 00:14:25,298 I couldn't watch her go. 296 00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:27,900 - I'll let you know when I've landed and stuff like that. 297 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,936 Thank you for everything because you've got me where I am. 298 00:14:30,069 --> 00:14:31,170 - No. 299 00:14:31,304 --> 00:14:32,238 You got yourself where you are. 300 00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:33,372 Look at the other lazy--. 301 00:14:33,506 --> 00:14:34,707 You've done it. 302 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:36,242 We knew from the day you were born 303 00:14:36,376 --> 00:14:37,076 you were going to be a star. 304 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:37,744 That's all. 305 00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:38,544 - You're amazing. 306 00:14:38,678 --> 00:14:39,378 You're absolutely amazing. 307 00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:41,881 - I'm so really scared now. 308 00:14:42,014 --> 00:14:44,817 - Last thing I said to her was, "Put your hood up. 309 00:14:44,951 --> 00:14:47,220 Don't look back, because if you see mom and dad crying, 310 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:48,354 you ain't going to want to go." 311 00:14:48,488 --> 00:14:50,656 I said, "This is the next chapter of your life. 312 00:14:50,790 --> 00:14:54,360 Don't look back, because nothing's going to change here. 313 00:14:55,161 --> 00:14:57,497 - I was so young and I was so scared. 314 00:15:04,470 --> 00:15:05,905 - My name is Saraya. 315 00:15:06,038 --> 00:15:07,140 I come from England. 316 00:15:07,273 --> 00:15:10,076 That makes me instantly more superior than all of you. 317 00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:11,210 Just putting it out there. 318 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:16,249 I walk into FCW, which is before NXT, 319 00:15:16,382 --> 00:15:18,117 and I look around 320 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:23,222 and I just thought, "I think I've made a mistake." 321 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:25,792 Norman Smiley: We had about approximately 60 students, 322 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:28,995 but she wasn't friends with a lot of them. 323 00:15:29,128 --> 00:15:31,430 - I came in with previous wrestling experience 324 00:15:31,564 --> 00:15:34,434 and some of the other girls were intimidated by that. 325 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:35,134 I'm not going to lie. 326 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:37,203 People were -- to me. 327 00:15:37,336 --> 00:15:40,239 The only person who was nice to me was Summer Rae- 328 00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:42,241 FCW is very cutthroat. 329 00:15:42,375 --> 00:15:44,644 Everyone's trying to get to the main roster. 330 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:49,949 I didn't know that she was getting such -- from people. 331 00:15:50,082 --> 00:15:51,651 - I remember they used to throw my -- 332 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:53,419 out of the locker room and stuff 333 00:15:53,553 --> 00:15:54,554 They would move my stuff. 334 00:15:54,687 --> 00:15:56,055 They told me I had to put my stuff in the shower. 335 00:15:56,189 --> 00:15:57,957 They were just awful. 336 00:15:58,090 --> 00:16:01,327 - I would be like, "Screw them. 337 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:02,295 Who cares about them? 338 00:16:02,428 --> 00:16:03,329 They may not even last that long. 339 00:16:03,462 --> 00:16:05,097 You just have to keep going." 340 00:16:05,231 --> 00:16:10,102 - I remember calling my mom and dad for three or four months 341 00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:12,538 I was crying my eyes out. 342 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:21,147 - My dad said, "If you call me one more time crying, 343 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,082 I'm not going to answer the phone anymore." 344 00:16:23,216 --> 00:16:24,417 He was like, "I promise you in six months, 345 00:16:24,550 --> 00:16:25,651 you'll feel a lot better." 346 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:32,258 - I remember kicking the door down one day and I was like, 347 00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:34,527 "I'll beat your -- if you touch my -- again. 348 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,229 Then they stopped. 349 00:16:36,362 --> 00:16:39,065 Commentator: As we see Rollins celebrating a victory, 350 00:16:39,198 --> 00:16:41,267 a well-deserved victory. 351 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,401 Hold on a second. 352 00:16:42,535 --> 00:16:44,103 Rollins is looking at somebody. 353 00:16:44,237 --> 00:16:45,271 - I know who that is. 354 00:16:45,404 --> 00:16:47,740 That's the enchanting raven-haired lady. 355 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:53,145 - The typical diva look in WWE is the cookie cutter diva was 356 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:56,682 blond hair, and tan, and big boobs, just looking fantastic. 357 00:16:56,816 --> 00:17:00,820 I come walking in, I'm just so like little emo. 358 00:17:00,953 --> 00:17:02,522 I'm really pale. 359 00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:06,092 Now, I'm what you call an anti-diva. 360 00:17:06,225 --> 00:17:07,793 I don't care what people think of me. 361 00:17:07,927 --> 00:17:09,195 They're like, "We need a name." 362 00:17:09,328 --> 00:17:12,064 I came with a list and one of the names I chose was Paige. 363 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:14,300 That's because I grew up watching Charmed 364 00:17:14,433 --> 00:17:17,136 and there was Rose McGowan on there who was 365 00:17:17,270 --> 00:17:21,107 absolutely beautiful pale with a butt chin, which is me. 366 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,542 [Paige's music plays] 367 00:17:22,675 --> 00:17:24,877 Ring Announcer: From Norwich, England, Paige. 368 00:17:25,011 --> 00:17:27,346 Commentator: We finally figured out at least one thing, 369 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,181 the name of that raven-haired beauty, 370 00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:34,453 the woman who is as pale as a full moon, 371 00:17:34,587 --> 00:17:36,789 her name is Paige. 372 00:17:38,190 --> 00:17:40,927 - People took to me when we were doing shows for FCW. 373 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,996 People like seeing something different, I think. 374 00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:45,331 ♪ ♪ 375 00:17:45,464 --> 00:17:49,468 - FCW just had this like cool ma-pa, low-level, 376 00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:52,672 low-budget vibe to it. 377 00:17:52,805 --> 00:17:55,975 As there was the rumblings of NXT beginning and understanding, 378 00:17:56,108 --> 00:17:59,445 okay, there's this new show that's going to be happening 379 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:04,250 and the TV side of it that was being attached to it. 380 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:06,052 - This is a massive deal for us. 381 00:18:06,185 --> 00:18:07,286 - It'll be fun to be 382 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:08,554 - It'll be fun. 383 00:18:08,688 --> 00:18:11,424 - in 60 different countries and possibly be online. 384 00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:12,625 We're looking forward to the opportunity. 385 00:18:12,758 --> 00:18:13,592 We hope you like it. 386 00:18:13,726 --> 00:18:14,927 - People will see me at home in England. 387 00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:15,861 - That's true. 388 00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:16,996 - Oh my gosh. 389 00:18:17,129 --> 00:18:20,533 - Once we made the transition from FCW to NXT, 390 00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:23,669 the administration was new, new people coming in, 391 00:18:23,803 --> 00:18:26,072 who were working in the office, and they all acknowledged 392 00:18:26,205 --> 00:18:28,274 that Paige had something. 393 00:18:28,407 --> 00:18:30,743 - I know what a diva is supposed to be. 394 00:18:30,876 --> 00:18:31,978 No. 395 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:33,813 Commentator: Oh, my. 396 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:34,614 Commentator: Look at Paige. 397 00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:36,983 Look at the power right there. 398 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:41,654 - Once people in positions of power got to see Paige and 399 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:44,423 they got to see the way people I think she reacted to Paige, 400 00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:47,626 she helped usher in this period where we just get to see 401 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,596 a lot more variety and the women that we see on TV. 402 00:18:50,730 --> 00:18:51,597 [crowd chants "NXT"] 403 00:18:51,731 --> 00:18:52,698 Commentator: We are about to crown 404 00:18:52,832 --> 00:18:56,469 a brand-new women's champion. 405 00:18:58,371 --> 00:19:00,539 - It was between me and Emma to win 406 00:19:00,673 --> 00:19:02,508 the NXT Women's Championship. 407 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:07,013 Commentator: The opportunity to be immortalized here in NXT. 408 00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:10,416 Paige in complete control right now over Emma. 409 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:13,152 - They let us do a double suplex off the top rope, 410 00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:15,988 which was a very big deal back then for women. 411 00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:16,622 Commentator: Wait a minute. 412 00:19:16,756 --> 00:19:18,391 Commentator: No. 413 00:19:18,524 --> 00:19:21,293 Commentator: A superplex, yes. 414 00:19:22,294 --> 00:19:24,630 - They were just able to be great performers, not, 415 00:19:24,764 --> 00:19:26,932 "Oh, this is a girl's match. That's really good." 416 00:19:27,066 --> 00:19:29,368 It was, "Oh, this match is really, really good." 417 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:35,674 [crowd chants "This is awesome"] 418 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,743 Commentator: The Paige Turner. 419 00:19:37,877 --> 00:19:39,078 The Paige Turner from out of nowhere. 420 00:19:39,211 --> 00:19:40,613 She did it. 421 00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:42,381 Commentator: First ever. 422 00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:46,619 Ring Announcer: Here is your winner and new 423 00:19:46,752 --> 00:19:53,059 NXT Women's Champion, Paige. 424 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:58,964 ♪ ♪ 425 00:19:59,098 --> 00:20:01,434 - She signified change. 426 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:04,236 This girl was really, really good in the ring, 427 00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:07,339 and it was almost like a turning of a new leaf in the company 428 00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:09,608 that women's abilities in the ring, 429 00:20:09,742 --> 00:20:11,911 that that was going to be celebrated. 430 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:16,549 She was the perfect woman to kick that off in NXT. 431 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:19,585 - They gave me my first-ever merch shirt, and it was-- 432 00:20:19,718 --> 00:20:20,653 It said, "Think again, " on it. 433 00:20:20,786 --> 00:20:22,121 I was like, "What does that mean?" 434 00:20:22,254 --> 00:20:24,924 Hunter told me, "What you think is 435 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,293 your typical diva, well, think again." 436 00:20:27,426 --> 00:20:31,363 It sold out so quick, so they were just like, 437 00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:33,999 "Maybe we can do something with her." 438 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:35,601 ♪ ♪ 439 00:20:35,734 --> 00:20:40,139 - I was NXT Women's Champion for 301 days. 440 00:20:40,272 --> 00:20:41,307 Commentator: She's only 21 years old. 441 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,443 She's very young, but the girl's got a bright future. 442 00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:48,814 ♪ ♪ 443 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:52,852 - I get a random text on my phone, "Hey, Paige, this is DJ. 444 00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:54,787 I would love to speak to you at some point today. 445 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,455 Let me know when you're available." 446 00:20:56,589 --> 00:21:00,459 I'm like, "Who the hell is DJ?" 447 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:08,234 [crowd cheers] 448 00:21:08,367 --> 00:21:10,736 [crowd chants "Paige"] 449 00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:11,971 - Hello, fans, at home. 450 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:15,107 You missed an awesome, awesome axxess session. 451 00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:17,643 Scream at the camera, guys. 452 00:21:17,776 --> 00:21:19,778 [crowd cheers] 453 00:21:19,912 --> 00:21:23,115 - Going into WrestleMania is very, very cool. 454 00:21:23,249 --> 00:21:25,117 To be like, "Holy crap, this is it. 455 00:21:25,251 --> 00:21:26,886 This is the grandest stage of them all. 456 00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:28,320 This is WrestleMania. 457 00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:30,022 I'm here." 458 00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:32,758 Then I get a random text on my phone and it says, 459 00:21:32,892 --> 00:21:35,261 "Hey, Paige, this is DJ. 460 00:21:35,394 --> 00:21:37,196 I would love to speak to you at some point today. 461 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,364 Let me know when you're available." 462 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:41,967 I'm like, "Who the hell is DJ?" 463 00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:44,170 It's Dwayne Johnson, you -- idiot. 464 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:47,506 I was like, "Oh, my God." 465 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,976 He was like, "Hey, so first of all I'm Dwayne" 466 00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:52,878 I was like, "No --." 467 00:21:53,012 --> 00:21:54,313 He was like, "I couldn't sleep one day 468 00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:55,848 and I stumbled across your family's documentary 469 00:21:55,981 --> 00:21:57,149 Fighting with My Family 470 00:21:57,283 --> 00:21:58,551 and we're going to make a movie on it." 471 00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,085 - I immediately connected with it 472 00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:01,554 because I come from a family of wrestlers 473 00:22:01,687 --> 00:22:04,490 too as well, and at one time my family were 474 00:22:04,623 --> 00:22:07,426 small-time promoters, like Paige's family. 475 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,029 Yes, there was really something really special 476 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:11,797 about the documentary that I saw, 477 00:22:11,931 --> 00:22:13,432 and I felt then when I saw it, 478 00:22:13,566 --> 00:22:16,068 that this would be a really interesting movie. 479 00:22:16,202 --> 00:22:17,469 - He was like, "Oh, and by the way, 480 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:18,771 I was in the writers' room, 481 00:22:18,904 --> 00:22:20,005 which you have to keep between us, 482 00:22:20,139 --> 00:22:21,807 you're going to be debuting 483 00:22:21,941 --> 00:22:25,211 on Raw tomorrow," and it was just-- 484 00:22:25,344 --> 00:22:26,579 I just didn't know how to act. 485 00:22:26,712 --> 00:22:28,280 I was a mess. 486 00:22:28,414 --> 00:22:31,150 Then the next day comes around, doors were 15 minutes before, 487 00:22:31,283 --> 00:22:34,854 and I just was so nervous, and I just couldn't stop crying. 488 00:22:34,987 --> 00:22:37,156 I'm Raw after WrestleMania, this is one of the biggest 489 00:22:37,289 --> 00:22:39,024 Raw's you'll ever be a part of. 490 00:22:39,158 --> 00:22:44,430 Michael: 15,000 WWE fans sold out here in New Orleans. 491 00:22:44,563 --> 00:22:48,200 - I am the savior of your diva's division. 492 00:22:48,334 --> 00:22:52,438 I am the diva's division. 493 00:22:52,571 --> 00:23:01,413 [Paige's music plays] 494 00:23:01,547 --> 00:23:04,717 Michael: Folks, there is another star from NXT. 495 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:09,054 She's the current NXT Women's Champion, and her name is Paige, 496 00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:11,257 and she's here on Raw. 497 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:13,592 - I remember when she'd come out and I'm like, 498 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:16,829 "Okay, the -- is going on?" 499 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:20,032 Michael: Oh, Paige, the cover. 500 00:23:20,165 --> 00:23:21,667 Hooks the leg off the Paige Turner. 501 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:22,668 She did it. 502 00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:24,069 Paige did it. 503 00:23:24,203 --> 00:23:25,704 - She shocked the world, and became 504 00:23:25,838 --> 00:23:27,106 the youngest ever diva champion. 505 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:28,207 That was unbelievable. 506 00:23:28,340 --> 00:23:31,710 Michael: the 21-year-old from Norwich, England, 507 00:23:31,844 --> 00:23:34,346 has just won The Divas championship. 508 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,683 - The moment that she won I think I levitated. 509 00:23:37,816 --> 00:23:40,819 I don't think I've ever jumped that high ever. 510 00:23:40,953 --> 00:23:41,887 - AJ can't believe it. 511 00:23:42,021 --> 00:23:42,788 Paige can't believe it. 512 00:23:42,922 --> 00:23:45,424 I can't believe it. 513 00:23:46,558 --> 00:23:49,762 [applause] 514 00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:53,299 - This is what I've been trying to get 515 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:58,070 to my whole wrestling career, 516 00:23:58,203 --> 00:23:59,838 so this is the achievement, my dream come true. 517 00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:01,840 - She's left me speechless on more than one occasion, 518 00:24:01,974 --> 00:24:04,243 that little -- [laughs] 519 00:24:06,645 --> 00:24:08,747 Michael: I asked Paige how her life has changed 520 00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:11,283 over the past week since winning the diva's title, 521 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:15,154 and she told me, "People know me now." 522 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:16,522 - I just won this championship, 523 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:19,291 and then there was an influx of people just knowing who I was, 524 00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:20,592 and that was really intimidating. 525 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:23,162 Then the next week that I wrestled it was like, 526 00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:24,663 "Oh, I'm really here. 527 00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:26,665 I'm really on the main roster now." 528 00:24:26,799 --> 00:24:29,034 - Being called up means that you're getting the call 529 00:24:29,168 --> 00:24:31,670 from NXT up to the main roster. 530 00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:33,772 You're up to the big leagues, babe. 531 00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:37,343 - This is my house now. 532 00:24:37,476 --> 00:24:40,112 WWE really gave me this huge push. 533 00:24:40,245 --> 00:24:42,047 They put me in commercials. 534 00:24:42,181 --> 00:24:43,649 Who are you going to be? 535 00:24:43,782 --> 00:24:46,719 Party City and partycity.com. 536 00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:48,454 I'm featured on TV every week. 537 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:51,323 Conan O'Brien: Please welcome WWE Diva, Paige. 538 00:24:51,457 --> 00:24:53,759 [applause] 539 00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:58,097 - I'm back at it again with the Facebook live. 540 00:25:00,632 --> 00:25:03,168 It was definitely a whirlwind, I was on all the live events. 541 00:25:03,302 --> 00:25:04,737 I was very, very busy. 542 00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:07,473 Then they asked me a couple of months in 543 00:25:07,606 --> 00:25:09,174 if I wanted to be part of Total Divas. 544 00:25:09,308 --> 00:25:15,114 ♪ ♪ 545 00:25:15,247 --> 00:25:18,550 - Total Divas was a reality show that started in 2013. 546 00:25:18,684 --> 00:25:21,820 It was the first-ever look at the lives of women in WWE. 547 00:25:21,954 --> 00:25:25,491 There was never, ever, ever a shortage of drama on that show. 548 00:25:25,624 --> 00:25:29,595 - As long as it doesn't affect my story lines in wrestling, 549 00:25:29,728 --> 00:25:32,498 I would absolutely love to be part of Total Divas. 550 00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:34,233 I felt cool. 551 00:25:34,366 --> 00:25:34,967 I was young. 552 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:36,135 I was 21. 553 00:25:36,268 --> 00:25:39,171 It was like I had not had a childhood at that point. 554 00:25:39,304 --> 00:25:40,506 [foreign language] 555 00:25:40,639 --> 00:25:41,273 Cheers, friend. 556 00:25:41,407 --> 00:25:42,374 I have friends finally. 557 00:25:42,508 --> 00:25:47,112 I didn't have any friends even up to that point. 558 00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:49,081 You want to follow me? 559 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:50,416 - You're constantly showing emotions, 560 00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:53,786 and when there's cameras around, you want to put your guard up, 561 00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:55,154 but when you sign up for a reality show 562 00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:56,321 you're not allowed to. 563 00:25:56,455 --> 00:25:58,657 It's hard because you know you're going to be judged 564 00:25:58,791 --> 00:26:00,225 for the way you think, the way you act, 565 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,227 the way you do anything. 566 00:26:02,361 --> 00:26:04,363 - Because I have one weekend where I mess up everyone's 567 00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:06,665 going to judge me for it? 568 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:10,068 - She's always loved the spotlight, 569 00:26:10,202 --> 00:26:12,971 but I think finding her feet and making mistakes 570 00:26:13,105 --> 00:26:15,040 made the internet harder for her 571 00:26:15,174 --> 00:26:20,012 which made her self-esteem take a bit of a knock. 572 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,283 - I feel like any celebrity 573 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:27,453 is going to have just haters online. 574 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:31,523 Of course, I think it affects her negatively sometimes. 575 00:26:31,657 --> 00:26:34,059 - I had that fight with myself all the time like, 576 00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,662 "Will I ever feel like I'm good enough?" 577 00:26:36,795 --> 00:26:41,266 Being in the ring and being at the show was perfect. 578 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,170 It was not being able to deal with the outside life of it. 579 00:26:50,809 --> 00:26:54,513 There is the woman who spearheaded the diva revolution, Paige. 580 00:26:54,646 --> 00:27:00,519 - Paige embodied that gritty different female performer. 581 00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:04,490 It really showed the company 582 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:06,425 that they could put faith in the women. 583 00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:09,328 Michael: Paige taking out everybody. 584 00:27:09,461 --> 00:27:13,432 - If you don't like the world that you live in, 585 00:27:13,565 --> 00:27:18,270 you have the power to change it. 586 00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:21,540 - Diva's era is behind us now at this point. 587 00:27:21,673 --> 00:27:26,144 All these amazing things are finally happening for the women. 588 00:27:26,278 --> 00:27:28,113 - Diva's revolution is finally starting. 589 00:27:28,247 --> 00:27:29,781 People are taking us more seriously. 590 00:27:29,915 --> 00:27:32,050 We have all these wonderful women coming up, 591 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:34,820 and then I got hurt. 592 00:27:34,953 --> 00:27:37,122 I had my first neck injury. 593 00:27:37,256 --> 00:27:41,193 It was a lot of wear and tear because I loved to bump around. 594 00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:43,829 I couldn't feel anything down my arm, 595 00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:45,063 and then it started coming back, 596 00:27:45,197 --> 00:27:46,498 but then it was like pins and needles, 597 00:27:46,632 --> 00:27:48,133 and I couldn't even hold a cup. 598 00:27:48,267 --> 00:27:49,334 - Let's say, it could be anywhere from a week 599 00:27:49,468 --> 00:27:52,337 of physical therapy, to six weeks, 600 00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:53,405 to possibly surgery. 601 00:27:53,539 --> 00:27:54,907 We're going to lay it all out there. 602 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,009 Hopefully a surgery is a small percentage. 603 00:27:57,142 --> 00:27:59,444 Probably talking anywhere between 8 to 10 months. 604 00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:03,415 - You'd never get to reap the benefits of your sacrifices. 605 00:28:03,549 --> 00:28:07,352 I feel like she sacrificed so much to help 606 00:28:07,486 --> 00:28:09,221 the women's revolution. 607 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:11,323 I can't even imagine what that must be like 608 00:28:11,456 --> 00:28:15,594 because if your heart and soul is in one thing, 609 00:28:15,727 --> 00:28:18,196 and it's the one thing you can't touch, 610 00:28:18,330 --> 00:28:21,066 I don't know how you deal with that. 611 00:28:23,569 --> 00:28:28,373 - I've never not worked. 612 00:28:28,507 --> 00:28:33,011 That was when everything just started going wrong. 613 00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:37,416 I was in an awful relationship at the time, 614 00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:40,152 and then I had awful friends around me. 615 00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:43,488 Just people that weren't good for my mental health, 616 00:28:43,622 --> 00:28:47,359 or just a good influence on me whatsoever. 617 00:28:49,394 --> 00:28:53,065 I was just drinking, and then the pain never 618 00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:55,234 fully went away on my neck. 619 00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:58,270 Then I wanted to try and take the pain away, and then it was 620 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:03,175 like Percocets and I loved those. 621 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:08,013 Then I started doing a lot of cocaine too. 622 00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:13,085 - In the beginning when you try and help where you get told 623 00:29:13,218 --> 00:29:16,655 to back off very abruptly. 624 00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:19,558 - I would always try to stay in touch with her as much as 625 00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:21,893 I could, but honestly, it was really hard sometimes 626 00:29:22,027 --> 00:29:23,629 to stay in touch with her, 627 00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,131 whether she's not responding to texts, 628 00:29:26,264 --> 00:29:28,367 did she change your phone number? 629 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:29,935 What is going on? 630 00:29:30,068 --> 00:29:32,771 It was definitely a really scary time. 631 00:29:32,904 --> 00:29:33,805 - There was a period of time 632 00:29:33,939 --> 00:29:35,340 where I hadn't heard from her for months, 633 00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:37,809 and I just remember, "I don't know if I'm ever going 634 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:40,212 to see her again." 635 00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:43,448 - I was just in a very, very bad place mentally. 636 00:29:43,582 --> 00:29:47,986 I was completely broken down, and then in the middle of that, 637 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,224 I had some sex tapes released of me from when I was 19 years old. 638 00:29:55,394 --> 00:29:58,630 People were just so mean to me even in the street 639 00:29:58,764 --> 00:30:00,265 and stuff like that, so then I started doing 640 00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:03,168 more drugs and drinking more. 641 00:30:04,936 --> 00:30:09,775 - She was getting night terrors, she was freaking out, 642 00:30:09,908 --> 00:30:11,510 she couldn't sleep, she couldn't eat, 643 00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,445 she was losing weight. 644 00:30:13,578 --> 00:30:16,415 - I thought that my family hated me, 645 00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:20,118 I thought WWE hated me. 646 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,956 I'm going to be open, I was cutting myself. 647 00:30:25,090 --> 00:30:28,026 I never thought I'd be like that person to do that 648 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,262 and stuff like that, but once you're in that mindset 649 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:33,665 where you just can't feel anything else. 650 00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:36,868 Absolutely convinced. 651 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,570 I was like, "This is it, I don't want to be around anymore. 652 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:41,206 I'm just going to kill myself." 653 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:43,275 That's what I wanted to do. 654 00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:44,976 I felt like people have lost respect for everything 655 00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:46,812 that I've done, and the thing that they're going 656 00:30:46,945 --> 00:30:50,348 to remember me by is a freaking sex tape. 657 00:30:52,951 --> 00:30:56,488 - My daughter was about five and a half stone, dripping wet. 658 00:30:56,621 --> 00:31:00,392 You could see her ribcage. 659 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:03,595 She was a skeleton with skin on it 660 00:31:03,729 --> 00:31:06,865 and that's how my little girl came to me. 661 00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:09,568 Oh, I'm sorry, I'm getting angry. 662 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:12,971 My beautiful little princess 663 00:31:13,105 --> 00:31:19,644 that was feisty and strong was broken. 664 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:24,216 - I called my dad and I said, "I'm so sorry," 665 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:34,025 but the first thing my dad said, he was so supportive, 666 00:31:34,159 --> 00:31:38,063 he was like, "You had sex. Everyone does it." 667 00:31:38,196 --> 00:31:41,099 He was like, "Unfortunately, you're in the public eye 668 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:43,135 and you have a lot more spotlight on you," 669 00:31:43,268 --> 00:31:44,369 and he was like, 670 00:31:44,503 --> 00:31:47,239 "You just have to be strong enough to get through it." 671 00:31:47,372 --> 00:31:49,274 Being told by my dad that it's okay, 672 00:31:49,408 --> 00:31:52,711 it made me feel a little bit better, which is good. 673 00:32:03,455 --> 00:32:06,691 - It was just a whole whirlwind of just absolute craziness 674 00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:08,960 in the space of a year. 675 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:11,263 Eventually, something just really snapped 676 00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:12,864 and I was just like, 677 00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:15,600 "I'm so tired of living like this." 678 00:32:15,734 --> 00:32:17,369 I just wake up feeling awful. 679 00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:19,237 I spend my days feeling awful. 680 00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:23,341 I just got very tired of living the way I was living, 681 00:32:23,475 --> 00:32:25,977 but WWE the whole time were constantly trying 682 00:32:26,111 --> 00:32:27,879 to reach out to me and constantly trying to help me. 683 00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:29,748 They brought me to Connecticut, 684 00:32:29,881 --> 00:32:31,483 and they asked me if I needed help. 685 00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:34,019 Eventually, I did ask for their help. 686 00:32:34,152 --> 00:32:37,789 I was like, "I really want to go back to Florida now," 687 00:32:37,923 --> 00:32:40,926 and they booked my flight literally the same day. 688 00:32:41,059 --> 00:32:44,129 They were like, "Get your stuff, get on this flight." 689 00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:47,132 - Once she started reconnecting with the people 690 00:32:47,265 --> 00:32:48,466 that she cared about, 691 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,504 I definitely noticed positive change in her. 692 00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:54,239 - When I saw Paige at the performance center, 693 00:32:54,372 --> 00:32:55,540 she looked great. 694 00:32:55,674 --> 00:32:58,543 She seemed like she was in a better place. 695 00:32:58,677 --> 00:33:03,215 I think she just really wanted to get back to where she was 696 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:06,218 and to regain what she had lost. 697 00:33:11,656 --> 00:33:17,562 ♪ ♪ 698 00:33:17,696 --> 00:33:19,631 - We are at here at Raw in Houston, Texas, 699 00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:23,068 and this is, well, my official first week back. 700 00:33:24,736 --> 00:33:27,873 - She got cleared to compete again in 2017, 701 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,342 and even though she was off the drink and the drugs, 702 00:33:30,475 --> 00:33:33,044 I still believe that she was having a big fight 703 00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:35,780 with mental health. 704 00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:38,049 - My first day back on the road was the most intimidating 705 00:33:38,183 --> 00:33:40,919 thing ever because I thought, "Okay, I'm back on the road. 706 00:33:41,052 --> 00:33:42,554 What's everyone's reaction going to be? 707 00:33:42,687 --> 00:33:44,155 Are they going to judge me because of these tapes? 708 00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:46,157 Are they going to judge me because I was an addict?" 709 00:33:46,291 --> 00:33:49,327 I was really scared. 710 00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:50,729 - Hi. 711 00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:52,397 - Hi. 712 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:54,666 Yay. 713 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:57,602 Walking in everyone was just so happy. 714 00:33:57,736 --> 00:33:59,037 They all just said, "We thought you were going 715 00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:02,507 to die, and we are just really happy that you're here." 716 00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:06,778 When I come to walking out, that's when I started getting 717 00:34:06,912 --> 00:34:08,880 the full body shakes again. 718 00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:10,415 I was so scared about walking out there. 719 00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:13,018 I was like they're going to boo me out of the building. 720 00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:17,389 Stephanie gave me a big hug and she said, "This is your house." 721 00:34:20,859 --> 00:34:23,094 [Paige's music plays] 722 00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:26,431 Michael: Wait a minute. 723 00:34:31,069 --> 00:34:33,171 She's back. 724 00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:34,673 Corey: Oh, my God. 725 00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,676 Michael: Paige is back. 726 00:34:37,809 --> 00:34:40,812 [crowd chants "Paige"] 727 00:34:40,946 --> 00:34:44,616 [crowd chants "Welcome back"] 728 00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:46,785 - Did you miss me? 729 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:50,488 [crowd cheering] 730 00:34:50,622 --> 00:34:52,924 Corey: Welcome back, Paige. 731 00:34:53,058 --> 00:34:58,196 Michael: Paige with the Rampage. 732 00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:00,966 - I was trying to hold back tears as well. 733 00:35:01,099 --> 00:35:02,067 I'm just looking around. 734 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:03,168 It gives me chills now. 735 00:35:03,301 --> 00:35:07,272 I'm like, "This is really cool. People like me." 736 00:35:07,405 --> 00:35:08,907 - Ray wanted to perform more than anything and she was 737 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,544 willing to overlook so much. 738 00:35:12,677 --> 00:35:15,814 When she got cleared, I just said to her, 739 00:35:15,947 --> 00:35:17,148 "Just be careful, Ray." 740 00:35:17,282 --> 00:35:18,183 We'd talk. 741 00:35:18,316 --> 00:35:19,451 It's like, "How's your neck? 742 00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:20,318 Is it tweaking? 743 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:21,286 Is it niggling? 744 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:22,354 Are you getting any pain? 745 00:35:22,487 --> 00:35:23,254 Is there anything at all?" 746 00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:24,255 "No, Mom, I'm good. 747 00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:25,590 No, Mom, I'm good." 748 00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:28,893 Well, at one stage, one of those bumps was going to fall foul. 749 00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,167 - I remember going to a live event, 750 00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:40,105 I get this kick in the back. 751 00:35:41,306 --> 00:35:44,376 I had this lighting bolt shoot through my body 752 00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:46,878 and then I fell down and then I can't fill my arms 753 00:35:47,012 --> 00:35:50,749 and legs and I'm just like, "Am I paralyzed?" 754 00:35:51,516 --> 00:35:54,753 - I remember seeing her hit the canvas the way she did 755 00:35:54,886 --> 00:35:56,488 and knowing pretty immediately 756 00:35:56,621 --> 00:35:59,457 there was something pretty wrong. 757 00:35:59,591 --> 00:36:01,226 - They start bringing down these stretchers and I'm like, 758 00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:02,527 "Please don't take me on the stretcher. 759 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:04,095 I don't want to go on a stretcher." 760 00:36:04,229 --> 00:36:05,430 I was like, "Just give me a couple of minutes, 761 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:08,166 it will probably come back." 762 00:36:13,204 --> 00:36:15,273 I sit up, everyone starts applauding, 763 00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:17,442 then I walk out the ring. 764 00:36:20,912 --> 00:36:23,782 They fly me to Pittsburgh to go see the doc 765 00:36:23,915 --> 00:36:28,153 and he took a bunch of x-rays and then he was just like, 766 00:36:28,286 --> 00:36:29,120 "First of all, you're lucky you're not 767 00:36:29,254 --> 00:36:31,523 completely paralyzed." 768 00:36:31,656 --> 00:36:34,392 My spinal cord took so much impact, 769 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:37,896 it's like I got in a really terrible car crash. 770 00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:40,899 The spinal fluid around my spine, 771 00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:43,301 it was nonexistent at a certain area, 772 00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:44,969 so if I get tapped in there a little bit, 773 00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:47,038 I could be fully paralyzed. 774 00:36:47,172 --> 00:36:49,741 - A second time, you might not be as lucky. 775 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:50,809 - I know. 776 00:36:50,942 --> 00:36:52,310 I already came back for three or four weeks 777 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:56,314 and already I had something. 778 00:36:56,448 --> 00:36:59,250 I guess that would be it for me. 779 00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:00,685 That's it? 780 00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:02,821 - Well, there are other things you can do. 781 00:37:02,954 --> 00:37:04,189 You're incredibly talented. 782 00:37:04,322 --> 00:37:05,657 You're-- 783 00:37:05,790 --> 00:37:08,793 - Especially if it's not on your own terms, 784 00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:11,196 it's the most heartbreaking thing ever that can happen 785 00:37:11,329 --> 00:37:14,566 to a wrestler is to be taken out, and I'm just like, 786 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,301 "I don't know what to do." 787 00:37:16,434 --> 00:37:18,703 - Yes, I'm listening what's up babe? 788 00:37:18,837 --> 00:37:22,073 - No, I just got told, that is all. 789 00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:30,115 - I'm just not wrestling anymore. 790 00:37:42,594 --> 00:37:52,537 ♪ ♪ 791 00:37:56,674 --> 00:37:57,308 - I love this ring. 792 00:37:57,442 --> 00:37:58,810 I was born to be in this ring. 793 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:01,412 This is my heart, this is my soul, 794 00:38:01,546 --> 00:38:04,949 and this is my blood. 795 00:38:07,519 --> 00:38:09,154 Unfortunately, due to neck injuries, 796 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:14,125 I can no longer perform as an in-ring competitor. 797 00:38:19,097 --> 00:38:21,132 This is one of the hardest things I'll ever have to say 798 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:23,334 in my entire career. 799 00:38:24,669 --> 00:38:34,646 [crowd chants "Thank you, Paige"] 800 00:38:34,946 --> 00:38:37,615 - New Orleans four years ago is where I debuted 801 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:40,351 and won the Divas Championship, 802 00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:42,353 and four years later, 803 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:45,056 New Orleans is where I want to retire. 804 00:38:45,190 --> 00:38:50,795 This always will be my house. 805 00:38:51,396 --> 00:38:58,903 [crowd chants "Thank you, Paige"] 806 00:38:59,037 --> 00:39:02,840 - Straight away you flashback to what you've just gone through. 807 00:39:02,974 --> 00:39:05,910 For those couple of years you've seen her down and out 808 00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:08,179 and at her worse, and you're sitting there thinking, 809 00:39:08,313 --> 00:39:09,914 "Are we going to have to go through this again? 810 00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:12,150 Is this going to be worse this time?" 811 00:39:12,283 --> 00:39:16,154 But the saving grace is that she'd been through all of that. 812 00:39:16,287 --> 00:39:19,190 - At this point in my life, I knew that I still wasn't going 813 00:39:19,324 --> 00:39:20,925 to hit rock bottom, this was not going to be 814 00:39:21,059 --> 00:39:23,962 an excuse for me to start drinking and doing drugs again. 815 00:39:24,095 --> 00:39:26,931 Having someone there that actually supports you, 816 00:39:27,065 --> 00:39:30,902 and wants you to be healthy, and has your best interests, 817 00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:33,304 it helps motivate you. 818 00:39:33,438 --> 00:39:35,340 - Ronnie and Raya had been friends 819 00:39:35,473 --> 00:39:37,909 before they were in a relationship. 820 00:39:38,042 --> 00:39:42,313 He brought the smile back to Raya. 821 00:39:42,447 --> 00:39:43,882 - I don't like taking credit, I don't. 822 00:39:44,015 --> 00:39:47,652 I think she genuinely just saved herself. 823 00:39:47,785 --> 00:39:50,288 - We just completely stopped drinking together 824 00:39:50,421 --> 00:39:54,592 and we both decided to go vegan and stuff like that. 825 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:59,898 - It's the way that she carries herself, she's just special. 826 00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:04,569 - You never thought that when I was going to sign to WWE 827 00:40:04,702 --> 00:40:06,871 that seven years later there was going to be 828 00:40:07,005 --> 00:40:09,741 a freaking movie about my life. 829 00:40:09,874 --> 00:40:11,476 What the? 830 00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:14,979 The whole movie was done by the time that I got back 831 00:40:15,113 --> 00:40:18,449 from my neck and got over drugs. 832 00:40:18,583 --> 00:40:21,786 "What's up, you guys?" 833 00:40:23,121 --> 00:40:26,557 I was just really, really happy that it just grew to what it was 834 00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:28,559 because the insecurity kept peeking round 835 00:40:28,693 --> 00:40:30,762 and I was just like, "A movie? 836 00:40:30,895 --> 00:40:33,564 People are not going to be interested in my story." 837 00:40:33,698 --> 00:40:36,868 - To have done all that she has, 838 00:40:37,001 --> 00:40:39,437 by her mid-20s, is pretty incredible. 839 00:40:39,570 --> 00:40:41,105 I think the beautiful thing is for her, 840 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,875 her story is definitely not over. 841 00:40:46,110 --> 00:40:49,514 - My daughter's had mountains to climb and to tumble down 842 00:40:49,647 --> 00:40:53,885 the other side of, but she's only 30, 843 00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:56,754 and she's accomplished so much, 844 00:40:56,888 --> 00:40:58,856 and I feel that my daughter's 845 00:40:58,990 --> 00:41:04,429 got to live another seven lifetimes before she's finished. 846 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:10,535 - One thing Saraya has left us in her legacy 847 00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:14,572 here is using your voice and not being afraid of who you are. 848 00:41:14,706 --> 00:41:16,474 When I see what the women are doing today, 849 00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:20,678 I know that Paige had such a massive part of that. 850 00:41:22,013 --> 00:41:24,782 - At the end of the day, WWE can give you the platform 851 00:41:24,916 --> 00:41:26,918 or they can give you the brass ring, 852 00:41:27,051 --> 00:41:29,020 it's just what you do with it afterwards. 853 00:41:29,153 --> 00:41:30,655 - She's still young, that's what I always tell her, 854 00:41:30,788 --> 00:41:32,957 "You're still young, you're still gorgeous, 855 00:41:33,091 --> 00:41:34,559 you're always going to be talented." 856 00:41:38,596 --> 00:41:39,931 - She's just got that spark. 857 00:41:40,064 --> 00:41:42,400 Put a camera in front of her and everything just lights up. 858 00:41:42,533 --> 00:41:44,702 People love her, she's infectious. 859 00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:48,106 At 30 years old, the world truly is her oyster. 860 00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:49,941 - You can do anything when you put your mind to 861 00:41:50,074 --> 00:41:52,243 and that's a very corny thing to say, I suppose, 862 00:41:52,377 --> 00:41:54,879 but she's shown that that's the truth. 863 00:41:55,012 --> 00:41:59,684 The sky's the limit, she has not reached her full potential yet. 864 00:42:00,485 --> 00:42:03,855 - I've got Ronnie, my family, there's a movie about my life, 865 00:42:03,988 --> 00:42:08,659 I can't complain because everything is still so wonderful 866 00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:10,595 I'm proud of what I've done and I'm proud of what I can 867 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:14,699 potentially do in the future too.