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Paige On Her Goals For WWE Return, Wants To Be Part of Royal Rumble

April 24, 2026 | Posted by Andrew Ravens
WWE WrestleMania 42 Paige Image Credit: WWE

On a recent episode of her podcast, “What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon,”  Paige discussed her mindset in regards to her WWE return and what she wants out of it. The former Divas Champion made her return at WrestleMania 42 and teamed with Brie Bella to win the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.

Paige noted that she wants to be part of big matches like the Royal Rumble, the Elimination Chamber and more. Here are the highlights:

On Her Mindset

“I came in this time with a mindset where I just want to be happy and have fun. Because I don’t think I’m going to be wrestling after this run, you know? I want to just enjoy my time that I have here, embrace absolutely everything, just enjoy the journey. That’s all I care about.”

On What She Wants To Do:

“I do want to finally be able to be in the Royal Rumble that I got to not be a part of. And do the Elimination Chambers and do, you know, all these stipulation matches that were not around.”

On Having the Chance to be in the Royal Rumble:

“I had to be backstage in Gorilla when the Royal Rumble just started, and no one knew I was retired by that point, you know? And so I just sat there and I was just really sad. It was bittersweet. I was happy that the girls finally got this big match that we didn’t have before. But I was sad because I wasn’t a part of it, and I didn’t know if I was ever going to be a part of it again.

“And so to have this moment where I’m back in WWE, my neck is good, I’m wrestling again. And there’s opportunities for me to be a part of these stipulation matches. I mean man, I’m really excited. I’m really excited for the next couple of years.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon podcast with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.

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