Paige Recalls Transitioning to Smackdown GM Role, Talks Working With Her Mother

– Paige spoke with A Music Blog, Yea! for a new interview discussing her move to Smackdown GM and more. Video is below, plus highlights per WZ:

On taking finishers from her mother: “Oh yeah, the old ‘c*** punt’ is what she calls it. It’s not fun, and the fact that she can do that to her daughter—you’re cruel! She’s why I’m damaged; it’s her fault! My old finish when I was wrestling was called the Ram-Paige—the first time I did it was actually on [her mother Saraya]—and I spiked her head so bad that she was kinda concussed. I’m pretty sure I got the hang of it after that.”

On her transition to Smackdown GM: “It was a surprise to me to because I knew it was coming, the week prior they said ‘this might happen…’ I lost my voice, and they said if you don’t get your voice back to make this announcement, you won’t be doing it at all. I was drinking tea, I was doing my best to get my voice back, but we managed to do it, which was great, and they texted me — I got a text from one of the writers — like ‘Okay, you have to stay here for Smackdown tomorrow.’ [And I was like] ‘Just let me be!’ It was like putting salt in the wound. It was good. Once I turned up there Road Dogg was literally on my right and bombarded me like ‘Ihis is happening. Be quiet, no one knows.’ And I was like ‘Oh, really, this is great!’ And then we walked out, and it was great. I get goosebumps from the crowd. They’re so supportive. I thought it was the end for me, and then it wasn’t. It was a beautiful beginning, I love what I do now.”

On her singing voice: “I’m very low, it’s a wispy voice, but I can carry a tune to some songs. I wouldn’t say I was great, but it’s surprising. I always sing Amy Winehouse’s ‘Valerie’, but also Kings Of Leon’s ‘Use Somebody’. That’s literally, if you look on the internet, always there—I’m always drunk on a karaoke stage—I wouldn’t recommend watching those. Come watch me live!”