Paige On Sasha Banks Ending Her In Ring Career: “If it wasn’t you, it would have been someone else.”

Paige comments on the incident that ended her in ring career.

A few years back, Paige had to end her in ring career after a live event spot gone wrong. After a kick to the back of the neck from Sasha Banks, Paige found herself paralyzed in the ring.

During her Turning The Page stage show at Starrcast V, Paige commented on how her neck injuries lead to her career ending after being asked how her neck is doing.

“I would love to, for sure. Having your career taken away from you without you wanting it to, having to retire on not my terms, it was really disappointing. I already knew once my neck got kicked in the middle of the live event match, once I went down, I was like, ‘This is it, this is the end of my career.’ I couldn’t feel my body. I lost control of my arms, my legs, then I’m just laying there and looking up at the referee like, ‘I can’t feel my body, I’m paralyzed right now.’ He threw up the X and I look at poor Sasha in the corner and she’s like, ‘I’m so sorry.’ If it wasn’t you, it would have been someone else.”

Paige on Turning The Paige

Time will tell if Paige will be able to one day once again step into the ring but for now she remains retired from the ring and even plans to write a book.

H/T to Fightful for transcription

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