It's being reported that Paige was informed this past week that she will not be cleared to return to in-ring competition inside a WWE ring, marking the end of her wrestling career for the company. Multiple sources told PWInsider's Mike Johnson that WWE's doctors will not allow Paige to return in a physical role following an injury she suffered on Dec. 28 during a live event match in Uniondale, New York when she was kicked in the back of the head by Sasha Banks.
It was believed that Paige had suffered a stinger, but further testing reportedly found that the injury was worse than initially expected.
Paige made her debut on the main roster back in 2014, defeating AJ Lee for the Divas title in her debut match to much buzz and excitement. Since then, she captured the Divas championship once more at Summerslam of the same year. Paige was also the first NXT Women’s champion before getting the call up to the main roster. This will obvioulsy be devastating news for the 25 year old and her legions of fans.
Paige missed 17 months of action due to neck surgery before returning to WWE programming in November.