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Saraya departed from AEW earlier this year, and during a recent appearance on the "Women's Wrestling Talk" podcast, she mentioned that CEO Tony Khan has left the door open for a possible return.
Saraya teased the possibility of returning to AEW at some point in the future.
She said, "I was like, alright, time for me to bow out. Tony was amazing with it. It ended up being mutual, which is great. He was like, let's do it. Like- that's perfectly fine. He was extremely supportive about my my future endeavors and he encouraged me and the door was left open, you know, which is great, and yeah, it was just a lot of brainstorming on my time off where I was like, okay, now it's time for me to bow out gracefully, I guess."
During a recent appearance on the "Undisputed" podcast, Jamie Hayter discussed her year-long absence from AEW due to a back injury, which she sustained before Double or Nothing 2023.
Hayter returned to the ring at AEW All In London 2024.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On dealing with her back injury: "It was an incredibly difficult time. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. The only thing I could do for long periods of time was sit on my stomach."
On her recovery: "My mom always says to me that every time I fall in s*it, I end up smelling like roses. That is my life. Every time I think something terrible is going to happen, or that my career is over, something positive happens. When I got hurt, I didn't know what it was. I was still training and wrestling at first. After a while, I couldn't stand up straight. I was in excruciating pain. I couldn't even get out of bed for PT. It gutted me. It sucked. I didn't even watch much wrestling. I did a lot of writing, listened to music. When I could move, I'd get outside. It's nice and sunny here in Georgia, so I wanted to be present in my current situation. Wrestling would always be on the back of my mind, but I needed to focus on my every day and focus on me. I was going to need surgery, but then the pain massively subsided. Weirdly, I'm now glad it happened. Personally, on the inside, I feel a million times better."
On her new look: "I know it was jarring at first because I looked so different-but this is me. I'm bringing myself more into my wrestling. My favorite band is The Doors. When I was hurt, listening to their music would cheer me up and get me pumped. I'm really into 60s, 70s psychedelic rock. I love Kate Bush. Music makes me feel good. This is like a new album in my career. I like the whole counterculture movement, and I draw a lot of inspiration from that. We'll see if it's everyone's cup of tea."