Fans haven’t seen Saraya in AEW since last year. Her last match was a number one contender match for the AEW Women’s World Title. Willow Nightingale won that match which also included Nyla Rose and Jamie Hayter back in October 2024.
Saraya has been working on her book release which comes out next week. It is titled Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives and she has just announced a book tour.
While speaking with Sports Illustrated, the former champion discussed her future in wrestling. Her contract with AEW expires in September.
“I’m letting people beat me, left, right and center. I was on a losing streak, but I just wanted people to get their rub,” Saraya said. “I want to uplift everybody. I’m not gonna be in wrestling forever. I’m coming to the end of it and it’s very soon. And I don’t wanna go out being like, I need to be on top,” she said.
Saraya spoke about her time in The Outcasts with Ruby Soho and Toni Storm. This was before the confidence clearly clicked for the Timeless one.
“I just remember when we we’re in a group, me and Ruby [Soho] were helping [Toni] with promos. She would just have one line and be terrified to do this line. She’d be going over it and over it and over it, while me and Ruby had all these lines.”
She continues, “She’s one of the best promos and characters, I think, of all time. And she’s one of my favorites all together right now. She is making wrestling fun and exciting and I love that. And it’s just funny seeing her from two years ago… when she was scared to pick up a microphone.”
There is no word on when Saraya will return on-screen.
