Saraya Names AEW Stars She Wants To Wrestle

The Anti-Diva became #AllElite last month.

by Andrew Pollard
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With Saraya now reportedly cleared to resume her in-ring career, the recent AEW signee has named which #AllElite talents she's looking forward to butting heads with.

Speaking on Talk Is Jericho (via Fightful), the Anti-Diva was quick to reference Britt Baker before then listing several other potential opponents.

"Britt, 100%. I know she gets used a lot, but she's really good. I really want to get in the ring with Nyla [Rose]. I love Sonny [Kiss]. I know she's working in the male division, but I would love to work her eventually. Jade [Cargill] looks really impressive. I'm not really familiar with her wrestling style as much yet because she's so new. I'm looking forward to seeing where she goes. Jamie Hayter, I think she's fantastic. People love her. They really want her to be babyface. I'm like, 'You should really keep this going for a long time'. There are so many different women I look forward to working with."

As Paige, Saraya last wrestled in December 2017 as she teamed with Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to take on Bayley, Mickie James and Sasha Banks for a WWE house show.

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Due to neck issues, the inaugural NXT Women's Champion formally announced her retirement after WrestleMania 34. From there, Saraya was utilised as the SmackDown General Manager, as the manager of the Kabuki Warriors, and was a regular presence on the likes of The Bump and WWE Backstage.

Of course, Saraya made her AEW bow at Dynamite Grand Slam from Arthur Ashe Stadium last month. There, she came to the rescue of Toni Storm and Athena as they were attacked by Baker, Hayter, Rebel and Serena Deeb. Since then, Saraya has gotten physical with the Role Model, and many presume that Saraya and Baker will face off at Full Gear 2022 on 19 November.

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