Paige’s surprise return on SmackDown led to her first title defense since coming back, but Jacy Jayne and Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid) interrupted and mauled the match, as three NXT call-ups invaded WWE’s main roster amid ongoing roster changes.
Nikki Bella's WrestleMania 42 status is uncertain due to an ankle injury, jeopardizing her spot in the Women's Tag Team Championship fatal four-way. If she can't compete, Brie Bella's partner is reportedly Paige, who PWInsider says has signed a multi-year WWE contract to return for the match—Paige's first WWE appearance since 2022 after neck-injury retirement; Nikki has worn a boot and hadn't wrestled since March 27, with a decision about her WrestleMania participation due in the 24 hours ahead of the show.
Paige says WWE is her home after returning to the ring at WrestleMania 42, stepping in for Nikki Bella in the Women’s Tag Team Title match and winning the titles with Brie Bella. After retiring in 2017 due to a neck injury, she stayed with WWE as a manager/GM, later wrestled for AEW in 2022, and now reiterates that she is a WWE girl forever and plans to stay with WWE.
WWE confirms Paige will appear at WWE World in Las Vegas on April 19, 2026, just a day after her WrestleMania 42 return and her Women's Tag Team Championship win, signaling an immediate push.
Paige returned to WWE during WrestleMania 42 post-show, declaring WWE her home after Nikki Bella revealed she’d undergone surgery and ran into Paige in Birmingham, with Paige already holding gold and signaling a promising comeback.
Paige (Saraya) reportedly signed with WWE and is expected to return to the ring during WrestleMania weekend, potentially appearing in the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal Four-Way by substituting Nikki Bella who has not been cleared to wrestle; she previously wrestled in WWE in 2017, spent time in AEW, and now looks to resume in-ring action.
Nikki Bella will reportedly not be cleared to wrestle at WrestleMania 42 due to an ankle injury, taking her and Brie out of the planned fatal four-way Women’s Tag Team Title match alongside Nia Jax & Lash Legend, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, and Bayley & Lyra Valkyria. The returning Paige could factor into WWE’s plans for the match as it is retooled, since the Bellas have never held the titles and both sisters intend to finish their in‑ring careers around 2027.
Paige, also known as Saraya, is reportedly re-signing with WWE and planning to wrestle again, including stepping in as a last-minute substitute for Nikki Bella to team with Brie Bella in a Women's Tag Team Title Fatal-4-Way in Las Vegas.
Nikki Bella reportedly isn’t cleared for WrestleMania 42, with PWInsider noting Paige (Saraya Jade-Bevis) has signed to return and is expected to substitute Nikki in Saturday’s WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way, after Paige was allegedly secretly flown to Las Vegas for a run-through.
Nikki Bella is sidelined with an ankle injury and will not compete at WrestleMania 42, with Paige reportedly returning to WWE to redebut and take Nikki’s spot alongside Brie in the Women’s Tag Team Championship Match; Paige has reportedly signed a multi-year deal to return to in-ring competition.
Microsoft is partnering with digital pathology provider Paige to develop the world's largest image-based artificial intelligence (AI) model for identifying cancer. The AI model, trained on billions of images, aims to detect both common and rare cancers, helping doctors cope with staffing shortages and growing caseloads. Paige, which has FDA approval for its AI tool, has been working to digitize the pathologists' workflow to improve accuracy and efficiency. The collaboration with Microsoft will enable Paige to build an advanced AI model that is "orders of magnitude larger than anything out there." The model, currently training on 4 million slides, is expected to revolutionize cancer care and democratize access to healthcare.