Paige Fires Back At Fan Who Questions Her Decade-Long NXT Absence On X

Paige responds with a blunt insult after a fan challenges her NXT return comments.© NDTV Library

A fan on X accused Paige of lying about how long she'd been away from WWE NXT, and she answered back fast. Paige replied bluntly and clarified that she meant her time away from wrestling on NXT, not her wider WWE career. It all followed her return to the brand, where the former NXT Women's Champion challenged Kelani Jordan for the NXT Women's Championship. A backstage interview after the show had Paige reflecting on being back, and one fan took issue with how she described the absence. She recently returned at WrestleMania 42.

Paige Explains Her Decade-Long Absence From NXT After Fan Questions Her Comments

The argument started after Paige spoke backstage following her NXT match, where she said it felt great to be back on the brand after 10 years. A fan pushed back on X and claimed she hadn't been gone that long. The complaint appeared to treat her return to WWE television as the same thing as her return to NXT.

Paige answered: “Since I wrestled in NXT.. dumb b*tch.” That made it plain she was talking about the NXT brand, not WWE as a whole.

Her challenge to Kelani Jordan was her first NXT appearance in more than a decade, but she did not win title. Backstage after the match, she talked about being back on the brand.

Paige Reveals Triple H Personally Called Her for the Last-Minute NXT Match

Paige also said she wasn't originally scheduled to face Jordan. Speaking on Busted Open Radio, she explained that the chance came together during WWE's double-taping in Brooklyn, when Chief Content Officer Triple H approached her.

“I got called last minute. It wasn't actually supposed to be me. Triple H pulled me aside in Brooklyn at the double taping and said, ‘Do you mind going down to NXT?' I was like, ‘Oh sh*t. Yeah, definitely,'” Paige said.

The short notice left her with little time to prepare, she added. Paige said yes to Triple H's request and went on to challenge Jordan for the championship. Her return to WWE television began at WrestleMania 42, while the NXT spot was her first appearance on brand in more than 10 years.