Saraya Makes Surprise Indie Appearance With WWE Entrance Theme
Former WWE and AEW star Saraya made a surprise appearance at Insane Wrestling Revolution’s Season’s Beatings Fest event on December 27, 2025, in Monroe, Michigan, marking her first indie wrestling appearance since becoming a free agent.
The former two-time WWE Divas Champion and AEW Women’s World Champion entered using her iconic WWE entrance theme “Stars in the Night,” the CFO$-produced track she used during her time as Paige in WWE from 2014 onwards.
The appearance at IWR 41, held at the Frenchtown Township Community and Event Center, comes as Saraya has been exploring opportunities outside of major wrestling promotions. The indie promotion is co-owned by ECW legend Rhino and Gary Pillette.
Saraya departed AEW in March 2025 after mutually agreeing to part ways with the company, despite having six months remaining on her contract. Her last match was on the October 8, 2024 episode of AEW Dynamite against Jamie Hayter in a “Saraya’s Rules” match.
The British wrestling star recently revealed plans to resume training in January 2026, telling the Toronto Sun, “I am starting to get the bug for it again. I’ve just found this new love for it again, and I’ve found this new passion for it again. I’m going to get into training in January, and we’ll see where that takes me.”
Her appearance at the Monroe event could signal the beginning of her return to active competition after taking most of 2025 off to focus on other projects, including her “Rulebreakers” podcast and memoir “Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives.”
