Saraya Needs To Find Herself, Wants To Be The Girl In NXT Having Amazing Matches Again

Saraya Needs To Find Herself, Wants To Be The Girl In NXT Having Amazing Matches Again
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Saraya isn't sure what her in-ring future holds, but she hopes that pro wrestling finds an important place in her life once more.
The three-time women's world champion spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard to promote her new book, Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives. Saraya announced she was leaving AEW last month, which was a mutual decision by both sides. Now, she wants to get her outside interests in order over the next year, but also plans to dedicate herself to pro wrestling training. Saraya hopes to train with Natalya and remind everyone just how great she can be in the ring.
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'I feel like I need to get back in the swing of how I used to be. And I feel like I didn't really get to showcase that as much as I wanted. And maybe it is just in my head that I wasn't ready or whatever it is. It's crazy… It's crazy to come back from such a crazy injury,' Saraya explained.
Saraya needs to find herself in the ring again
Saraya believes some of her issues during her comeback were linked to being 'a little scared subconsciously,' which limited doing things she knows she is capable of.
'I have to adjust a few things. But I want to get back in the swing of things. I want to go back to that girl that was in NXT that was having these matches against Nattie and doing freaking… Just wrestling. I need to find myself again there,' she said. 'So, I feel like the next year that I am going to have, I'm going to take a step outside of the actual wrestling world. But I am still going to train and I'm going to build myself back up.
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'And if wrestling comes back into my life again, I would love it,' she continued. 'But I need to find myself. I need to wrestle again. I need to train, I need to work harder, I need to do all these things. So, when I come back, people will be like, 'Holy crap! She's back back. This is amazing.''
Saraya's new book, Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives, is available now. Check out our full interview with Saraya below:
Read More: Saraya Reacts To Rumors That She's Returning To WWE
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