Ex-AEW Star Saraya Left Suicidal After Horrifying Leak

Saraya has spoken candidly about the sex tape that leaked online featuring two other WWE stars and left her feeling suicidal.

On March 26, Saraya announced her departure from AEW, six months before her contract officially expired in September. The English star has released her first book Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives as she lifts the lid on her turbulent life and career.

Things took a downward spiral for the star formerly known in WWE as Paige when she was the victim of intimate footage of her leaking online. The most talked about video that was leaked featured Saraya, her ex-boyfriend and former WWE star Brad Maddox as well as current WWE star Xavier Woods.

Saraya Felt “Everything Was Done” After Leak

Speaking to The Guardian, Saraya spoke candidly about how she felt at that time and claimed she had to drink to get through it:

I look back on it now and think: ‘Ugh, what was I doing?’ I was 19 and at that age, girls just want to please. He was making suggestions about stuff he wanted to do and things he wanted to film. Ultimately, it was my decision, no one was holding a gun to my head, but I felt gross afterwards. I don’t know how [it was leaked], but I have my thoughts. I had to drink to be able to do those things, and now everyone was getting to see them.

Five years after the events themselves, they were leaked to the world and Saraya admitted she felt like ending everything:

I wanted to kill myself. I didn’t want to be around any more. It was like the straw that broke the camel’s back. I felt as if there was no way I could recover from this – my career, my friendships, my family. I felt that everything was done.

Saraya went on to note that the unwavering support of her family helped her through the situation with WWE also reaching out immediately to ensure she was ok.