Saraya is ready to share her story with the world.
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 has been in the public eye for much of her life, but her story was always told through someone else’s viewpoint. Her new book gives her a chance to share her side and clear things up, noting that she also didn’t tell every story, so that she didn’t overload the reader.
“I am shocked at how great I remember things [considering the damage I’ve done to my memory over the years]. So, [stories in the book range] from a very young age, up until AEW, I won the Women’s Championship, which I thought was the perfect little ending for it,” she said. “But, things have just changed since then. So, I need to do a second book or something. I just wanted to tell my story because a lot of people out there, they have an opinion about how I am or they tell my story for me. And it’s not accurate. Or you know, they think they know some things they don’t.
“So, I want to kind of clear the air on some things. And then, I wanted to keep… I took some stories out because there is like so much to digest here and there’s so much to process that I didn’t want to throw too much at a reader,” Saraya added. “Because it was already at one point where I’ve done these media calls. And a lot of people [said], ‘I had to put the book down.’ So, I was like, it was a lot to process. And so, I was happy that I didn’t include a lot of these extra stories because that would just send someone into a spiral.”
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Saraya highlights the big takeaway she hopes people have after reading her book
Saraya hopes people are inspired by her book. She doesn’t look for any sympathy, but hopes that her story teaches the reader about hope and perseverance through hard times.
“I don’t care what people think of me, truly. Everyone is going to have their opinion. And I’m not going to persuade people any differently, right? It’s just… What someone thinks of me is none of my business, it’s fine. But I will say is, I hope people don’t feel sorry for me. I don’t want people to feel sorry for me. I want people to be inspired by it,” Saraya said. “And if someone is going through even a little bit of what I’ve done in my lifetime, I just want them to walk away knowing that there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is another side of these things, and everything is going to be okay. So, that’s my main goal for people to be inspired by it.”
Saraya says she’s been blown away by the reception to her book from both fans and her peers.
“They have all said, ‘I’m just happy that you are here. And that was inspiring.’ And that was just exactly what I wanted. That’s the reception that I needed for sure, and for it to be positive,” she explained. “I want people… I’m a little insecure about the way people think of me. I feel like everyone hates me and that kind of stuff. But, I didn’t realize the reception was going to be this great. So, I am really happy.”
What’s next for Saraya’s in-ring career?
Saraya left AEW last month, a mutual decision by both sides. She wants to get her outside interests in order over the next year, but also plans to dedicate herself to training. Saraya hopes to start training with Natalya and remind everyone just how great she can be in the ring.
“What I want to do is… 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,” she explained, “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, right?
“What I want to do is, I’m going to talk to Nattie,” Saraya said. “I want to go to her training school and I want to train with her and like get back into how I feel. I used to wrestle dude. Like, I used to wrestle wrestle. I think I got a little scared subconsciously, and I didn’t get to do what I know that I can do. So, yeah, I have to adjust a few things. But I want to get back in the swing of things.
Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives is available now. Check out our full interview with Saraya below:
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