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With a heavy heart, Paige stuns the WWE Universe by announcing her retirement from WWE

British WWE superstar Paige has announced her retirement from professional wrestling.

The former WWE NXT and Diva's champion returned to the ring at the end of 2017 but had been out of action since December after suffering an injury during a house show.

Paige officially broke the news on Monday night's episode of Raw and thanked the WWE Universe and her fellow female competitors.

She also celebrated Daniel Bryan's return to in-ring competition at WrestleMania, saying it gave her hope of the future, and declared the WWE ring will always be "her house".

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Paige says she loving New Orleans and informs us what might happen if Mandy Rose or Sonya Deville don't win.

After the emotional speech to the crowd in New Orleans, the city where she won her first Divas title on her Raw debut in 2014, Paige left her t-shirt in the middle of the ring.

Paige first made her name in WWE's developmental territory NXT, where she became the first ever NXT Women's Champion.

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She won the Divas Championship after defeating AJ Lee on her main roster debut, becoming the youngest superstar to ever hold the belt.

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