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“To be publicly humiliated like that was terrible,” the British wrestler told the news outlet. “I don’t wish that for anyone.”
“I didn’t go to work; I didn’t do anything,” Paige told thePost,adding that she experienced depression at the time. “I felt so rock bottom.”
Now, the 26-year-old is looking forward to the release ofFighting With My Family, a movie that chronicles how Paige became one of WWE’s top wrestling stars after getting her start thanks to her family of wrestling enthusiasts.
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But the movie also shows the drama that happened behind the scenes, namely how Paige made it to the WWE, while her brother — another wrestler — did not.
Fighting With My Familyalso features a cameo from Johnson, who serves as a producer on the film through his Seven Bucks Production company.
“In 2012 I watched a documentary about a young, unknown British female pro wrestler & her wonderfully crazy and loving wrestling family,” Johnson, 46, wrote on Instagram of his inspiration to make Paige’s life into a movie. “I loved it and instantly identified with her and her family — because it reminded me of MY wonderfully, loving and f—— crazy wrestling family. Many of you know my history.”
“Of course, she didn’t have the internet and thought I was the most beautiful and most successful woman in the world,” Paige said of the fan, who was about 7 years old. “It opened my eyes to so many things. I was like, ‘I’m gonna let videos get in the way of things?'”
She continued to the outlet: “I thought, what am I doing? I need to be successful for her. My whole journey was supposed to be about inspiring people.”
Fighting With My Familyopens on March 1, 2019.
source: people.com
