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* ShippingTorpedo: Saraya's made it clear that she vehemently disapproves of fellow Outcasts member, [[Wrestling/RubyRiott Ruby Soho]], dating [[Wrestling/ThreePoint0 Angelo Parker]], and will interfere anyway she can whenever the two get close.
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*** Wrestling/{{Naomi}}, who developed a mutual grudging respect with Paige, as the two match up rather well competitively speaking. This lasted until Paige won a #1 Contender's battle royal, causing Naomi to snap and pull a violent FaceHeelTurn on Paige after being shafted to the side.[[note]]Naomi had pinned Divas Champ Nikki Bella three times in the past two months at that point, so from her perspective the battle royal should've never been booked.[[/note]]

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*** Wrestling/{{Naomi}}, Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}, who developed a mutual grudging respect with Paige, as the two match up rather well competitively speaking. This lasted until Paige won a #1 Contender's battle royal, causing Naomi to snap and pull a violent FaceHeelTurn on Paige after being shafted to the side.[[note]]Naomi had pinned Divas Champ Nikki Bella three times in the past two months at that point, so from her perspective the battle royal should've never been booked.[[/note]]



** Used again during her feud with the Wrestling/BellaTwins when, in desperate need of allies to put things on an even playing field, she turns to the other Divas — and finds that ''not one of them'' will help her because they still have issues with her. In fact, the Bellas manage to convince one, Wrestling/AliciaFox, to join up with them against Paige, and Wrestling/{{Naomi}} and Wrestling/{{Tamina|Snuka}} outright hate both sides and opt to become the third option in the feud.

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** Used again during her feud with the Wrestling/BellaTwins when, in desperate need of allies to put things on an even playing field, she turns to the other Divas — and finds that ''not one of them'' will help her because they still have issues with her. In fact, the Bellas manage to convince one, Wrestling/AliciaFox, to join up with them against Paige, and Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/{{Tamina|Snuka}} outright hate both sides and opt to become the third option in the feud.



** Once acknowledged Wrestling/SashaBanks as this on NXT, until Sasha turned out to be [[FaceHeelTurn a rather sore loser]]. The same would repeat itself on the main roster with Wrestling/{{Naomi}}. When Sasha, Charlotte and Becky were called up to the main roster, Sasha would be the only one of the three to not team up with Paige, instead aligning herself with Naomi and Wrestling/{{Tamina}}.

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** Once acknowledged Wrestling/SashaBanks as this on NXT, until Sasha turned out to be [[FaceHeelTurn a rather sore loser]]. The same would repeat itself on the main roster with Wrestling/{{Naomi}}.Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}. When Sasha, Charlotte and Becky were called up to the main roster, Sasha would be the only one of the three to not team up with Paige, instead aligning herself with Naomi and Wrestling/{{Tamina}}.
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** Played straight after she lost to Wrestling/{{Naomi}} on 6/17/2014's ''Main Event'' when Paige swallowed any hurt pride and went to congratulate Naomi by shaking her hand. Too bad Wrestling/{{Cameron}} interrupted. [[CurbStompBattle (Too bad for Cameron, that is.)]]

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** Played straight after she lost to Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} on 6/17/2014's ''Main Event'' when Paige swallowed any hurt pride and went to congratulate Naomi by shaking her hand. Too bad Wrestling/{{Cameron}} interrupted. [[CurbStompBattle (Too bad for Cameron, that is.)]]



* TheQuietOne: Aside from her initial debut when she came out to congratulate Wrestling/AJLee, Paige really didn't do any talking on the main roster. She was eventually put on commentary for a Wrestling/{{Naomi}} v. Wrestling/AliciaFox match on the 6/23/2014 episode of ''RAW'', but even then, she didn't say much, even with Wrestling/{{Cameron}} - who was also on commentary - constantly trying to goad her. Then again, Cameron was talking '''''so much''''' that Paige might have just given up on giving actual commentary on the match as a lost cause, in favor of watching the match and ignoring Cameron as much as she could get away with. Eventually {{subverted|Trope}} when Wrestling/AJLee came back to reclaim her title and Paige started doing more mic work, incidentally marking a FaceHeelDoubleTurn for both Divas.

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* TheQuietOne: Aside from her initial debut when she came out to congratulate Wrestling/AJLee, Paige really didn't do any talking on the main roster. She was eventually put on commentary for a Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} v. Wrestling/AliciaFox match on the 6/23/2014 episode of ''RAW'', but even then, she didn't say much, even with Wrestling/{{Cameron}} - who was also on commentary - constantly trying to goad her. Then again, Cameron was talking '''''so much''''' that Paige might have just given up on giving actual commentary on the match as a lost cause, in favor of watching the match and ignoring Cameron as much as she could get away with. Eventually {{subverted|Trope}} when Wrestling/AJLee came back to reclaim her title and Paige started doing more mic work, incidentally marking a FaceHeelDoubleTurn for both Divas.



** Next came Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls. Of the two, Wrestling/{{Naomi}} was more on par with Paige in terms of in-ring ability and became her first WorthyOpponent on the main roster while Wrestling/{{Cameron}} was much more a nuisance who pissed Paige off more than anything. Paige's feud with them ended after Paige beat Naomi in a title match at 2014's ''Money in the Bank'', when rising tension between the Funkadactyls causing the two to feud with each other rather than keep focusing on Paige.

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** Next came Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls. Of the two, Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} was more on par with Paige in terms of in-ring ability and became her first WorthyOpponent on the main roster while Wrestling/{{Cameron}} was much more a nuisance who pissed Paige off more than anything. Paige's feud with them ended after Paige beat Naomi in a title match at 2014's ''Money in the Bank'', when rising tension between the Funkadactyls causing the two to feud with each other rather than keep focusing on Paige.
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As Britani Knight, Bevis won six solo championships/titles[[note]]The Herts & Essex Wrestling Women's Championship, the Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship, the German Stampede Wrestling Women's Championship, the Pro Wrestling EVE Championship, the World Association Of Wrestling Ladies Hardcore Title, and the Swiss Championship Wrestling Ladies Championship[[/note]] and two tag team championships[[note]]The Pro Wrestling Fighters Ladies Tag Team Championships with Sweet Saraya, and the WAWW Tag Team Titles with Melodi[[/note]]. As Paige, she was a 1-time NXT Women's Champion, a 2-time Divas Champion, and the winner of the 2013 NXT Women's Championship Tournament. She also briefly held the WWE Divas Championship and the NXT Women's championship at the same time, marking the first time that a wrestler held titles in both leagues simultaneously. Finally, as Saraya, she is the current AEW Women's World Champion.

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As Britani Knight, Bevis won six solo championships/titles[[note]]The Herts & Essex Wrestling Women's Championship, the Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship, the German Stampede Wrestling Women's Championship, the Pro Wrestling EVE Championship, the World Association Of Wrestling Ladies Hardcore Title, and the Swiss Championship Wrestling Ladies Championship[[/note]] and two tag team championships[[note]]The Pro Wrestling Fighters Ladies Tag Team Championships with Sweet Saraya, and the WAWW Tag Team Titles with Melodi[[/note]]. As Paige, she was a 1-time NXT Women's Champion, a 2-time Divas Champion, and the winner of the 2013 NXT Women's Championship Tournament. She also briefly held the WWE Divas Championship and the NXT Women's championship at the same time, marking the first time that a wrestler held titles in both leagues simultaneously. Finally, as Saraya, she is briefly held the current AEW Women's World Champion.
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As Britani Knight, Bevis won six solo championships/titles[[note]]The Herts & Essex Wrestling Women's Championship, the Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship, the German Stampede Wrestling Women's Championship, the Pro Wrestling EVE Championship, the World Association Of Wrestling Ladies Hardcore Title, and the Swiss Championship Wrestling Ladies Championship[[/note]] and two tag team championships[[note]]The Pro Wrestling Fighters Ladies Tag Team Championships with Sweet Saraya, and the WAWW Tag Team Titles with Melodi[[/note]]. As Paige, she was a 1-time NXT Women's Champion, a 2-time Divas Champion, and the winner of the 2013 NXT Women's Championship Tournament. She also briefly held the WWE Divas Championship and the NXT Women's championship at the same time, marking the first time that a wrestler held titles in both leagues simultaneously.

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As Britani Knight, Bevis won six solo championships/titles[[note]]The Herts & Essex Wrestling Women's Championship, the Real Quality Wrestling Women's Championship, the German Stampede Wrestling Women's Championship, the Pro Wrestling EVE Championship, the World Association Of Wrestling Ladies Hardcore Title, and the Swiss Championship Wrestling Ladies Championship[[/note]] and two tag team championships[[note]]The Pro Wrestling Fighters Ladies Tag Team Championships with Sweet Saraya, and the WAWW Tag Team Titles with Melodi[[/note]]. As Paige, she was a 1-time NXT Women's Champion, a 2-time Divas Champion, and the winner of the 2013 NXT Women's Championship Tournament. She also briefly held the WWE Divas Championship and the NXT Women's championship at the same time, marking the first time that a wrestler held titles in both leagues simultaneously.
simultaneously. Finally, as Saraya, she is the current AEW Women's World Champion.
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* CaptainErsatz: The Paige character in FCW was created to be one for [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth Salander]].

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* CaptainErsatz: The Paige character in FCW was created to be one for [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy [[Literature/MillenniumSeries Lisbeth Salander]].



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Started in FCW as a badass hacker a la [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth Salander]] who was stalking Wrestling/SethRollins, but she then switched to the "Anti-Diva Army" with [[Wrestling/IvelisseVelez Sofia Cortez]], and both angles were dropped. As a parenthetical note, the hacker gimmick was given to [[Wrestling/SamiCallihan Solomon Crowe]]. It's pretty awesome, which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen does make you wonder...]]

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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Started in FCW as a badass hacker a la [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy [[Literature/MillenniumSeries Lisbeth Salander]] who was stalking Wrestling/SethRollins, but she then switched to the "Anti-Diva Army" with [[Wrestling/IvelisseVelez Sofia Cortez]], and both angles were dropped. As a parenthetical note, the hacker gimmick was given to [[Wrestling/SamiCallihan Solomon Crowe]]. It's pretty awesome, which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen does make you wonder...]]



* {{Determinator}}: Paige's thing seemed to be hanging on through beatings long enough to hit the Paige Turner, starting with her unexpected counter to AJ's Black Widow. She also definitely qualifies from an out-of-kayfabe perspective. She may have retired from in-ring competition at a young age, but when you consider that she sustained a career as a wrestler for over 10 years and became a pioneering force for WWE's women's division despite suffering from scoliosis, it's amazing that she got so far at all.

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* {{Determinator}}: Paige's thing seemed to be hanging on through beatings long enough to hit the Paige Turner, starting with her unexpected counter to AJ's Black Widow. She also definitely qualifies from an out-of-kayfabe perspective. She may have ([[TenMinuteRetirement temporarily]]) retired from in-ring competition at a young age, but when you consider that she sustained a career as a wrestler for over 10 years and became a pioneering force for WWE's women's division despite suffering from scoliosis, it's amazing that she got so far at all.



* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Me "Saraya"]]: Paige is never called by her real name on ''Series/TotalDivas'', although occasionally someone will call her "Raya".

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* [[DoNotCallMePaul Do Not Call Me "Saraya"]]: Paige is never called by her real name on ''Series/TotalDivas'', although occasionally someone will call her "Raya". Averted in AEW.



* FiveMovesOfDoom: An odd collection but still present. Hair-pull slams, a series of knees to an opponent positioned over the middle rope, Fisherman's Suplex, kick to the gut, Paige-Turner.

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* FiveMovesOfDoom: An odd collection but still present. Hair-pull slams, a series of knees to an opponent positioned over the middle rope, Fisherman's Suplex, kick to the gut, Paige-Turner.Paige-Turner (WWE)/Knight-Cap (AEW).



** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] after she lost the Divas's Championship to Wrestling/AJLee; for weeks afterward, Paige seemed to be a Graceful Loser who had respect for AJ [[WorthyOpponent for beating her]] and even became AJ's friend, but it turned out that Paige was actually ''furious'' that AJ had taken the title from her. She eventually [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] when she attacked AJ from behind to punish her for taking the title.

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** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] {{Subverted|Trope}} after she lost the Divas's Divas Championship to Wrestling/AJLee; for weeks afterward, Paige seemed to be a Graceful Loser who had respect for AJ [[WorthyOpponent for beating her]] and even became AJ's friend, but it turned out that Paige was actually ''furious'' that AJ had taken the title from her. She eventually [[FaceHeelTurn turned heel]] when she attacked AJ from behind to punish her for taking the title.



* {{Irony}}: In her Talk Is Jericho interview, Paige talks about how she primarily played a heel on the indies - claiming she looks fake whenever she smiles. This is incredibly ironic when one thinks that she has never been able to make a heel run stick for very long in WWE - and has found most of her success as a face or tweener.

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* {{Irony}}: In her Talk ''Talk Is Jericho Jericho'' interview, Paige talks about how she primarily played a heel on the indies - claiming she looks fake whenever she smiles. This is incredibly ironic when one thinks that she has never been able to make a heel run stick for very long in WWE - and has found most of her success as a face or tweener.



* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Paige is of course Britani Knight all grown up; though Britani wasn't a "hero" [[ForeignWrestlingHeel to most audiences outside of the UK]], she was [[AHeroToHisHometown wildly popular at home]] [[KidAppealCharacter especially among the other kids]], having debuted at age 13.

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* KidHeroAllGrownUp: Paige is of course Britani Knight all grown up; though Britani wasn't a "hero" "hero".[[ForeignWrestlingHeel to most audiences outside of the UK]], she was [[AHeroToHisHometown wildly popular at home]] [[KidAppealCharacter especially among the other kids]], having debuted at age 13.



* LegacyCharacter: Somewhat before becoming Paige. Like her mother (who's real name is Julia Bevis), she has wrestled under the name Saraya Knight. Less so considering that she is actually named Saraya.

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* LegacyCharacter: Somewhat before becoming Paige. Like her mother (who's (whose real name is Julia Bevis), she has wrestled under the name Saraya Knight.Knight, and now wrestles in AEW as Saraya. Less so considering that she is actually named Saraya.



** In the names of her {{Finishing Move}}s: She uses a swinging leg hook fireman's carry slam called the "[=Paige=]-Turner," and a Cloverleaf leglock variation called the "Ram-[=Paige=]." The latter was originally called the Knight Light while she was still Britani Knight - keeping the trope intact.

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** In the names of her {{Finishing Move}}s: She uses a swinging leg hook fireman's carry slam called the "[=Paige=]-Turner," "[=Paige=]-Turner" and a Cloverleaf leglock variation called the "Ram-[=Paige=]." The former became the Knight-Cap in AEW, and the latter was originally called the Knight Light while she was still Britani Knight - keeping the trope intact.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: She has a fairly deep voice. For a woman anyway.
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* CatchPhrase: "This is ''my''/''our'' house!"

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* CatchPhrase: "This is ''my''/''our'' ''my'' / ''our'' house!"
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* CatchPhrase: "This is ''my'' house!"

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* CatchPhrase: "This is ''my'' ''my''/''our'' house!"
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** And once again in January of 2023 alongside Wrestling/ToniStorm as a result of feeling disrespected by the audience.
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* BareYourMidriff: She's wrestled almost exclusively in a two piece since coming to America. At least one of her Florida Championship Wrestling outfits veered into BattleBikini territory.

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* BareYourMidriff: BattleBikini: She's wrestled almost exclusively in a two piece since coming to America. At least one of her Florida Championship Wrestling outfits veered into BattleBikini territory.as well.

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