Saraya’s brother has commented on his recent AEW All In absence.
Earlier this year, AEW visited the United Kingdom to host the much-anticipated All In PPV. For two years in a row, the show took place from the respectable Wembley Stadium in London, alongside a Dynamite and Collision episode from Cardiff.
British star and former women’s champion Saraya’s brother Zak Knight was heavily expected to be a part of the events. However, an unfortunate incident and a toll on mental health barred the budding wrestling from being a part of the shows.
In an interview on Cruising With Kayfabe, Knight opened up on his All In absence and hopes to grab his next opportunity.
I had high hopes that I may get on [AEW All In], but I come back to the UK in June. I needed a bit of time off for personal reasons. We’ve spoken about mental health, I felt like mine was dipping a little bit, and I wanted to take care of that, as well as my wife and children.
I’d been on the road for nine months, I’d come home for maybe 25 days in those nine months, and it was two-three days here, two-three days there. Primarily, when I’m not working, I’m in an Airbnb on my own. So things just got crazy, truthfully, but Tony was brilliant. He said to me that I can have until All In off, so I got my six-seven weeks where I could be home, recharge, get things sorted.
I can’t thank him enough for that. Then August, I was cleared, and I’m like, oh my god, I’m cleared, and we’ve got Cardiff, and we’ve got Wembley. I’m probably expecting too much, but every wrestler wants to dream of being on there. Now, it’s that waiting game. They’ve got the best roster in the world, no one can walk out and say, ‘I need a couple of weeks ago,’ and expect to come straight back in back to where they were.
I was doing well, I was getting to where I wanted to be, but unfortunately, this time period where I needed to be off for medical reasons sort of caused a halt. But I’m very confident once I get my next opportunity, we’ll get the ball rolling again.”
H/t Fightful
Knight’s last match on the Jacksonville-based promotion took place on 5th June 2024 against Auron West in a dark match. His last bout was against James Mason for the POW Intercontinental Title on 19th October. He has not wrestled since, and there are no confirmed plans for his AEW return.
When Will Saraya Return To AEW?
The former women’s champion last competed on the October 8 Dynamite: Title Tuesday and has not been seen since then. A few weeks ago, Saraya teased her return on X as she posted:
Wait until this version makes her way back to dynamite.
The tweet has seemingly been deleted since. Later, during an interview, Saraya explained her ongoing absence from the promotion.
In other news: Son of a WWE Hall of Famer has seemingly received a try-out from Triple H.