Zak Zodiac reflects on Saraya's big moment at AEW All In.
Saraya made history at the All In pay-per-view, as she won the AEW Women's World Championship for the first time in her career in her home country of England.
This was a major milestone for AEW, as Saraya's reign with the title marks the first time that the championship has changed hands outside of the United States.
While appearing on a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, Saraya's brother, Zak Zodiac, talked about his sister's championship win at length.
“Absolutely. I want to let the world know, Saraya’s actually writing her book. When she found out that this was happening, she kayfabed the family. Trust me, we didn’t have a single clue. She loves to work us. But she [told] Tony, look, you don’t even know, but you’ve actually just given me the ending to my book. Saraya started on top, and you’re constantly then chasing that feeling, that moment. How am I gonna recreate what she got at the very beginning of her career with WWE. Day one, winning the Divas Championship, being the current NXT Champion, all this at not even 20 years old, and she was the first. Saraya Two Belts, let’s not forget that. But honestly, we turned up yesterday, me, Saraya, and RKJ, we all turned up at 11 a.m. as soon as you walk into that stadium, it had a different energy, a different feel to any event that I’ve done in my 20-year career. I had goosebumps all day. The energy was just electric. We knew that something special was happening. As that stadium started to fill and more people are taking their seats, there’s 80,000 people there, goodness gracious. The U.K. has been calling out for this for a long time. They supported that event last night. The market here is huge. They just want people to come here. This really is an untapped market, it has been for a very long time, and I’m so glad that Tony Khan had the balls to say, ‘I’m booking Wembley Stadium. All In’s gonna be our annual event, our big show."
Zodiac then went on to praise Saraya for overcoming a number of obstacles to get to where she's at now.
"To see my sister go in there, make history and have that full-circle moment to be crowned world champion again after everything that she’s had to do, it’s not just a career-ending injury. Let’s not forget about the tapes that were leaked that gave her a mindset of, she can’t carry on. The mental health,the drug addiction, the alcohol addiction, she’s had to fight for the last few years, just to find herself. That’s about her professional career. Then to go out there, win the championship at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with all the Knight family there, I’m getting goosebumps, guys. That will never be duplicated. Well, until I do it, maybe next year, right? [laughs]."
Zodiac recently recalled losing out on opportunities to wrestle in NJPW and ROH. Learn more by clicking here.
During the AEW All In media scrum, Saraya revealed that she's writing a book and that All In will be the closing chapter of the book. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
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