Saraya joined AEW in September 2022 after her WWE release in July 2022. She had not wrestled in nearly a half-decade due to a neck injury, and AEW allowed her to get back in the ring. During her time in AEW, Saraya won the Women's World Championship once. She held the championship for 44 days before dropping it to Hikaru Shida.

Saraya left WWE when her contract expired in 2022 and signed with AEW shortly thereafter. She was cleared to wrestle in AEW and had her first match since December 2017 when she be