The Paige Effect: How a WWE icon survived a global sex scandal to become the inspirational subject of a Hollywood blockbuster

As Paige, Pugh will have to demonstrate a lot of aggression in order to give a proper depiction of the person who changed women's wrestling forever.

WWE wrestling champion, Paige, couldn't be happier about her upcoming biopic, 'Fighting With My Family'. Starring Florence Pugh as Paige and Dwayne Johnson as The Rock himself, the film follows Paige's journey into the wrestling world where she goes on to become an NXT Women’s champion and 2-time WWE Divas champ. However, the journey has not been easy for the wrestler whose actual name is Saraya-Jade Bevis, and the film is set to depict the ups and downs in Paige's life which contributed in making her the champion that she is. 

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