What started as a seemingly innocuous show announcement seemed to spark some real-life fires. On February 13th, it was announced Saraya Knight being unable to appear at Blackcraft Wrestling’s show The Ritual. The show is set for February 23rd and is a co-promoted event with Destiny World Wrestling. Saraya was to defend her Blackcraft Women’s Championship against Shotzi Blackheart. She is unavailable to appear due to the United Kingdom premiere of Fighting with My Family. The film is based on Saraya’s daughter Paige and her journey to the WWE. No big deal, right?
LuFisto Wages Twitter War with Saraya Knight
BREAKING: We have just been informed that @RealsarayaK will no longer be able to attend #TheRitual in Mississauga due to a scheduling conflict with the UK release of @FightingWMyFam. pic.twitter.com/UGo1yl07Ul
— Blackcraft Wrestling (@BCWwrestling) February 13, 2019
Well to LuFisto, it was a big deal. In her first of a series of tweets, she expressed her disappointment in Saraya. LuFisto believes that a champion should always be there to defend her championship.
https://twitter.com/LuFisto/status/1095836868296486912
https://twitter.com/theFAN2000/status/1095958309021147136
That’s the difference between me and her, noones really that interested in her…..
— SarayaKnight (@RealsarayaK) February 14, 2019
You would give up everything in a heartbeat to be in my shoes, so go and take my place and enjoy my spotlight, might be the only way you'll be relevant 😉 https://t.co/EzAIKTCl5d
— Julia Hamer (@RealsarayaK) February 14, 2019
Saraya responded by saying no one was interested in her and that LuFisto would love to switch places with her. This earned another searing Twitter shot from The Wounded Owl Ronin.
https://twitter.com/LuFisto/status/1096180000728981504
Any wayward mentions of one’s children will draw anyone’s ire, Saraya is no different. Her response was cooling to that fire.
Wow, I never knew you held such resentment towards me, but it's ok, you are trying to make yourself relevant by jumping on my media bandwagon, why choose now to be a complete bitch, it's ok though, I'll enjoy seeing you personally whether its at a show or not, #overrated https://t.co/nJjilYApPm
— Julia Hamer (@RealsarayaK) February 15, 2019
Here is where the rubber really meets the road, as LuFisto calls out Saraya and maybe challenges her?
https://twitter.com/LuFisto/status/1096363411909365762
Saraya was clearly losing her patience with these continued digs on social media.
The truth here is you have strived for years to be noticed, taken crazy bumps, wrestled guys before it was cool, worked shit Feds for no money, exactly the same as I have, the difference is I don't whine like a bitch about not being picked up by the main Fed's. Grow the fuck up!
— Julia Hamer (@RealsarayaK) February 15, 2019
shimmer is not a shit Fed, and was never in this equation. But she has busted her ass on the circuit, wrestled in dives as we all have done, and has now got bitter and whiny because her face didn't fit, now she's calling me out because I put family first……pathetic
— Julia Hamer (@RealsarayaK) February 15, 2019
Of course, LuFisto laughed off the accusations of trying to get noticed but delivered one final message to the matriarch of the Knight family.
https://twitter.com/LuFisto/status/1096384121528614913
Things have subsided for now, as of this writing. We’ll have to wait to see if this develops into a wrestling match between two grizzled and embattled veterans. As is, of course, the case with social media, many have chimed in for and against both women. Paige fans, of course, defend her mother, and question who LuFisto is at all. Both LuFisto and Saraya have interesting responses to fans in this situation. Despite the spiked words, it’s clear the two wrestlers still have some respect for each other and their wrestling careers.
A week removed from another Twitter argument that seemed to blur the lines whether it was legitimate gripes or setting up a match, it aired similar grievances to that of Austin Aries and Sami Callihan. If a match between these women were to come to fruition, we would be in for a real treat. Perhaps for Saraya’s Blackcraft Women’s Championship?
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