Both Zak and Paige wrestled in smaller venues for a time with some success. Paige originally took on the stage name Britani Knight (a spin-off of her father's stage name), while Zak tried out the alliterative moniker Zak Zodiac. From 2006 to 2011, the teenaged Paige wrestled around Europe.
Fighting With My Family focuses on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that came their way: the chance to audition for the WWE. According to The Telegraph UK, both Zak and Saraya tried out, but only one made it. Zak recounted to The Telegraph how he wasn't quite what they were looking for.
"I don't have abs and my shoulders aren't touching my ears," he explained, only half joking.
Paige, on the other hand, was signed, making her official debut as "Paige" in early 2012.