Hangman Page: ‘I don’t see myself as the main character of a show’
Hangman Page does not view himself as AEW’s “main character.”
Matt Jackson said in an interview earlier this year that Page “was always supposed to be the main character of AEW.” However, Page told Cameron Hawkins of Uncrowned recently that he doesn’t see himself that way.
Page said:
“[Being a focal point of AEW] only matters to me in the sense that I’m grateful that wrestling fans or even my peers, watching on or being a part of the shows, can see the things that I’ve done and appreciate them to that level.”
“I just think of myself [as someone] who goes to work on Wednesday and tries to do the best job that I can with what the day’s work includes. … I don’t see myself as the main character of a show. But if that’s how some fans take it or some of my peers might take it, I can just be grateful and think that must mean that they think I’ve done a good job.”
Later in the interview, Page was asked about defeating Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship at All In. He said that even in that moment, the spotlight was not solely on him.
“It felt like it was less about me — that moment was less about me and more about all of us together. And just to be the person, to be in that position, that was important to me. Years removed from now, I will appreciate all of that maybe more than I do now, being so fresh from it.”
Page’s second AEW World Championship reign lasted 133 days and included successful defenses against Jon Moxley, MJF, Kyle Fletcher, Lee Moriarty, and Samoa Joe. He later lost the title to Joe in a steel cage match at Full Gear.
Page’s full interview with Uncrowned is available here.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.