Major angle unfolds after World title match at AEW WrestleDream
While AEW World Champion Hangman Page left Saturday’s AEW WrestleDream as the champion, what happened after he defeated Samoa Joe was unexpected.
Page pinned Joe after three Buckshot lariats in the co-main event of the evening to pick up the successful title defense. After the match, both of Joe’s Opps teammates Katsuyori Shibata and Powerhouse Hobbs came out to help Joe to his feet and show respect to Page.
Joe then did the same, hugging Page and shaking his hand. Then, he laid Page out followed by Shibata and Hobbs kicking him while he was down. Joe then ordered his teammates to put Page up to the top rope, followed by a Muscle Buster to complete the turn. The three men then walked to the back while Page was helped out by medical personnel and other officials.
Joe, Shibata and Hobbs will defend the World Trios titles on Wednesday’s Dynamite against The Hurt Syndicate who earned the shot earlier in the night on WrestleDream.
Page now has five successful title defenses, but doesn’t appear to be done with the former champion just yet.
