[Econoline]

Ethan was a lot more believable as a tough guy than the Midget World Order or Pockets and was decent on the mic too. He was also one of the few in this company who could throw a decent worked punch instead of those shitty elbow shots that everyone else uses!

 

[LordPerucho]

Damn, i wonder if he regrets this? LOL Something tells me ..no lol

Wasnt he mad at Scott and Don because this wasnt what he originally planned with the Karate Man?

 

[yeahright2]

Damn, i wonder if he regrets this? LOL Something tells me ..no lol

He does regret it.. Somewhat. He claims it was a youtube thing that wasn´t meant to go to TV.. Well, It did, because he didn´t say no.
Like Pepperidge farm, the Internet remembers.

 

[Prince Devitt]

Wanted to hear JR call a cage match between Brian Cage and Christian Cage vs Adam Page and Ethan Page with special ref Diamond Dallas Page and special enforcer Nick Gage

 

[Bahn Yuki]

Ethan Page should have been a midcard mainstay in AEW with the eventual reward of something like a tag title reign. There are lesser talents on TV who do what Ethan presumably would be willing to (drop falls regularly, make the top stars look good). What Ethan had that many don't is total commitment to the cause, he spoke about wanting to spend his career in AEW and help backstage. For whatever reason, he's now changed his mind and chosen to leave. This would've been avoidable if they'd thrown him a bone. He was doing some good work in ROH, but seemed overlooked when it came to AEW creative plans.

I'm not sure what is next for him. Given that he just started an indy, being on the road with WWE may be difficult unless he leaves someone else to run it. WWE have expressed interest in the past. A return to TNA, where Santana and Matt Hardy have gone back to and where Josh Alexander is a top guy, is a definite option. I would love New Japan to take a punt on him as an actual regular talent, not one of those who pops in for occasional appearances. But they are being very frugal with their finances right now. Konnan may try and book him in AAA, but AAA is the worst major promotion on the planet so it isn't enticing.

This isn't a 'fumble' per se as he's replaceable, but he was talented enough and better than a lot of the undercarders they've had on TV, so they should've done something with him, like a branded tag team. Men of the Year were ok but Scorpio had no charisma and everything he did seemed to suck the life out of the building. Ethan Page and Ricky Starks, two guys with talent but not really all the main event qualities, was a tag team idea I had last year.

I really felt they had something planned with Ethan being in the Firm. I was hoping that after the Samoa Joe somehow they could get back to that. Let's not forget it was Punk himself that asked to work with Stokley Hathaway. It's very possible he asked Ethan, Big Bill and The Gunns to be part of it.

The Gunns then joined up BCG and we did see Ethan Page as a baby face in his home town. I felt with Collision at that time it have more opportunities to those who were always on the sidelines. With ROH also being taped it would be easy to showcase underneath talent propping them up.

 

[Saintpat]

It Tony works through the roster cutting Pages (Ethan, Adam) and Cages (Christian, Brian) and Bucks (Matt, Nick and Pat) … it’s a start.

 

[Catkishi]

I actually forgot all about him.

 

[Geeee]

This is what I like about Ethan. He takes a serious gripe and makes it entertaining. Good heel shit!

 

[Dr. Middy]

Dude should have been a rock solid midcarder coming out of that Omega match. He’s become a good worker and always has been a great promo. Shame, hopefully he does better wherever he ends up.

 

[H.B.Rising]

It's amazing to me how every guy who leaves AEW was a "wasted talent." Very few guys in wrestling are over with the crowd or can work a major program. Ethan Page is not one of those guys. He's a guy who can fill out a card, nothing more nothing less. If he goes to NXT he will be the same thing. If he goes to TNA, he will be the same thing.

 

[JacobHester9999]

Hopefully Jay White and Brit Baker leave next. There’s some good mic workers in AEW that have either been given bad booking or no booking at all.

Ethan Page
Ricky Starks
Jay White
Brit Baker

All should have been featured PROMINENTLY on the show as singles acts that can talk. Unfortunately, Tony would rather book 20 minute matches than a 10 minute match with 10 minutes of mic time (for someone that can actually talk….not Roddy/Deeb/Banks/Purazzo etc).

If AEW wants to just a wrestling show of 15 minute matches with no promos, it’s going to die bc there only like 3 guys in the entire world that can work repeated 15-20 min matches and the audience still wants to see it. Ospreay, Danielson, Darby…you can’t book Buddy/Edge for 20 minutes and think that’s getting over more than a mic segment with people that can promo

 

[DRose1994]

It's amazing to me how every guy who leaves AEW was a "wasted talent." Very few guys in wrestling are over with the crowd or can work a major program. Ethan Page is not one of those guys. He's a guy who can fill out a card, nothing more nothing less. If he goes to NXT he will be the same thing. If he goes to TNA, he will be the same thing.

after 5 years, there’s a clear track record of guys going from wwe to AEW or TNA to AEW (or even NJPW to AEW) and coming out a worse version of themselves. They don’t get over here, or they come in hot, and then fizzle out. Malikai Black, Andrade, Keith Lee, Miro, Ethan Page, Jay Lethal/Jeff Jarrett, John Morrison, Ethan Page, arguably Danielson and Edge.

For all the jokes that get time on AEW tv consistently, it’s ridiculous that they couldn’t find something for him.

 

[Wolf Mark]

Fucking disgrace to have missed on him. AEW actually misses on having good-looking guys with size and charisma that can wrestle and talk on the mic and Ethan Page was basically all of that!

I hopes he comes back to TNA. He was mainly a tag team wrestler in TNA but having now experienced things in singles, I feel like he could really take off. Have Josh Alexander get a title match and at the end Page appear and cost him the match.

 

[Wolf Mark]

Would like to see Ethan get an opportunity in WWE. Even if he has to be in NXT for awhile. Surely he wouldn't be there for years considering how experienced he is....then again...Robert Stone has been there for ages.

What is there for him to do in TNA besides feud with Josh Alexander again?

How about World Champ? It's not like TNA has a stacked roster. The main event guys are what, Nemeth, Alexander, Hammerstone and Moose? I could see Page get into that. He could be a bragging egocentric Flair-like Champ.

 

[zkorejo]

This is a miss on Tony's part. Ethan Page was the guy you build from midcard. You have three midcard titles. Instead he wasted so much tv time on that whiny bitch Ricky starks who will leave AEW anyways.

Hope Ethan does great wherever he ends up.

 

[toontownman]

Didn't realise he was 6'2. Thought he was much shorter. I'd be surprised if WWE didn't bite given his age and ability. Especially as they just cleaned house in nxt.

Might well be a strategic move to entice Josh Alexander to join him next February. The North reunion would be fantastic.

 

[yeahbaby!]

Shame never got to see him as the North in AEW. Would have massively helped the tag division.

Peter North?