AEW Star Vows To Keep Promise To Win Gold In The Company

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An AEW star has vowed to keep promise to win gold in the company.

On the July 1 episode of AEW Collision, MJF defeated Ethan Page to retain the AEW World Championship. The title bout followed an impassioned promo from Page where he detailed his father’s upbringing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Speaking on the latest edition of his vlog, Page shared his thoughts immediately after his match with Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Intending to keep his promise to his daughter to win a title in AEW, “All Ego” said:

“I lost. The worst thing is that everyone is gonna say to me, ‘You almost touched the top. You were just this close. Everybody you love was there to see you win, but you came short. I did not come up short tonight.”

“The record will show that Ethan Page lost to MJF for the AEW World Title in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, but I did not come up short. When I walked out, I knew I was fighting for myself. I was fighting for every single that made sure I’d be in this position in the first place.”

“Every single person from Hamilton, from the whole freaking country, my family was sitting in the front row and saw me almost reach greatness. But you know what they also saw? They saw the referee ask me if I wanted to give up multiple times, and every single time, I said no.”

“MJF had every opportunity to make me tap, make me quit, but I refuse to give up. If I didn’t show you, if I didn’t show the locker room, if I didn’t show my people in Hamilton that I have what it takes to be a champion, sure, then I came up short. Tell me I came up short now.”

“I gave everything I had. You know what, it breaks my heart to know that my family sat in the front row and saw me lose. But on the way to the back, I stopped to talk to my daughter in the front row.”

“I told her that daddy was okay, this was not my last match, and I promised her that I would win gold in AEW. I don’t plan on breaking that fucking promise.” 

Page further reflected on the matchup later in the video, saying:

“My biggest takeaway from everything was I got to accomplish a couple dreams. I guess that’s the first time anyone from Hamilton has wrestled in the FirstOntario Centre for a major world heavyweight championship title. I’m very proud.”

“Most proud, though, that my father was sitting in the front row and I got to do that little speech on MJF, which was really from the heart. That’s why I was so passionate.”

“I was yelling in this man’s face. It was cool to feel the love of my hometown and to wrestle for the world title on Canada Day, and for them to be so supportive.”

“I actually thought I was gonna win the damn title. I believe I can, I believe I still have the opportunity to win a belt. That’s my goal. I made the promise to Gabby, so that’s the goal, is to become a champion.”

After thanking Hamilton, Ontario and expressing his gratitude to AEW President Tony Khan, Ethan said:

“It was a great reminder to go to Hamilton and see where I came from and see all the familiar faces and realize that I’ve achieved so much since starting in wrestling, and to be proud of that I’ve accomplished and how far I’ve come.”

“We’re climbing, guys. This is the tortoise and the hare. Ethan Page is clearly the tortoise, but I don’t plan on giving up, not even for a second. So thank you to everybody who’s supported me. For real, it means the world. Let’s see what happens next.”

Ethan Page is now redirecting his focus alongside Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy on Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal and Satnam Singh when all six men will be in the Royal Rampage match on the July 21 edition of AEW Rampage.

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