“All Ego” Ethan Page was featured on the latest episode of the AEW Unrestricted podcast with Aubrey Edwards and Tony Schiavone. Page made his AEW debut on Revolution, and he revealed when he found out about his debut.
“Probably a week or less before the game. I was told the date and start time, but it was in the air because of the entire visa process, ”Page recalled. “So before it was actually confirmed, which is literally about a week in advance, it was just a hope and a dream, which is a lot in pro wrestling, until it happens, it may not happen.”
Page then talked about how hard it was to keep his debut a secret.
“To be honest, the hardest part for me was between my previous occupation, which was all pre-designated. The last thing I did in a ring was in November and the PPV was in early March, ”remarked Page. “There’s a lot of downtime, maybe four months with no activity in the ring.
“I had to book private sessions at a closed wrestling school during a pandemic, and Canada has a very high restriction level. I try to do that, to have a training partner I trust, who keeps a secret or doesn’t care why they train with me.
“Then from there, manage to get all the way from Canada to Jacksonville and not be discovered, and I think this was one of the first real openings of the crowd for AEW with people going to Jacksonville to see the show see cause i got spotted at the airport feeling like an ass that i just ignored this fan and just kept walking. And thank God the masks are there too, because maybe the question was whether it was really him, but it was stressful. “
Page later made his Dynamite debut in a match against Lee Johnson. He revealed his reaction when he found out Johnson was his opponent.
“I had looked at the product, everything that was released, and when I found out it was Lee I was very excited because I knew he was very capable and an aspiring man in the ring. and it was, I think, the perfect match, ”said Page. “When I look back at it, I’m very happy with how it all went, and there were a lot of risky things I probably shouldn’t have gone into on a debut, like top-rope body slam. There are so many parts that could go wrong, slip your feet and balance, and so on. He was the perfect opponent to pull off so many things that really set me apart. “
Page had said in his vlog that he was glad that it had taken him over 15 years to finally sign with a large company like AEW. He explained why he felt this way.
“I just don’t want this to come out negative. I feel like a lot of wrestlers get to these high level jobs really quickly in their careers lately especially, and not to say they don’t understand the seriousness of the position or the job, I just feel like I am a different understanding and appreciation for knowing how hard and how long it took to get here, ”explained Page. “Not a day goes by without worrying about getting fired.
“For me this is the ultimate chance as a professional wrestler and I couldn’t be happier that it took me so long to get here because of it. I will forever have an amazing understanding of how special this job is. To say I wasn’t nervous would be a lot.
“I had a lot of panic attacks before because I understood the seriousness of the situation and the position, but it’s almost like a muscle memory and only 15 years of experience thinking about it. As a result, I am definitely at an advantage with many of the younger and less experienced talents. “
Page revealed AEW’s previous interest in him, and he revealed who reached out to him and eventually signed it.
“Originally there was interest before the company even opened. People didn’t know I was signed to Impact, ”revealed Page. “They thought it was a per-date thing and I kind of had to tell them, ‘Oh sorry, I’ve been locked up for a while,’ and that was Cody who originally reached out to me, but then when … time went by , my contract with my previous employer ended. And it was actually Matt Jackson who finally moved something and locked me up. “
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