At NXT New Year's Evil, The Rock and Ethan Page were involved in a backstage segment after The Rock interrupted a conversation between Page and Ava.
The Rock said he was keeping an eye on Page and that he would see him on the main roster before smacking him on the ass as he left.
"I was trying to get some business handled, which is pretty tough with Ava, not gonna lie. She keeps a handle of her business, I can respect that. No, I did not expect The Rock, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, to interrupt me, but on top of it, if a superstar of that caliber could pick anybody on the NXT roster to brush shoulders with, to get to know, to get to be in the presence of and understand what they bring to the table, if I'm the Final Boss, I'm going to see what's up with Ethan Page. There was part of me that was shocked. The other part, after the fact, no. He's a very strategic man, and that was a very good move by the Final Boss," Page told Bully Ray on Busted Open Radio.
Asked how he felt about The Rock smacking him on the ass and sharing the screen with "The Final Boss," Page replied, "I'll tell you exactly how I felt. I literally told him, as well, I started wrestling when I was 16 years old. This is where Ethan Page was conceived. I always envisioned Ethan Page on screen with The Rock. Ultimate goal. Number one. Bucket list, let's check it off. I just skipped an entire line of goals to my number one goal and checked it off. I got to tell him to his face that I got to achieve that. On top of it, let him know what I brought to the table, got to show him how talented I was, and at the end of the day, that's the man that's in charge of the future of my career."
Page continued to handle his business on Tuesday's NXT, defeating Dante Chen and then injuring his leg. Je'Von Evans returned to help Chen, but Page immediately attacked his injured jaw.
Elsewhere during the interview, Page was asked what NXT sees in him that AEW didn't. You can find his answer by clicking here.
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