Matt Hardy is happy for Ethan Page.
Ethan Page left AEW/ROH and landed in NXT. He made his debut by attacking NXT Champion Trick Williams on the May 28 episode of NXT. Page unsuccessfully challenged for the title at NXT Heatwave. He then won the gold in a four-way match at NXT Heatwave, just six weeks after his debut.
Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy shared his thoughts on Page's title win.
“Super proud of Ethan for believing in himself. Once again, he could have signed a contract with AEW, but I think he realized Tony [Khan] already had a perception of what Ethan Page was gonna be, of what Ethan Page’s ceiling was, what he could possibly do, and Ethan didn't just settle for a payday. He wanted to go somewhere where he could still bust his ass and grind away and become a champion and continue to elevate his status. For that, I have huge respect for him. We had a conversation about this before, and I said, ‘Yeah, man, I think you’re doing the right thing.’ I am so glad that he did bet on himself because I feel like Ethan is a strong wrestler, he’s a great performer. He has a great mind for telling stories in the match, and he’s very good at incorporating character stuff and the story that you’re telling in the big scheme of things into the match and into the context of a match. So yeah, I was very happy he went there. I was happy he bet on himself. He took a risk. He could have just got guaranteed money for three, four years, whatever the deal was, but he took a risk, he rolled the dice, and he went to WWE, and he bet on himself, and it paid off. Very happy for him. I’ve been a big advocate of Ethan Page, and that isn’t gonna change any time in the near future. So I hope he just continues to get opportunities, I hope he kills it, and at NXT, whenever his run is all said and done, he gets an opportunity on Raw or SmackDown because I think he can do great and excel on those shows," Hardy said.
Click here to see what Ethan Page had to say after he won the NXT Championship.
Page previously discussed joining WWE. Click here to see what he had to say.
Booker T recently said that Ethan Page fit perfectly in the NXT system. Check out his comments here.
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