A familiar face has earned a shot at the AEW World Championship.
On AEW Rampage: Grand Slam taping, several of the company's stars competed in the Grand Slam Golden Ticket Battle Royale, where the winner would earn a shot at the world title on the October 18 episode of AEW Dynamite.
The bout featured a few noteworthy returns, especially that of Brian Cage. He competed in the match, and in doing so, he wrestled on AEW TV for the first time since October 2021. He was in action at ROH Supercard of Honor and Death Before Dishonor, but he has been absent from AEW.
Lance Archer also competed in the contest; he previously had a lengthy run in Japan as part of the NJPW G1 Climax 32. Dalton Castle was another noteworthy participant.
In the end, Hangman Page won the match by last eliminating RUSH.
@theAdamPage eliminates @rushtoroblanco to win The Golden Ticket Battle Royale. It will be @JonMoxley (or @The_MJF) vs Hangman Page for the #AEWWorldTitle on the Tuesday episode of #Dynamite. #aew #rampage #aewrampage #grandslam #wrestling #wrestlingalldayallnight pic.twitter.com/Xvol5wNnLY
— Wrestling All Day All Night (@WrestlingADAN) September 24, 2022
Page is a former AEW World Champion. He defeated Kenny Omega to win the gold at AEW Full Gear 2021. He later lost the title to CM Punk at AEW Double or Nothing 2022. Page recently came up short in his quest to win the AEW World Trios Championship at AEW All Out, where The Elite won the gold.
Moxley defeated Bryan Danielson on AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam to win the title after it was vacated in due to CM Punk's reported injury.
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