Hangman Page

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Lore & Background

Woltz began his career on the independent circuit in 2008. He began to appear in Ring of Honor (ROH) in 2011, staying there for seven years. In 2016, he joined the villainous Bullet Club stable and began to gain prominence. It was at this time that he adopted the cowboy-inspired persona of "Hangman" Adam Page. Along with his stablemates The Young Bucks, he won the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, and began working with Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) due to its agreement with ROH. In 2018, he was named as a member of the Bullet Club sub-group The Elite. In 2019, Page joined Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, and The Young Bucks in leaving NJPW and ROH to establish AEW with the financial backing of Tony and Shahid Khan, becoming one of AEW's core talents from its inception. At AEW's inaugural event, Double or Nothing in May 2019, he won a Casino Battle Royale to receive a shot to become the inaugural AEW World Champion, but was defeated by Chris Jericho at All Out that September. In January 2020, he won the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Kenny Omega, whom he would defeat for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear in November 2021. He captured the championship for a second time by defeating Jon Moxley at All In: Texas in July 2025. In January 2026 after winning the AEW World Trios Championship with JetSpeed ("Speedball" Mike Bailey and "The Jet" Kevin Knight), the trio known together as Jet Set Rodeo, he became the second wrestler to complete the AEW Triple Crown.

In Their Own Story

The crowd erupted at Double or Nothing in May 2019 when Page entered as a surprise entrant in the Casino Battle Royale, last eliminating MJF to earn a title shot. Although he lost the inaugural championship match to Chris Jericho at All Out that September, his rise continued. On January 22, 2020, Page and Kenny Omega defeated SoCal Uncensored to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship in the first-ever title change in AEW history. Their reign lasted 228 days before ending at All Out on September 5 when they lost to FTR. Tensions within The Elite eventually led to Page going solo, where he entered a tournament for the world title number one contender spot. At Full Gear on November 13, 2021, Page defeated Omega to capture his first AEW World Championship. His reign included a 60-minute time-limit draw against Bryan Danielson and victories over Lance Archer and Adam Cole before losing to CM Punk at Double or Nothing on May 29, 2022. He returned in 2023 to defeat Jon Moxley for his second world title at Revolution on March 5, making Moxley submit for the first time in AEW history.

Reader's Guide

Page debuted on the American independent circuit under the ring name Adam Page on May 24, 2008. In January 2011, he won his first championship, the CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship with Jason Blade. The following year, he became CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. He later wrestled for various regional promotions, winning multiple titles. In 2011, Page began working with Ring of Honor (ROH), becoming a regular competitor by 2013. He gained more prominence in 2014 after joining The Decade. Page aligned himself with Bullet Club in 2016, earning the nickname "Hangman" after attacking Chris Sabin with a hangman's noose. In August 2017, he won the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with The Young Bucks. He feuded with Punishment Martinez over the ROH World Television Championship and reached the finals of ROH's International Cup tournament in 2018. Page became a regular in NJPW as part of Bullet Club, appearing in events such as Dominion 6.19 in 2016 and G1 Special in USA in 2017, and tournaments including the 2016, 2017 and 2018 World Tag League (alongside Yujiro Takahashi), and the G1 Climax in 2018. He challenged Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship at Strong Style Evolved, though he was unsuccessful. On September 1, 2018, Page appeared at All In, defeating Joey Janela in a Chicago Street Fight. He later joined The Elite. His last NJPW appearance was on the Wrestle Kingdom 13 pre-show. In AEW, Page was announced as one of the first signees in January 2019. He won the Casino Battle Royale at Double or Nothing in May 2019, then lost to Chris Jericho at All Out for the AEW World Championship. He won the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Kenny Omega in January 2020, losing the titles to FTR in September 2020. After a singles run, he defeated Omega for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear in November 2021. He lost the title to CM Punk at Double or Nothing in May 2022. He later defeated Jon Moxley in a Texas Deathmatch at Revolution on March 5, 2023, becoming the first wrestler in AEW to make Moxley submit.

Did You Know?

• Page was born in the small community of Aaron's Creek in Halifax County, Virginia.
• He is the nephew of George Woltz, best known for co-creating Virginia's tourist slogan 'Virginia is for Lovers'.
• He graduated from Virginia Tech with a BA in communications in two years.
• During his early wrestling career, he worked as a high school journalism and graphic design teacher for five years.
• He stepped away from teaching when he became a full-time wrestler with NJPW in May 2016.