Hangman Page has explained why he calls his title the AEW ‘Men’s’ World Championship.
On July 12, at All In, Hangman Page ended the 273-day reign of Jon Moxley to become the AEW World Champion. Since then, fans may have noticed the 34-year-old refer to his title as the ‘Men’s World Championship’, similar to how the AEW Women’s World Championship has always included its gender by name. Now, Page has talked more about why he chooses to distinguish his title from its counterpart in the women’s division.
Appearing on ESPN’s 99.9 The Fan, Hangman Page discussed trying to make AEW’s world championships feel as equal as possible by specifying the gender of his title.
“I feel like in professional wrestling historically, it has been the case that the men’s division has been billed as, you know, the World Champion… To me, that always seemed like if you have to specify that one’s for the women and the other one is the World Championship, it felt like it created this hierarchy where one you’re telling the viewer and the audience that one of them is more important than the other. And I don’t think that’s the way that our fans feel any longer. I feel like specifying myself as Men’s World Champion… maybe kind of just asks people to stop and think. Whether it’s fans, the audience, or whether it’s people involved in wrestling, decision makers, or the wrestlers themselves. I’ve always tried to institute small little changes in the world that I’m involved in to make the world more representative of how I feel like it truly is or should be.”
-Hangman Page
Up next, Hangman Page will battle Powerhouse Hobbs in a Falls Count Anywhere match on tonight’s Blood & Guts edition of Dynamite. In terms of his next title defence, Page will take on Samoa Joe for the AEW Men’s World Championship at Full Gear.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further on Hangman Page and the AEW Men’s World Championship as soon as we hear more.
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