Hangman Adam Page speaks candidly about Being The Elite.
Closing out AEW's 2025 Double or Nothing pay-per-view will be the finals of the men's Owen Hart Foundation tournament featuring Will Ospreay and Hangman Adam Page.
The winner of the bout will be heading to All In Texas to challenge for the AEW World Championship. Before Double or Nothing, Lauren Coates of Variety pushed out her interview with Hangman. As their conversation moved along, Page spoke about Being The Elite and the importance of that show to his career.
Page feels AEW would not exist without it and feels it'll likely end up being the most fun he's ever had in his pro wrestling career.
“When I start talking about my career and what I’ve been through, I can’t talk about it without mentioning Being The Elite, what it meant for wrestling, and how really, AEW wouldn’t have existed without it. That was the real vehicle that created a connection with fans, and started a movement, a following. For me personally, B.T.E., in its entirety, was probably the most fun I have ever had in wrestling. It’s hard to imagine that at the end of the day, it will always be the most fun I have ever had in professional wrestling, because these guys are my best friends, the people that I’m spending as much or more time with every week than I am with my own family. We all love the same thing. We’re all creative people. Getting to do that together never felt like work. I guess it wasn’t work, but it never felt like it either, it was always fun. And it was something we were passionate about. A lot of times, we would be up in the middle of the night. For the cruise Halloween episode, I didn’t sleep for a couple days trying to do it, and that was never a burden. It was just like, wow, I haven’t slept at all, I’ve been working, but it was such a fun thing to do, such a privilege. The longer it went on, the more we started to recognize the fruits of our labor; we would do Ring of Honor or New Japan shows, and it felt like the crowd was there to see B.T.E. a lot of times. The crowds were bigger, the viewership was bigger, and ultimately it ended up being All Elite Wrestling. But at the same time, you had the sense that us goofing off, us having fun is changing the landscape of wrestling and in a very positive way. It’s such a cool thing to be a part of."
After Double or Nothing wraps up, Fightful will be live on our YouTube channel with a review of the show.
