The experience is one that Page looks back on fondly.
There's an interview with Hangman Adam Page that was conducted by SHAK Wrestling. As the conversation progressed, Hangman was asked about his experience competing in the 2018 NJPW G1 Climax tournament.
He finished with six points in Block A. He stated that it was tough and grueling, but it was a big confidence builder for him.
“Oh man, that was one of the first times I felt like I got to be a part of something that was historic, that had prestige. It was an honor to get to be a part of something that I remember reading about when I was a kid. This prestigious tournament. It was grueling, it’s tough because you are either wrestling a singles match that might go 15, 20, 30 minutes, and then a long ass bus ride and then you might have a tag the next day. But then you’re right back to the singles again and the expectations are so high, you know, from fans and of yourself. The expectations are so high. But, it felt like halfway through, at least for me, it felt like, oh, yeah, the points aren’t necessarily all there but I’m hanging, I’m doing well. So that was a big confidence builder for me… Without having -- I wouldn’t say the crutch of being in America. I was in a place I was totally unfamiliar with. I’d not been visiting Japan very long at that point. So to be in a foreign place with a lot of people I didn’t know that well, really outside of my comfort zone and to perform at least pretty well, that was a big confidence builder for me.”
Page came out on the winning end of the 2025 Owen Hart Foundation tournament, which landed him an AEW World Title match at All In. Page will challenge Jon Moxley for the belt in a Texas Deathmatch.
If the quote in this article is used, please credit SHAK Wrestling with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
