This past Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite featured a face-to-face segment between “Hangman” Adam Page and AEW World Champion MJF, ahead of their scheduled World Title match at Revolution. During this segment, Page challenged MJF to a Texas Death Match at the event. When MJF predictably declined the offer, Page raised the stakes further by stating that he would never challenge for the AEW World Title again if he failed to defeat MJF at the pay-per-view.
According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, if Page ties his ability to challenge for the AEW World Championship to the match against MJF, then any outcome other than Page winning the championship at Revolution would be a mistake. Meltzer also noted that Page is the top babyface in the company, and being unable to contend for the top men’s title would remove him from the main event scene permanently.
Meltzer added that AEW’s World Title scene is “relatively easy” to book for the next 12 to 18 months. The company can keep things fresh by integrating emerging stars with current top performers such as MJF, Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Kyle Fletcher, and Jon Moxley, among others. Additionally, MJF and Page are set to determine the stipulation for their match this coming Wednesday on Dynamite.