Tony Khan has elaborated on how strict the terms are of Adam Page being unable to challenge for the AEW World Championship ever again.
The main event of AEW Revolution saw Page lose to MJF in a violent Texas Deathmatch. Much like Cody Rhodes back in 2019, Page is now unable to compete for the World Title again as he was unable to capture the top prize at the pay-per-view.
With major wrestling stipulations such as these rarely being upheld forever, fans have already theorised ways that Page may make his way back into the World Title picture, such as winning the Owen Hart Tournament later in the year to earn a World Championship match at All In. However, according to Khan, this is a stipulation that Page has agreed to uphold.
Tony Khan Says Adam Page & MJF Have Formed A Gentleman’s Agreement
Speaking about the main event at the AEW Revolution post-show media scrum, Khan was asked about how watertight the terms of the match were between the champion and challenger:
“It’s the same thing with Cody, it was a gentleman’s handshake with both of them,” Khan responded when asked how strict the stipulation is. “They both came to me and said, ‘I want to put this at stake.’ And both of them, I told them, ‘That sounds f***ing nuts, dude.’ Both of them really wanted to do it. And in both cases I said, ‘Are you sure?’ And they both said, ‘Yeah.’ So it is an agreement we made. Second time it’s happened. [Page] is somebody that’s known for being a man of his word, and we made an agreement. So it’s a verbal contract.”
It should be noted that Cody Rhodes never went back on his word when he was unable to challenge for the World Championship again following his loss in 2019, and never challenged for the title again while with the promotion before leaving All Elite Wrestling in 2022.
Page is a former 2-time AEW World Champion, last winning the title back at All In: Texas in 2025. MJF is also in his second reign as champion.
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