Haven't really posted on here in a little while, figure I've reach another milestone in my career & wouldn't mind sharing my thought process with the people who've been supporting me throughout my efforts to become an indy wrestling superstar!
..... Hey look ... it's actually kinda happening now!
PWG this past friday was a dream come true.... obviously. A goal I set for Josh & I in 2012/2013 can't remember when it was exactly. But it was 100% the reason behind us becoming a tag team. To get to ROH, then use that ROH resume to get to PWG. Which ... I guess it KIND of went that way ... not really, but KINDA! To be honest, I never would have been happy with this dream coming true if the announcer said "Ethan Gabriel Owens" over the P.A. System in Reseda, CA. It just wouldn't have gone the way I'd always dreamed.
Let's touch up on that too. Ethan Page is who I am, who I've always been & who I will be forever. I mean, until Vinny Mac wants to pay me to make a living as his talent on the WWE roster ... this name will never change. I'm actually personally disappointed in myself that I let that happen just to achieve something on my bucket list. It was a great experience & I loved working in front of the Ring of Honor audience. The fans were amazing & that in itself was a dream come true, but lets be honest ... it wasn't on my own terms. PWG & the feeling I had coming out the curtain, fans chanting "Ethan PAGE" ... ROH also telling us that "Monster Mafia" wasn't a good tag name & they hated it ... well, the 300+ PWG faithful seemed to like it, since they chanted it a handful of times while we were killing it with the Young Bucks ... and that was the real dream come true. Realizing that I've put work into creating & branding myself & the name ETHAN PAGE or MONSTER MAFIA & all those years of work accumulated to doing what I love in the hottest promotion in North America? Biggest compliment & boost I could after how poorly myself & Monster Mafia was handled in ROH.
(Side note, I never assumed we were on the roster or even superstars ... but damn it sucked)
Anyways, being seen as an asset was a great feeling. Achieving a career goal & being asked to return was a great feeling & knowing it was Ethan Page who did it & Ethan Page who will be talked about ... that was the BEST! .... Even though Dave Meltzer seems to think Ethan Cage is better ... who'd that guy ever beat though... toss Ethan Cage in a faction with Ethan Gabriel Owens, Al Snow & bring back the J.O.B. Squad.
- April 3rd - Monster Mafia vs Matt Sydal & Chris Sabin - See everyone again in Reseda!
And this now brings me to the next day, AAW. A company I started with in 2013, 2 years ago now. Just as the opening act w/ Josh. We didn't even have matching gear. They just gave us a chance to do what we do best & we delivered. Fast forward 2 years & now Josh & I are 2 of the main players in AAW, the companies growth is fantastic, they've stepped up production & the up & coming talent is amazing. They found a gem in Eddie Kingston & rebranded him as an AAW guy & I love it. I'm proud to be a part of AAW & they've always treat myself & Josh great! This weekend they we're more or less booked in a corner & needed to fly us home from Chicago & the crew was stellar about it. Couldn't say enough good things about the whole experience.
- March 21st - Monster Mafia will return to AAW - See everyone again in Berwyn, IL
All in all, since Josh & I started teaming it's been a wild ride. From driving thousands of hours in the dead of night on no sleep, to sleeping in airports traveling across North America knowing we add value to an event ... it's an amazing feeling. But the only reason promoters see us as an asset is because the fans see us as must see talent. So thank you guys for constantly supporting us & praising our hard work. It's greatly appreciated.
- Ethan Page
ps. Don't forget to see me live at 2 of my favorite companies to work!
AIW in Cleveland - www.aiwrestling.com
Alpha-1 in Hamilton - www.alpha-1wrestling.com
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