"I hope people don’t think that’s my intention" - Top AEW star on comparisons with Stone Cold Steve Austin
AEW World Champion Hangman Page recently opened up about being compared to WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cole Steve Austin.
Page's beer-drinking gimmick before winning the AEW Championship drew comparisons to Stone Cold, whose on-screen celebrations are rarely finished without a few cans of beer being opened. Fans began comparing their gimmicks, though their characters are essentially as different as chalk and cheese.
Appearing on the latest episode of the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, Hangman Page confessed it was never his intention to get compared to The Texas Rattlesnake. Although the AEW Champion added that he'd take the comparisons as a compliment, he wants to carve out his own legacy.
“I don’t know, that’s never my goal. I could understand how you’d see that but it was never my intention or my goal or anything like that. Stone Cold is awesome, I’ll take it as a compliment. People tell me stuff like that about this guy or that guy, I hope people don’t think that’s my intention like I want to be the next whatever. That’s not the case, remotely never has been.” (H/T - WrestlingInc)
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Hangman Page is getting ready for arguably the biggest match of his AEW career
The Anxious Millennial Cowboy's reign as the AEW Champion has been exceptional, with a string of great bouts against Bryan Danielson, Lance Archer, and Adam Cole.
However, on this week's Dynamite, Hangman Page stared down CM Punk and seemingly set up their much-awaited dream clash.
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With only a few weeks left before the promotion's next pay-per-view, Double or Nothing 2022, fans expect CM Punk and Hangman Page's feud to escalate quickly. It'll be interesting to see if Punk, who follows a Straight Edge lifestyle, touches upon Page's fondness for beer during their rivalry with Tony Khan's promotion.
What do you make of the comparisons between Hangman Page and Stone Cold Steve Austin? Do you see Page losing his title to CM Punk at Double or Nothing? Sound off in the comments section below.