NXT North American Champion Ethan Page has revealed the story behind his WWE signing, noting how quickly it all came together and that he initially thought the company’s interest was a prank call.
During a recent appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Page detailed the whirlwind week that saw him go from an independent wrestling booking to a WWE signee. The call came at an opportune moment while he was in the middle of traveling between events.
“[It came together] Very quickly, within like a week or two,” Page said. “I just ended up getting a phone call. I was flying from Winnipeg. I had to go to Detroit and then drive from Detroit to Ohio for Revolver wrestling. And in between my connections, WWE called and offered me a job.”
Page admitted that he was skeptical at first and didn’t believe the call was legitimate.
“And I did not think the call was real,” he stated. “The first call happened, they hung up, and I was like, Yep, that was a crank call. Then the second call came, and I was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, wait, this is real?!’ And they’re like, ‘Yes, we would like to offer you a contract.’ I was like, very nice.”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit Chris Van Vliet with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
