Adam Page vs Kyle Fletcher is set for All Out 2025.
However, not long ago, AEW had different plans for the Hangman at All Out. Earlier this year, Page defeated Jon Moxley at All In Texas to win the World Championship.
He later retained the title against MJF at Forbidden Door in London. Continuing his successful title run, he was later scheduled to face a different opponent on September 20th, at All Out in Canada. Despite his current feud against Fletcher, The Protostar was not the first choice.
In a latest update by Fightful Select, it was noted that the recently returned Wardlow was selected as Page’s choice of opponent at All Out. However, his injury pulled him out of the match, requiring Fletcher to step up.
Wardlow’s pectoral tear at Forbidden Door compelled immediate creative plans to change at the top of the card. Wardlow remained on television before quietly disappearing. Fightful Select noted that he is expected to be sidelined for some time now. People in the promotion felt bad about how he was sidelined just days after his return, and it was a heavy point of conversation at MJF’s wedding.
Despite the tragic incident, All Elite Wrestling is happy with how things have turned out and is satisfied with the reaction Kyle Fletcher received in the main event spot.
We at ITR Wrestling wish Wardlow a speedy and safe recovery.
Bryan Danielson Reveals How AEW Is Responsible For WWE Paying Its Stars More
“I’m just curious, like, what the people who are making these decisions, what they’re thinking, right? In the sense of like, ‘Oh, okay, this AEW thing. It’s a real danger to our billion-dollar business.’ That can’t be it.
AEW existing and being this challenger brand, and being as successful as we’ve been, has changed the landscape for wrestling, for the wrestlers themselves. Wrestlers are being paid more now than ever from a sports rights perspective. So, for example, in most major sports in the United States, the players get anywhere between 40 to 50% of the revenue.
WWE was paying their wrestlers nowhere close to that. Now, keep in mind, they’re still not paying anywhere close to that, but they do have to pay more, because if they don’t, the talent is going to leave and go to AEW. Aw does pay that 40 to 50% of their revenue to their wrestlers. You know, despite making much less money. I mean, we still, our TV rights deal was incredible, but we’re, we’re still the challenger brand catching up on however many years WWE has.”
In other news: WWE no longer counterprogramming AEW in 2025.