The AEW Men’s World Championship match pitting “Hangman” Adam Page against Samoa Joe felt almost like it was thrown-together haphazardly on an episode of “Dynamite” to kick off the month of October, so none of us are convinced that Joe has any chance here. Despite it feeling strange betting against Joe, a full 100% of us here at WINC believe Page isn’t losing the gold.

The in-ring aspect of the match is going to be great, and if AEW wasn’t going to set up a long-running feud for Page in between All Out and WrestleDream to continue on through the rest of the year and beyond, the best random, for lack of a better term, challenger was Joe. 

The men teamed together in a trios match against the Death Riders on “Dynamite” and got in each other’s way during the bout, leading to a brawl after Page handed Joe his AEW World Trios Championship. That then led to Page challenging him in a backstage segment later that night, and it all just felt very rushed.

With “Hangman” being the person to finally dethrone Jon Moxley and “rescue” the championship from the Death Riders’ hostage situation, we don’t think he’s losing the title in what sadly feels like a throwaway match, even if it is against someone as good as Joe. Page just became champion in July with his Texas Death Match win at All In, and we don’t think AEW is going to stop his reign at just over three months. All of us believe “Hangman” is defeating Joe, and it’s likely his next challenger emerges as a surprise to end the show.

Written by Daisy Ruth