{"id":239523,"date":"2026-04-21T05:10:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/tony-khan-genuinely-dropped-the-ball-aew-fans-express-disappointment-after-top-star-debuts-on-wwe-raw\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T05:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:10:50","slug":"tony-khan-genuinely-dropped-the-ball-aew-fans-express-disappointment-after-top-star-debuts-on-wwe-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/tony-khan-genuinely-dropped-the-ball-aew-fans-express-disappointment-after-top-star-debuts-on-wwe-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tony Khan genuinely dropped the ball,&#8221; &#8211; AEW fans express disappointment after top star debuts on WWE RAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5156744\" data-slug-id=\"2770677\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former AEW name just made their debut on the post-WrestleMania edition of WWE RAW. Now, fans on social media are debating whether the star in question, Ethan Page, was &#8220;fumbled&#8221; by the Tony Khan-led promotion.<\/p>\n<p>After cutting his teeth in the North American independent scene and performing across promotions including PWA, AIW, Ring of Honor, Evolve and Impact Wrestling among others, Ethan Page made his All Elite Wrestling debut in 2021 at that year&#8217;s Revolution pay-per-view. Despite his undeniable abilities on the microphone and inside the squared circle, &#8220;All Ego&#8221; never quite received a sustained push as a singles player in AEW, although he did have a brief solo run in ROH towards the end.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Page left AEW in May of 2024, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-former-aew-star-breaks-silence-making-shocking-wwe-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">later that month made his WWE debut in NXT<\/a>. His run in the Stamford-based company&#8217;s developmental brand was markedly successful by contrast, as he held the NXT Title and the NXT North American Title there, and worked with the likes of Trick Williams, Je&#8217;Von Evans, Myles Borne, Tony D&#8217;Angelo and fellow former All Elite star, Ricky Saints. This week on Monday Night RAW after WrestleMania 42, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/rumor-two-major-nxt-stars-set-matches-wwe-raw-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ethan made his main roster debut on the Red Brand<\/a>, defeating Je&#8217;Von Evans in singles action with some help from Rusev.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have now logged on to X\/Twitter to debate whether Page was underutilized in All Elite Wrestling. While some agreed that AEW ought to have pushed the former Man of The Year properly, others argued that he had always been better suited for WWE&#8217;s style of sports entertainment based programming. One fan even suggested that the Canadian&#8217;s similarities to MJF as an on-screen character may have played a role behind his underwhelming tenure in the Jacksonville-based company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Tony dropped the ball with Ethan, penta, Danhausen ( say what you want Danhausen was over with aew crowd)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>Some folks just work better in one company than the other. It&#8217;s fine. Ethan is a fundamentally-solid yet unspectacular worker who presents himself well and is good at entertainment side of sports entertainment. That&#8217;s catnip for WWE, it was never going to get him that far in AEW<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>I tend to disagree with some of your AEW takes but I agree 1,000 percent with you on this. When he was in AEW, I felt he should have been used as a top heel on ROH to help push the brand<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>He was in NXT for like 2 years, so Im not sure Tony fumbled.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>I think it\u2019s because they already had MJF. Both guys are too similar tbh<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It remains to be seen what lies next for Ethan Page on his main roster journey in WWE.<\/p>\n<h2>What was Ethan Page&#8217;s last match in AEW?<\/h2>\n<p>The last time Ethan Page was seen in action inside an All Elite Wrestling ring was on the December 9, 2023 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/aew-collision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Saturday Night Collision<\/a>. The Motion Picture competed in the fourth match of the card, taking on fellow Canadian and former World Champion Kenny Omega in singles action.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Ethan Page fighting Kenny Omega (Image via YouTube @AEW) \" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/905fb-17767423935213-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201080%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Ethan Page fighting Kenny Omega (Image via YouTube @AEW) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite a valiant effort from Page&#8217;s side, The Best Bout Machine successfully secured the victory in their encounter under thirteen minutes. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Anurag Mukherjee<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-tony-khan-genuinely-dropped-ball-aew-fans-express-disappointment-top-star-debuts-wwe-raw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former AEW name just made their debut on the post-WrestleMania edition of WWE RAW. 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