WWE: Ethan Page on His NXT Debut & Claims He’s Not Signed to NXT, A&E WWE Ratings, More News

Ethan Page Comments on His Recent NXT Debut Appearance & Current WWE Status

As noted before, this past Tuesday’s WWE NXT show featured former AEW talent Ethan Page making his surprise official debut for WWE.

Page recently reflected on Twitter about his recent NXT debut appearance and claimed that he has yet to sign a contract for WWE’s NXT brand.

“Everybody saw what I did last night. Literally, everybody. We’re talking millions of views across all social platforms. That’s pretty heavy. I’d even say that it’s a bit of buying power for Ethan Page. Especially because, contrary to popular belief, Ethan Page has not signed with any company or any contract. I’m gonna just assume that Trick Williams would love to get a little payback and revenge on Ethan Page, so NXT I’m gonna leave this one to you. The ball is in your court and All Ego is all ears. I’m gonna assume somebody in that company has my number. I’ll wait for the call.”

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— “All Ego” Ethan Page (@OfficialEGO) May 29, 2024

Page’s comments about his lack of a NXT deal is only for storyline purposes due to both PWInsider and Fightful Select had recently reported that Page is currently under a contract with WWE for their NXT brand.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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A&E WWE Programming Ratings – May 26, 2024

This past Sunday’s Biography: WWE Legends two-hour special drew 218,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #53 key demographic ranking. This was down compared to last week’s episode’s 226,000 viewers and 0.07 rating. This two-hour special focused on Eddie Guerrero.

Source: SpoilerTV

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WWE News & Notes

Wednesday’s WWE Speed show on Twitter featured WWE announcing another new #1 Contender’s tournament for the WWE Speed Championship and Tommaso Ciampa defeating Ludwig Kaiser in a Semifinal Round match. Ciampa will be facing the winner of the Andrade vs. Karl Anderson match in the Finals.

Post Wrestling’s John Pollock reported that WWE drew a paid attendance of 8,488 tickets and a live gate of $548,399 for their May 1st house show event at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy based on recent audit data from Pollstar.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Cody Rhodes recently signed a deal with WME, also known as Endeavor, to represent him for potential future Hollywood acting work. Johnson reported that Rhodes has been working with WME for the past four weeks.

As noted before, this past Tuesday’s NXT show featured WWE officially unveiling their new NXT Women’s North American Championship. WWE recently released a video on Twitter featuring an up-close look at the design of their new NXT Women’s North American title.

As noted before, this past Tuesday’s NXT show also featured current TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace making a surprise appearance. Grace’s husband and TNA talent Jonathan Gresham recently reflected on Twitter about his wife’s surprise appearance in WWE. Gresham stated “Wow lady. Do you remember when we moved to York PA with little to no money and a dream. Your exact dream has come true, I’m so proud of you. Xoxo“

Drew McIntyre recently commented on Twitter about the possibility of TNA and WWE talents showing up on each others shows and posted a photo of him holding the TNA World Championship during his time in TNA/Impact Wrestling. McIntyre stated “Doors open both ways.” Following McIntyre’s post, TNA World Champion Moose responded on Twitter stating “DREW i see where your Title obsession Began. If this is something you truly want. Have your Boss call my Boss. The outcome will be the same #TrustTheSystem#TheSystem“

Sami Zayn recently reflected on Twitter about getting to perform in matches for WWE in the Middle East being one of the proudest things he has accomplished in his wrestling career. Zayn stated “I’ve had a brilliant career. And while it won’t show up on a list of titles I’ve won, great matches I’ve had, or dramatic stories I’ve told, one of my proudest achievements is representing, at the highest level, my Arab brothers & sisters in the Middle East & Muslims worldwide.“

In a recent interview with the Battleground Podcast, Tiffany Stratton gave her thoughts about Jordynne Grace’s recent appearance in NXT and enjoying the idea of more wrestlers from different promotions showing up on WWE shows. Stratton stated “Yeah, I think it’s so cool that we have people coming over from different promotions and stuff like that. I definitely feel like it brings more eyes on the company, for sure, but it also kind of broadens our roster. I feel like Roxanne Perez vs. Jordynne Grace is a match people have in their dream matches before and they’re both in separate companies and the fact that maybe the possibility is there to get other talents from different companies. I feel like opens up so many different dream match opportunities and stuff like that. So I think it’s very cool.” Stratton also gave her thoughts about who from other promotions she would like to have a dream match against. Stratton stated “I do love what Toni Storm is doing. I respect so much of her in-ring work and as well as Deonna Purrazzo.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)