Ethan Page, the current Intercontinental Champion, has accused the rest of the WWE roster of lying to the fans about what they really want.
In a recent interview with Rob Wong on the Toronto Sun’s No Holds Barred, Page rejected the idea that he’s the only one who cares about himself after winning the title. He believes everyone in the locker room wants the same TV time, money and attention he does, but they won’t admit it.
“All the wrestlers in the back, they lie,” Page said. “They lie to all the fans. They lie to everyone in the back. All the employees, all the matchmakers, every single one of them, they get lied to so that they can also chase their dreams.”
However, this isn’t the first time Page has made the claim. Appearing on TMZ’s Inside the Ring in September, Page said that everyone else in WWE was lying. He added that, unlike his peers, he wasn’t in WWE for the money but for his childhood dream of winning the Intercontinental Championship.
“I’m not here to sell t-shirts,” Page said. “I’m here for my childhood fantasy of becoming the Intercontinental Champion.”
Page went on to accomplish that dream by defeating Chad Gable on the November 2 episode of RAW at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Now, Page told the Toronto Sun that his ego is satisfied with the title, and he wants the money to match that success.
“I want the spotlight,” he said. “I want the money.”
Page will defend the title against Rey Fenix, who earned the shot on Monday’s RAW by defeating Gable and Big Cass in a triple threat match.
