Overview

• After a trios win on the Dynamite anniversary show, Page dropped a belt while handing it to Joe, leading to a faceoff and a shoving match broken up by Powerhouse Hobbs and security.
• Backstage with Renee Paquette, Page cited Joe’s line “you never beat me” as his motivation and warned that another “b**chfest” would lead him to ruin Joe’s life.
• Page announced he would defend the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream on October 18 against Joe, framing it as a direct response to the confrontation.
• Joe answered on-air by saying Page has never been better than him, and AEW made the one-on-one title bout official immediately afterward.
• The rivalry leans on their 2024 history, when Joe forced Page to submit at Revolution in a three-way match that also involved Swerve Strickland.