Micevski also owns and operates his own promotion called Alpha-1 Wrestling (A1).
Professional wrestling career
Early career (2006–2012)
Micevski began his professional wrestling training under the tutelage of Rip Impact and Ernie Moore in 2006. He has stated he did not learn much during this time, instead gaining the larger part of his early experience on the road while traveling with Michael Elgin, whom he credits as his mentor.[5] He made his professional wrestling debut on November 12, 2006 at a Pure Wrestling Association event in Brantford, Ontario as Julian Logan in a four-way match, which was won by Indy Soldier.[4]
Page (right) hitting a big boot kick against Michael Elgin during a 2013 independent show
On December 30, 2013, Page and Elgin as Men of the Year (MOTY) defeated Kung Fu Manchu (Louis Lyndon and Marion Fontaine) and Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya and CJ Esparza) to capture the AAW Tag Team Championship at "One Twisted Christmas".[6] He began wrestling for Evolve in 2014. At Evolve 84, he faced Zack Sabre Jr. for the Evolve Championship in which he came up on the losing end.[7][8]
During the summer of 2017, Page teamed up with ACH as the Troll Boyz. On September 22 at Evolve 92, the Troll Boyz defeated the Lethal Enforcers (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) to win the Evolve Tag Team Championship. On September 23 at Evolve 93, the Troll Boyz lost the titles to Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson and Jaka). On September 28, it was revealed that he is no longer with Evolve.[9][10]
Micevski made his Impact Wrestling debut on the November 30 episode of Impact!, portraying a character named Chandler Park, who is the storyline cousin of Joseph Park.[13] On the January 4, 2018 episode of Impact!, Park defeated Jon Bolen in his first match with the company.[14] On the January 18 episode of Impact!, after being destroyed by Kongo Kong as a part of Kong's feud with Abyss, Park would be removed from TV.[15]
Now using the Ethan Page ring name and gimmick, he returned on the October 4 episode of Impact! by interfering in a match between Rich Swann and Matt Sydal, costing Swann the match and aligning himself with Sydal, re-establishing himself as a heel.[16] On the October 18 episode of Impact!, Page made his in-ring debut, where he defeated Trevor Lee.[17] At Bound for Glory, Page and Sydal lost to Swann and Willie Mack.[18] In early 2019, Sydal parted ways with Impact Wrestling, thus ending their alliance.[19]
In preparation for his departure from Impact Wrestling at the end of his contract,[25] a storyline began where Page began to blame Alexander for their losses, causing the breakup of the North. Page made his final appearance at Hard to Kill, where he was "killed" by his alter-ego, The Karate Man, in a cinematic match.[26]
The Men of the Year would later align themselves with Dan Lambert of American Top Team,[36] and from then on, accompanied Lambert while he cut his promos.[37][38] This continued until the September 15 episode of Dynamite, where The Inner Circle's Chris Jericho interrupted Lambert and a match between the Men of the Year and Jericho and Jake Hager was set for the September 24 episode of Rampage,[39] in which they were victorious.[40]
The feud with The Inner Circle would continue for the next month. On the October 27 episode of Dynamite, Page would challenge Sammy Guevara for the AEW TNT Championship in a losing effort. At Full Gear, Men of the Year teamed up with American Top Team to face The Inner Circle in a Minneapolis Street Fight in a losing effort, ending the feud.
The Firm and storyline with Matt Hardy (2022–2023)
In the lead up to All Out, Page was recruited by Stokely Hathaway along with Lee Moriarty, Colten Gunn, Austin Gunn, and W. Morrissey. On the September 14 episode of Dynamite, the name of his group was revealed to be "The Firm" and that they were MJF's "retainer team". helping him whenever he would need them. On the October 14 episode of Rampage, Page defeated Private Party's Isiah Kassidy, which saw Matt Hardy and Private Party joining The Firm.[41] Over the next few weeks, Hardy was banned from using the Hardy theme and the Twist of Fate.
On the February 3, 2023 episode of Rampage, Page, Hardy and Kassidy were unsuccessful at winning the AEW World Trios Championship from The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks).[42] Page would have a short feud with Hook, the feud would culminate with Page unsuccessfully challenging Hook for the FTW Championship in an FTW Rules match. On the April 12 episode of Dynamite, Page and The Firm assaulted Hardy, Kassidy, and Hook until Jeff Hardy returned to make the save. On May 28 at the Double or Nothing Buy In, Page and The Firm would be defeated by The Hardys, Kassidy, and Hook, after which Matt Hardy took ownership of Page's contract.[43]
On the June 30 episode of Rampage, Page jumped in the ring to prevent Q. T. Marshall and Johnny TV from doing any more damage to Matt Hardy. Page clocked Marshall, but then Johnny TV knocked Page off his feet with a thrust kick. Page turned face in the process.[44]
Final matches and departure (2023–2024)
On the July 1 episode of Collision, Page confronted MJF by slapping the mic out of his hand until MJF agreed to put the belt on the line which he was unsuccessful at winning the AEW World Championship.[45]
Page made his return to ROH, now the sister promotion of AEW, on the September 14, 2023 episode, defeating Griff Garrison. Over the next few weeks, Page was scouted as a potential client for "Smart" Mark Sterling, but Page turned down the invitation. Page went on a winning streak of five matches in a row. His next match was against Tony Nese, which he lost due to Sterling's interference. On the rematch, Sterling was ejected from ringside and Page won the match. For the rubber match, Sterling demanded he be allowed at ringside, and management agreed under the condition that Sterling will be handcuffed to the ring post. The official contract signing took place on the December 7 episode of ROH Wrestling, where Sterling told Page that the match would be an "I Quit" match. Page and Nese then signed the contract and Sterling threw powder into Page's eyes, with Nese tossing Page through a table. The match was then made official for Final Battle.[46] At the event, Page defeated Nese with the help of a returning Scorpio Sky.[47] On the December 5 episode of Collision, Page was defeated by Kenny Omega in what would be his final match in AEW. Between January and February 2024, Page made a handful of appearances for ROH,[48] before leaving both promotions.[49] In a July 2024 interview, Page described his tenure in AEW as "chaotic and unorganized".[50]
WWE (2024–present)
Page made his surprise WWE debut on the May 28, 2024 episode of NXT by attacking NXT ChampionTrick Williams and revealing himself to be the one behind the attacks of Noam Dar and Oro Mensah of Meta-Four, thus establishing himself as a heel.[51] He officially signed with the NXTbrand the following week and received a title match against Williams for the NXT Championship at NXT Battleground as part of his contract terms,[52][53] but failed to win the title.[54] On the June 18 episode of NXT, Page participated in the 25-man battle royal to earn a NXT Championship match at NXT Heatwave but he was attacked by Mensah seconds into the match, with both men exiting through the ropes. Later that night, he defeated the battle royal winner Je'Von Evans after claiming that he was never eliminated from the battle royal. With Page, Evans and Shawn Spears (who had defeated Williams in a non-title match) each having a claim to a title shot, NXT General Manager Ava scheduled a fatal four-way match for the title at Heatwave.[55] At the event on July 7, Page fell onto Evans after a Trick Shot by Williams and pinned him to win the title, setting the record for winning the championship in the quickest time (40 days) after his debut.[56] With this victory, Page proclaimed that his NXT Championship reign will be known as the Era of Ego.[57] On the July 16 episode of NXT, Page defeated Dante Chen to retain his title in his first title defense, but was attacked by Mensah after the match.[58] At Week 2 of NXT: The Great American Bash on August 6, Page defeated Mensah to retain the title and to end their feud.[59] At NXT No Mercy on September 1, Page successfully defended his title against TNA Wrestling's Joe Hendry with Williams as special guest referee.[60] At NXT's CW premier on October 1, Page lost the title back to Williams with CM Punk as the special guest referee, ending his reign at 86 days.[61] On the October 15 episode of NXT, Page competed in a triple threat number one contender's match for the NXT Championship against Je'von Evans and Wes Lee, where he would emerge victorious. The match would take place at NXT Halloween Havoc on October 27 in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match contested as a Devil's Playground match but Page failed to regain the title from Williams.[62][63]
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