Hangman Page wins men’s Owen Hart tournament at AEW Double or Nothing

Years after he last held the AEW World title, Hangman Page will have the chance to do it once again after winning this year’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament at Sunday’s Double or Nothing.

In the evening’s main event, Page defeated Will Ospreay in the tournament final in a classic match devoid of interference or referee bumps that happen so frequently in big main events in the current era for all companies.

The end came after a series of counters from both men that led to Page connecting on a buckshot lariat to get the victory.

Leading up to that, Ospreay made the Bullet Club gun symbol ala Kenny Omega, connecting on a V-Trigger and then setting up for a One Winged Angel. Page escaped and hit Swerve Strickland’s Big Pressure for his own close nearfall as Ospreay barely got his foot on the ropes.

This was their first-ever meeting. Afterward, Page returned to the ring and shook Ospreay’s hand in a show of respect.

It’s Page’s first Owen Hart tournament win. He will now face AEW World Champion Jon Moxley at All In: Texas on Saturday, July 12, assuming Moxley still holds the title. The two have a history that dates back to the third-ever Dynamite.

Page hasn’t held the AEW World title since May 2022.

For Ospreay, he is still in search of another opportunity at the AEW World title in an ever-deepening pool of contenders.

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The match itself was physical and featured high-impact moves early like Ospreay nailing the Sasuke special and Page hitting his patented moonsault to the outside.

Throughout the match, Page looked for his opportunity at the buckshot lariat but got thwarted, once after a kick to the face and a shooting star press to the back while Page was hung up in the ropes.

The Omega and Strickland homages weren’t the only ones as Page used Daniels’ Angels Wings at one point for a near fall, later going for the BME. However, he screwed it up and missed, leading to an Ospreay hidden blade but Page rolled out to avoid a pin attempt.

One scary spot saw an Ospreay Styles Clash to the floor where Page’s hit hit hard on the ringside mat. He eventually was ok and got hit with an Oscutter and hidden blade, still managing to kick out.

The two later got into it again on the floor, ending up on the Spanish announce table. Page countered an Ospreay move, but the table collapsed as he did. After both men recovered, Page hit a Deadeye on the remains of the desk.