To set the stage for a dream match like AJ Styles vs. Hangman Page, you could have to have some type of story to get people interested, and fortunately, Styles and Page have similar pasts.
From 2014 to the beginning of 2016, Styles wasn’t only a member of Bullet Club in Recent Japan Pro Wrestling, he was the ace of the faction. He won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on two occasions while leading the faction to heights never thought possible for a wrestling group not affiliated with WWE on the time, but he was ousted from the group in January 2016 by the hands of Kenny Omega. 4 months after Styles was kicked out of Bullet Club, Hangman Page joined the group as a part of the ROH side of things before quickly transitioning into a totally fledged member when he began appearing in NJPW.
Page would eventually turn out to be a member of The Elite with the likes of Omega, Cody Rhodes, and The Young Bucks as a sub-group of Bullet Club that blossomed into its own faction, which in turn led to the creation of All Elite Wrestling. When people really stop to give it some thought, AEW probably would not exist without Bullet Club, which also signifies that technically speaking, AEW as an organization won’t exist if it wasn’t for somebody like AJ Styles. Sure, Styles wasn’t the person to create group, that honor goes to Prince “Finn Balor” Devitt, but Styles was the face of the group when it was at its hottest. The Elite’s success got here much later and was seen as its own thing, but when Bullet Club was firing on all cylinders, it was Styles leading the pack.
With this foundation already set in place, you may envision a situation where Page almost sees Styles using AEW as a method to get one last run within the highlight when he really doesn’t need it, just for Styles to throw that notion back in Page’s face by explaining that, at its core, AEW would not exist with Styles. If AEW doesn’t exist, Page doesn’t turn out to be one among the largest names within the business, meaning that without an AJ Styles there can be no “Cowboy S***,” there can be no primary character, there can be no Hangman Page.
You do not have to have Styles are available in and be an invader or anything, you may just have him are available in and be indignant on the undeniable fact that when Page talks about how necessary AEW is to wrestling, Styles gets not one of the credit. Styles can say that AEW was an organization built on the back of his personal success, even Page’s success in AEW and before it in Bullet Club would not be possible without him. It sets the stage for greater than only a dream match within the ring, it sets up a story that really has some substance.