On last week’s episode of “AEW Dynamite,” “Hangman” Adam Page vowed to take every thing from his foe, Samoa Joe. Now coming out of “AEW Collision” on January 17, he’s one step closer to doing so.
With Joe already void of the AEW World Championship following Worlds End, Page’s next stop took him to the AEW World Trios Championships, held by Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Katsuyori Shibata of The Opps. Alongside JetSpeed (Kevin Knight and “Speedball” Mike Bailey), Page challenged The Opps for the respective titles within the foremost event of “Collision.”
Within the match’s closing moments, The Opps seemed poised for victory when Shibata trapped Page in a sleeper hold, Joe cinched within the Coquina Clutch on Bailey, and Hobbs lined up Knight for a spinebuster. When Hobbs raised Knight into the air, nevertheless, Knight floated over and right into a roll-up that kept Hobbs down for the three count. As such, JetSpeed and Page were crowned because the brand latest AEW Trios Champions.
On the heels of his title match-winning pinfall, Knight will pivot his attention to former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland, whom he’ll tackle in singles motion on the subsequent edition of “Dynamite.” Meanwhile, Hobbs has exited AEW, with WWE reportedly set as his next destination.
Hobbs’ AEW contract was said to have expired at midnight on January 14, meaning “Collision” (initially taped on January 14) marked his last appearance for the corporate for now. As of this writing, it’s unclear if or how AEW will address Hobbs’ departure in storyline.