AEW Wrestler Hangman Adam Page Stretchered Out of Arena After Awkwardly Landing on His Head and Neck

AEW Wrestler Hangman Adam Page Stretchered Out of Arena After Awkwardly Landing on His Head and Neck

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM
  • Hangman Adam Page was battling Jon Moxley for the AEW Heavyweight title when the incident occurred
  • AEW star Page landed badly on his head and neck, and had to be stretchered out of the ring
  • There were fears for Page's well-being, after WWE wrestler Big E broke his neck after a move went wrong

All Elite Wrestling has provided an update on Hangman Adam Page, after the wrestler had to be stretchered out of the ring during his match again Jon Moxley.

Page and Moxley were contesting the main event of AEW Dynamite for the AEW World Title.

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All Elite Wrestling superstar Hangman Adam Page had to be stretchered out of the ring after landing badly on his head and neck. Image: @AnnetteReid247/ @WrestlingNewsCo/ @malas_art
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What happened to Adam Page?

The Hangman landed awkwardly on his head and neck after Moxley hit him with a vicious clothesline. The referee and doctor at ringside immediately came in to check on him, and the match was called off.

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Page taken to hospital

Page was stretchered out of the ring and taken to a nearby medical facility. Moxley was declared the winner of the match and retained his title.

What is the diagnosis?

AEW released an official statement confirming that Page suffered a concussion due to the bump. Page was discharged from the facility, but will continue to be monitored by the company as part of their concussion protocol.

AEW and Page expressed their thanks to the medical staff who attended to him as well as the fans for their support.

Many wrestlers have suffered career-ending injuries in the past due to bad landings, so many will be relieved to know that Page's injury wasn't as bad as first feared.

Panic as wrestling star breaks neck during WWE Smackdown match

Wrestler Big E sent everyone into a panic after he suffered a horror neck injury, during a WWE Smackdown match on Friday, March 11.

Big E is understood to have sustained the injury as the result of a botched suplex by Ridge Holland, Sports Brief reported.

The incident happened during the show's opening match, which saw Big E team up with Kofi Kingston against Sheamus and Ridge Holland.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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