AEW has witnessed “Hangman” Adam Page becoming one of the most important performers in the company. Page winning the AEW World Championship at the end of an epic story with Kenny Omega represented his biggest achievement in the ring. However, there are plenty of interesting facts about his life outside the business.
Fans have connected with Hangman partially due to the merging of his real-life personality and story coming out in his wrestling character. Most wrestlers struggle to create that connection to get to the next level. Page is beloved outside the ring as much as he is on-screen. The following tidbits about Hangman’s life outside of wrestling will provide a deeper look at him.
10 Was A School Teacher For Years Before Wrestling Full-Time
One of the coolest things about Adam Page’s backstory was his job before becoming a full-time wrestler. Hangman was a high school teacher during a large portion of his wrestling career. The job saw teenagers learning about graphic design and journalism from him in the classroom during the weekdays.
Page would spend his weekends wrestling with the hopes of breaking out. Ring of Honor and New Japan booking Hangman in bigger roles in his time in the Bullet Club added to his name value and led to him making wrestling his full career path.
9 Close Friends Of The Elite & Cody Rhodes
The Elite had a special bond during their time reaching new levels of success before AEW even started. Ring of Honor and New Japan benefited from the group of Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes, Adam Page, and the Young Bucks creating their own faction within the Bullet Club.
Reports leaked that Cody no longer had a friendship with Omega and the Young Bucks towards the end of his AEW run. Hangman has appeared out of that drama keeping all his friendships close with the group that he broke out with.
8 Used To Help Edit Being The Elite
The Young Bucks still put together episodes of Being the Elite on a weekly basis with Brandon Cutler as their cameraman. BTE is currently more focused on the skits with people all over the AEW roster, but it was a smaller cast in previous years.
Adam Page not only contributed to the on-screen moments filming segments for the show. The smaller crew also saw Hangman helping out by helping edit the shows before they uploaded them to YouTube with Nick Jackson.
7 Does Not Use His Real Name In Wrestling
The trend of wrestlers using their real names in wrestling has grown these days. All the drama and potential flaws that come from a promotion copyrighting a talent’s name can hurt one’s career, but Adam Page went the opposite route.
Hangman’s real name is actually Stephen Woltz, which also seems cool enough to be a stage name. However, the desire to use his real name was not strong enough to outrank the name that fans all over the world know him as today.
6 Hails From Virginia
Another interesting aspect of a wrestler is where they choose to be billed from. Most will use their real hometown that either they were born in or currently reside in. However, some will create a fake scenario like the infamous “parts unknown” for mysterious characters.
Adam Page uses his real hometown of Halifax, Virginia when getting introduced for years. There was even a fun scenario of Hangman wearing a “Virginia is for lovers” t-shirt at an AEW show there to celebrate becoming the AEW World Champion.
5 Took Time Away From AEW After Becoming A Parent
Adam Page made a huge decision that many new parents struggle with when trying to balance their careers. Many AEW fans were a little disappointed when Hangman lost his chance to challenge Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship during the summer of 2021.
The wife of Page gave birth to their first child, and Page prioritized taking some time off to fully put himself into the new parent life. AEW did not hold it against Hangman and still pushed him to the world title when he returned from his absence.
4 Has Been Married For Years
The family of Adam Page growing with his first child confirms that he is also married outside of the wrestling world. Many talents have very public relationships or date within the industry, but Hangman has kept his love life more private.
Page has been married for five years now going all the way back to 2016. Many life changes have come for Hangman while being in a great life situation. Wrestlers often vouch that having a great home life makes it easier to balance wrestling without growing too much of an ego.
3 Character Flaws Stems From Real-Life Personality
Many wrestling fans fell in love with Adam Page due to his “anxious millennial cowboy” persona that has been used in AEW. The phrase stems from Hangman having his anxious moments and not being afraid to reference his struggles in promos.
Page’s character doubting himself and questioning his value in the story before winning the world title made fans believe in him more than ever. A wrestling character not shying away from admitting doubts or fears in one’s life connected more than pretending to be bulletproof.
2 Does Not Enjoy Social Media
The social media use of Adam Page was typically adored by most of his fans who follow him. Hangman always came in with a funny one-liner or used his platform positively to help showcase important issues.
However, a recent decision saw Page removing himself from Twitter altogether. The negative nature of social media and recent changes forced his hand to stop using it after already having concerns. Hangman still has accounts on other platforms, but he makes an effort to not use them daily.
1 Wrote His Own Children's Book
Another cool aspect of Adam Page’s life outside of wrestling saw him getting to write his own children’s book. The other noteworthy members of The Elite received the same opportunity, and they sold quite well to have plans for more wrestlers getting a chance.
Hangman wrote Adam and the Golden Horseshoe with a message to help kids learn confidence. The book was a cool concept with artwork meant to depict him at a younger age. Page has lived various dream scenarios in and out of the ring through hard work and passion.