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Ethan Page was about half a second away from pulling off an incredible upset of Penta and winning the Intercontinental Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Penta showed Page, a former NXT Champion and the longest reigning NXT North American Champion in the history of the brand, that he had to do more than a few hard slams and exposed turnbuckles to beat him.
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Penta dives on Ethan Page during Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
Page gave Penta everything he had. He tossed Penta into the exposed turnbuckle and tried to take advantage with a schoolboy roll up. As the referee tried to put one buckle back together, he noticed Page’s pin attempt, but only got two. “All Ego” was upset and got in the referee’s face, allowing Penta to take advantage.
Penta avoided Page as he crashed into the ropes and bounced off the middle rope to hit a Mexican Destroyer. He pinned Page for the win.
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Ethan Page shows frustration with Penta during Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
Penta has been champion since March 2 after he defeated Dominik Mysterio on “Monday Night Raw”. The victory over Page marked his seventh successful title defense, including a six-way ladder match at WrestleMania 42.
Page was impressive throughout the match. He flipped Penta over his head and onto the announce table mid-match. He got back in the ring but realized he wouldn’t be able to win the title if Penta was counted out.
He stopped the referee’s 10 count and used the ring posts to his advantage before rolling Penta back into the ring. But the Mexican high-flyer was too much to handle.
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Page got the opportunity to face Penta over guys like Rusev and Je’Von Evans. Penta will have no shortage of challengers to his title as the weeks go by.
Penta enters the ring during Saturday Night’s Main Event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 23, 2026. (Cooper Neil/WWE)
Results from Saturday night’s Main Event:
- Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab def. Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
- Sol Ruca def. Becky Lynch via DQ.
- Paige and Brie Bella (c) def. Lash Legend and Nia Jax to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
- Logan Paul and Austin Theory def. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins to retain the World Tag Team Championship.
