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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 in Saturday night’s main event.
Penta showed Page, a former NXT Champion and the longest-reigning NXT North American Champion in the brand’s history, that he needed to do more than a few exposed hard shots and 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, Indiana on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
Page gave Penta everything he had. He threw Penta into the exposed turnbuckle and tried to take advantage with a schoolboy roll up. As the referee tried to pull up a turnbuckle, he noticed Page’s pin attempt but only managed two. “All Ego” was upset and got in the referee’s face, allowing Penta to gain the 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 victory.
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Ethan Page shows his frustration with Penta during Saturday night’s main event at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 23, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
Penta has been champion since March 2, after defeating Dominik Mysterio on “Monday Night Raw.” The victory over Page marked his seventh successful title defense, including a six-way match at WrestleMania 42.
Page was impressive throughout the match. He knocked Penta over his head and onto the commentary table mid-match. He got back into the ring but realized he couldn’t win the title if Penta was kicked out.
He stopped the referee’s count of 10 and used the ring posts to his advantage before bringing Penta back into the ring. But the Mexican top flight was too much to handle.
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Page had the opportunity to face Penta against guys like Rusev and Je’Von Evans. Penta will have no shortage of challengers for 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)
Saturday Night Main Event Results:
- 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 will retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
- Logan Paul and Austin Theory def. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins will retain the World Tag Team Championship.
