More details on PAC-Page being pulled from Double or Nothing:
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Originally Posted by Observer Newsletter
The feeling here is that beating Page had to be a big deal and lead to a major main event, because they are positioning Page as a big star. If it’s not to set up a match with Omega, Jericho or Cody, nobody should be beating Page. You could do a DQ, and many would, or a draw. They made the decision that they wanted winners and losers when you pay for a PPV. To not adhere to that concept on the first show basically ruins the concept they are pushing right out of the gate. They were not going to sacrifice the entire concept of what they were building to get out of a match.
As far as the draw idea goes, that had problems as well. They could have done it, but there were a number of reasons why they didn’t. First, Tony Khan was at the Revolution Pro show where Pac and Will Ospreay did a 30:00 draw in what was an easy ****3/4 match. But as great as the match was, the fans booed the draw. Khan didn’t want that reaction on his show, and also noted it wasn’t just that match, but other Pac draws in the U.K. had gotten similar reactions, noting another great match with Zack Sabre Jr ... He didn’t want a negative reaction like that on the debut show.
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Also seems they already timed out the matches for DoN's card so a draw result was out of the question unless more changes were made. Also wanted to save their first draw result for a much bigger match in the future.