Swerve Strickland Responds To Jim Cornette Criticism Of AEW Full Gear Texas Death Match

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Swerve Strickland has responded to criticism from Jim Cornette regarding the Texas Death Match at AEW Full Gear 2023.

Cornette has been known to be a frequent critic of AEW and many of its stars, and while many would anticipate the criticism to be levied at the level of violence in the match, Cornette’s criticism was more due to Hangman Page’s logic.

Cornette saw issue with Page’s use of the staple gun and questioned why the former AEW World Champion bothered to staple Swerve’s chest instead of just hitting him in the face with it instead.

Speaking on the Jim Cornette Experience, the former Midnight Express manager said:

“Okay, so then Hangnail (Hangman Page) gets a staple gun and staples Swerve’s chest, he’s stapling him in the titties. Not the nipples, that’s against the Geneva Convention. And then he gets a format or a piece of paper or whatever, and he staples it to Swerve’s arm.

“Now, meanwhile, Brian (co-host Brian Last), you know what a staple gun looks like? You worked in an office? Do you think most of the people know what a staple gun looks like? It’s a big metal thing and you squeeze it and it’s got the thing that goes across your fingers and you squeeze it and it staples, right?

“If you’re in a fight with a motherf**ker, especially if you look like Adam Page and the other motherf**ker looks like Swerve Strickland. And you’ve got a staple gun in your hand. Are you going to staple him in the titty? Or are you going to draw back and punch him in the bridge of the f**king nose with it?

“That’s the idea. He’s got brass knuckles on his hand and he’s stapling this motherf**ker’s arm. And then he stapled his face and Swerve is letting him do it. And because we know that this is all fake, because of the general overall presentation of AEW, people are sitting there going well this stupid motherf**ker is letting this other stupid motherf**ker staple his f**king cheek, and his titties!

“And at that point, somehow he’s busted Swerve open also and Swerve hit a gusher and starts pouring blood. And this is where Page lays down on his back as Swerve is bending over bleeding from his head, lays down on his back and opens his mouth so that he can drink Swerve’s blood to show how badass he is.

“And I believe at that point, you know again I go back to when Lyndon Johnson said after Cronkite came back from Vietnam if we’ve lost Cronkite, we’ve lost America.

“I think they’ve lost the female audience that they might not have had to begin with on that one. And again, they might have lost the network that they potentially might or might not have had off of that one.

“You f**king idiot, he’s no better than the plumber (Jon Moxley) or the f**king bank-addicted drug robber (Nick Gage). He’s got more hair, that’s it, Page. Otherwise, he is as stupid, and demented and f**king distasteful.”

While most of Cornette’s criticism seemed directed at Page, his opponent Swerve Strickland would then post a response to the criticism, seemingly welcoming the detraction.

Strickland posted to Twitter:

It’s like telling kids there’s a new insane horror movie out, don’t go see it! What’s the first thing they gonna do 😉

While the level of violence in the match isn’t to everyone’s taste, it certainly got the wrestling world talking and was the highlight of Full Gear for many fans.

Following the match, Strickland would reveal, through images posted on social media, the extent to which his body was scarred and damaged as a result of the match.

Click here to see for yourself.

It's like telling kids there's a new insane horror movie out, don't go see it!
What's the first thing they gonna do😉 https://t.co/WZUGqn5K49

— The Realest Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) November 21, 2023

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• Swerve Strickland
• Texas Deathmatch
• hangman page
• Jim Cornette
• Full Gear
• AEW

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