WWE Name Comments On Hangman Page Vs. Swerve Strickland At AEW All Out Going ‘Too Far’

WWE Hall of Famer Booker T comments on whether Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland at AEW All Out went “too far.”

At AEW All Out 2024, Hangman Adam Page defeated Swerve Strickland to win a violent Lights Out Steel Cage Match.

Following the bout, many fans and critics questioned if the violence in the match went “too far” due to the use of a needle, cinderblocks and staples.

On the latest edition of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T commented on whether he thinks Hangman Page vs. Swerve Strickland at AEW All Out went “too far.” He said:

“Swerve, before I say anything, hell of a talent. The kid’s incredible, he can do anything in the middle of that squared circle. Extraordinary talent.”

“It’s just something that maybe he wants to get off his bucket list, going out and having these kind of matches. Perhaps. One thing about these kind of matches – it’s a young man’s game, you better get them out the way quick, because I don’t see that being a long-term deal where you can continuously go out and do that kind of stuff and get over.”

“Is it my cup of tea? No it is not. But then again, there’s an audience for it. Obviously, a lot of the fans in AEW, they get off to that kind of stuff. And I think when you’re catering to your people, you’re gonna be willing to go out there and do anything. I think that’s what Tony Khan wants, for these guys to be able to go out there and do things differently than it’s been done before.”

“I think AEW’s trying to change the landscape of the way fans watch professional wrestling. I could be wrong, but that’s what it seems like to me. And the reason I said that the first time was the way the tag team division worked. Because they didn’t have to make traditional tags, they can come in the ring and they can stay in the ring and do like three or four spots.”

“There was just a lot of shenanigans going on that I just did not understand from a tag team perspective. But was I supposed to understand it? Perhaps not. Was I supposed to understand the six-sided ring in TNA when I was there? No, I didn’t need to, because it was for the young guys, it was for that generation.

“Is AEW for this generation with what they’re trying to cater to? Perhaps. But is it my cup of tea? No. Am I gonna let my kids watch somebody get stuck with a needle? I don’t think I want my kids to see anything as far as hypodermic needles just because of what I had to see when I was a kid in real life with hypodermic needles.”

“Something that’s still embedded in my brain, how many lives that hypodermic needle really really ruined. So I look at that from a total different perspective than perhaps they do.”

“They might think it’s cool, just something they’re doing on television, but if you’re a parent, you might think a little bit different. I don’t know if Tony Khan’s got any kids, maybe he doesn’t think that way.”

Swerve Strickland will reportedly be off of AEW television following the All Out pay-per-view, which you can read here.

WWE's Booker T comments on whether Swerve Strickland vs Hangman Page at AEW All Out went 'too far':

"Swerve, before I say anything, hell of a talent. The kid's incredible, he can do anything in the middle of that squared circle. Extraordinary talent.

"It's just something that… pic.twitter.com/2LxCEyazy2

— WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) September 16, 2024