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Excuse the verbiage, it's a FS article that went public so Sapp typed it up around the time the episode happened, but since it's public now:


AEW ended Dynamite with a hot angle.

Sorry.

AEW went off the air with a widely acclaimed arson featuring Adam Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland. Page burned down the childhood home of Swerve Strickland, which was a major purchase for him after the recent news of his contract extension. We're told that this was all coordinated and planned, and even though the deal was announced, was actually finalized shortly after. Swerve had over a half year left on his deal, but the company saw a storyline opportunity to announce it as well.

The actual house that was used saw a very small crew travel to burn it down, and had professional supervision. The angle had been planned for months, we're told, with many on the AEW roster not knowing it was happening. Numerous talent both in and out of AEW congratulated Swerve, not knowing buying the house was an angle. One wrestler told us that Swerve actually kayfabed them and thanked them. There were numerous meticulous references with the angle in mind, specifically to help create more conflict into the story where Hangman Page could largely be viewed as a babyface leading into it.

We're told that there are storyline reasons planned as to why Hangman Page isn't in jail or on charges. Fightful Select reported this week that Hangman and Swerve were slated to main event AEW All Out. The two ended up having a violent match that followed.

Needless to say, those we've spoken to in AEW were very happy about how the angle was executed, and the reception associated with it. Numerous talent we saw in Chicago at Black Label Pro also went out of their way to watch the angle unfold after.

For very strange people online thinking that the house in Swerve's video and the one in Hangman's segment weren't the same, it absolutely was the same.

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[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

And they say kayfabe is dead!

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Numerous talent both in and out of AEW congratulated Swerve, not knowing buying the house was an angle. One wrestler told us that Swerve actually kayfabed them and thanked them.

TIL I would be great at keeping kayfabe, by complete accident. There are times I have no idea whats being said, so I just nod my head and go along with things. Then like 3 minutes later I'll figure it out. But I'll realize "Oh shit.....I can't correct what I said NOW!!! That was three minutes ago! He asked me how the weather was, and I said "thanks, you too". Just keep nodding. He already knows you're an idiot. Which you are."

So if I were swerve, they'd be like "Hey man, heard you bought a house! Congrats on that!"

And I'd be like "Yeah, it's hot."

And then Hangman would be like "Ghat's called foreshadowing!"

[-] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm confused. It was Swerve's childhood home?

[-] GeekFTW@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

That's my read of it too.

Could be a situation where the house got deemed unlivable and it wasn't monetarily worth fixing up so Swerve was like "Yo imagine this.." or something similar cause I dont wanna think he'd do this to a house he did indeed love and wanted, but I mean...pro wrestlers also be crazy.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

hangman burns down swerves childhood home, swerve breaks into hangman's house and stalks his kid.

i'd call it even.

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