Folks, in one of the wildest, most brutal main events you’ll ever see, “Hangman” Adam Page turned AEW All Out into a horror show and Swerve Strickland was the unlucky guest of honor. A Lights Out, unsanctioned steel cage match—unsanctioned, because even AEW knew they couldn’t legally stand behind this madness—ended in pure mayhem when Hangman delivered a chair shot so devastating, it literally knocked Swerve into next week. The referee? He just called it. Knockout. Done. And it wasn’t even close.
Now, let me tell you, this wasn’t just your regular wrestling match. No, no. This was a nightmare wrapped in steel. And it didn’t even wait for the cage to lower! These two maniacs started trying to rip each other’s heads off before the bell rang. As the cage descended, you’d think, “Well, surely they’ll slow down.” Nope. Swerve immediately grabs a toolbox, like he’s trying to fix a leaky sink, and out comes a staple gun. STAPLE GUN, folks. Swerve starts stapling Page’s back and chest with family photos like he’s making a macabre scrapbook. Unreal.
But Hangman’s not fazed, oh no. He wraps his arm in barbed wire, takes a swing, and drags Swerve’s face across it like he’s buttering toast. It’s barbaric, folks, but this is pro wrestling! Things escalated when Swerve, the real estate arsonist, hits Page with a cinder block. Yup, a block of cinder. You know, because chairs aren’t extreme enough anymore. And what does Hangman do? He takes a piece of wood from Strickland’s burned-down house—yes, actual debris from this man’s home—and threatens to go full slasher film on Swerve.
And if you thought it couldn’t get crazier—oh boy—you haven’t seen anything yet. Page pulls out a hypodermic needle, straight out of a nightmare. And folks, he jams it through Strickland’s cheek! The man turned Swerve into a human pincushion. As if that wasn’t enough, Hangman grabs a chair, SMASHES it over Swerve’s head, and the referee, probably questioning all his life choices, calls for the bell. KO, baby.
Page wins, but no one’s really walking away from this one, are they? Swerve will be having nightmares about this match—and probably needles—for a long time. And Hangman Page? He just solidified himself as the king of chaos. Brutal. Violent. Unforgettable. What a show!