Hangman Adam Page and Swerve Strickland have been at war in AEW for months and are now ready to have a rematch at All Out.
There is perhaps no more personal feud in AEW history than the one between Swerve Strickland and Adam Page. Strickland earned a victory over Page at WrestleDream in October 2023, but that only further inflamed the problems between the two men.
Strickland paid Page a visit and left the former AEW World Champion with a powerful message. They met again at Full Gear in a Texas Death Match that made headlines after Page drank Strickland’s blood, but Strickland ultimately picked up another victory.
Following a three-way match for the AEW World Title at Revolution in March 2024 between Page, Strickland and Samoa Joe, Page disappeared from television. While Joe retained his title in that match, Swerve Strickland won that title, which only served to tip the balance for Adam Page when he returned to AEW in July.
Determined to get his hands on Swerve Strickland, Adam Page entered the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and the All In’s Casino Gauntlet Match, both opportunities to earn a shot at the AEW World Title, but was unsuccessful in both endeavors.
Swerve Strickland lost his AEW World Title to Bryan Danielson in the main event of All In, with Page making his presence felt at ringside during that match. And now the two hated rivals have come close again at Dynamite in Champaign, Illinois.
Swerve Strickland and Adam Page are locked up for everything
Adam Page started Dynamite with a win over Tomohiro Ishii and was then confronted by Strickland. The two men exchanged blows, with Page noting that Strickland was a “piece of shit” and that he could never beat him on his own.
Swerve Strickland offered to change that by challenging Page to a Steel Cage Match on September 7 at All Out.
RUN IT BACK! Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page in a CAGE at #AEWAllOut?!
Regard #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@SwerveConfident | #HangmanAdamPagepic.twitter.com/1q6S48Tmkr
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) 29 August 2024
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