Hangman Page v. Swerve Strickland (AEW - 11/18/2023)

I expected very little from this match. Neither are very interesting wrestlers, Swerve is more flawed talent wise than Page but both bore me all the same. However, you could tell that this was their strength. It's funny because you can absolutely tell that Swerve and Adam Cole (I do mean Cole btw, I realise that it could be confusing if not clarified) were trained in CZW. Both decent at doing these sick spot matches but not very good in a straight bout. And Swerve was good in this, which isn't much of a surprise. Page found his element early in the match being a man possessed as he stalked Swerve around the ringside area, stapleling endlessly. The storytelling and spots themselves were awesome. What wasn't awesome was the pacing which again failed Page. There were long spells of boredom throughout and the match seemed to never end. That's the story of Hangman Page. He'll do something sick like drink blood but then he'll be the blandest guy when selling for the heel. Shame really.