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Backstage news regarding the AEW blood drinking spot involving Adam Page and Swerve Strickland

Aaron Rift

As seen during the 2023 AEW Full Gear PPV event, Swerve Strickland defeated “Hangman” Adam Page in a “Texas death match.” One spot that drew attention from fans was when Page drank blood that was dripping from Swerve’s head.

In regards to the spot, Fightful Select noted the following…

“We can confirm that the day following AEW Full Gear, Fightful was informed that the spot was planned and pitched by the participants, and was approved by the match producer. We’re told that people within AEW were very happy how the match was received and executed.”

As of Thursday night, the match has a 9.64 rating on the Cagematch database website with almost 700 votes.