{"id":184330,"date":"2024-09-06T12:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=184330"},"modified":"2024-09-07T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T17:13:02","slug":"parkss-take-ultimately-the-arson-angle-with-hangman-and-swerve-was-about-increasing-interest-in-their-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/09\/06\/parkss-take-ultimately-the-arson-angle-with-hangman-and-swerve-was-about-increasing-interest-in-their-match\/","title":{"rendered":"PARKS&#8217;S TAKE: Ultimately, the arson angle with Hangman and Swerve was about increasing interest in their match"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2897377288\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>With All Out just two weeks after All In, AEW needed a big, trending angle to get people to pay a premium price for another major event so soon afterward. That angle took place on Dynamite on Wednesday night when &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Adam Page burned down the childhood home of his rival, Swerve Strickland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/09\/Staff09ParksC_120_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31220 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/09\/Staff09ParksC_120_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a>This has drawn divisive reactions online from fans over the last 24 hours since it aired. Some feel that this was great, with Hangman upping the ante in a blood feud that has been built around home invasions since Strickland pried his way into Page&#8217;s abode. Others believe this breaks the suspension of disbelief that a wrestler could commit such a crime and not involve the police in any way. For those people, this crosses that imaginary line of believability.<\/p>\n<p>I can see it both ways. Sometimes, stories are so well-conceived and executed that fans are willing to overlook aspects that they wouldn&#8217;t otherwise overlook (such as the criminal element). Personally, I thought the angle added great heat (I promise that&#8217;ll be my only pun of this column) to Hangman vs. Strickland at All Out.<\/p>\n<p>On this past Sunday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-night-in-america-wwe-bash-in-berlin-post-show-incl-instant-reaction-to-punk-vs-mcintyre-gunther-vs-orton-rhodes-vs-owens--61227625\">&#8220;Wrestling Night in America&#8221; PWTorch Dailycast,<\/a> I was critical of Hangman&#8217;s mic work the last time he went face-to-face with Swerve. This time, I thought Hangman did a really nice job of letting his crazy simmer right below the surface in his promo. Strickland&#8217;s mere presence clearly drives Hangman mad, and that culminated with this act of arson.<\/p>\n<p>Best of all, it came after Strickland posted the video and news earlier in the day about his purchase of his childhood home. Knowing the direction the storyline had gone, you had folks posting on social media, &#8220;wouldn&#8217;t it be cool if&#8230;&#8221; Few may have actually thought AEW would actually take that direction. To see it come to fruition made it more special and more memorable.<\/p>\n<p>Strip away all the other discussion points, <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/09\/05\/powells-aew-dynamite-hit-list-all-out-go-home-show-with-the-swerve-strickland-and-hangman-page-contract-signing-kazuchika-okada-vs-kyle-fletcher-for-the-aew-continental-title\/\">analysis<\/a>, and hand-wringing, and it comes down to this: Did the angle make me want to see Swerve vs. Page even more? It indeed did. I know I&#8217;m not alone. And ultimately, that&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-inc=\"1\"><em>(Greg Parks is a long-time PWTorch Newsletter columnist, longtime host of \u201cWrestling Night in America\u201d on the PWTorch Dailycast line-up, and produces \u201cGreg Parks Outloud!\u201d every week on the PWTorch VIP podcast line-up.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP ON PREVIOUS &#8220;TAKES&#8221; FROM GREG PARKS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/category\/opnionandanalysis\/opinion_stafftakes\/takes_parks\/\">Greg Parks Takes Section<\/a><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1773355020\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/poll.pollcode.com\/57911389\" method=\"post\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 2px; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; color: #000000;\">\n<h3 style=\"padding: 2px 0px 4px 2px;\"><strong>What do you think about Hangman Page setting Swerve Strickland&#8217;s house on fire?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><input id=\"answer579113891\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"1\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer579113891\">Effective angle that makes me more interested in their match<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer579113892\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"2\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer579113892\">Too over-the-top and unrealistic for a pro wrestling feud<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"answer579113893\" style=\"float: left;\" name=\"answer\" type=\"radio\" value=\"3\" \/><label style=\"float: left;\" for=\"answer579113893\">No strong opinion either way<\/label><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; height: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 3px;\" align=\"center\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\" Vote \" \/>\u00a0<input name=\"view\" type=\"submit\" value=\" View \" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px;\" align=\"right\">pollcode.com <a href=\"https:\/\/pollcode.com\/\">free polls<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"right\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Stay right here and keep the flow going. We think you&#8217;ll like to read this next&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/09\/05\/aew-dynamite-hits-misses-9-4-kanners-look-at-unhinged-hangman-swerve-mariah-may-continental-title-mess-what-is-the-blackpool-combat-club\/\">AEW DYNAMITE HITS &amp; MISSES (9\/4): Kanner\u2019s look at unhinged Hangman-Swerve, Mariah May, Continental Title mess, what is the Blackpool Combat Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/09\/05\/powells-aew-dynamite-hit-list-all-out-go-home-show-with-the-swerve-strickland-and-hangman-page-contract-signing-kazuchika-okada-vs-kyle-fletcher-for-the-aew-continental-title\/\">OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/09\/05\/powells-aew-dynamite-hit-list-all-out-go-home-show-with-the-swerve-strickland-and-hangman-page-contract-signing-kazuchika-okada-vs-kyle-fletcher-for-the-aew-continental-title\/\">Powell\u2019s AEW Dynamite Hit List: All Out go-home show with the Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page contract signing, Kazuchika Okada vs. Kyle Fletcher for the AEW Continental Title<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Night in America&#8221; with Greg Parks, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-night-in-america-wwe-bash-in-berlin-post-show-incl-instant-reaction-to-punk-vs-mcintyre-gunther-vs-orton-rhodes-vs-owens--61227625\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=61227625&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Night in America - WWE Bash in Berlin post-show w\/Greg Parks &amp; Brandon LeClair\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59pJp-YY-bU?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2399873773\"><div id=\"pwtor-3018670263\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>With All Out just two weeks after All In, AEW needed a big, trending angle to get people to pay a premium price for another major event so soon afterward. 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