Twitter Reacts To Hangman Page Setting Swerve Strickland's House On Fire To End AEW Dynamite

What an ending to AEW Dynamite.

Ricky Havlik - All Elite Wrestling

A criticism of AEW television programming from its inception has been there's not enough cliffhanger endings that make it the water cooler conversation the following morning.

That changed at the end of Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite when "Hangman" Adam Page burned down the childhood home of rival Swerve Strickland.

Hangman just set Swerve’s childhood home on fire!

Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!#HangmanAdamPage | @SwerveConfident pic.twitter.com/Do78okxA23

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 5, 2024

The final segment of the show was supposed to be a contract signing for the steel cage match between Page and Strickland in lieu of Saturday's AEW All Out from the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., right outside Chicago.

Strickland, who lost the AEW championship to Bryan Danielson at AEW All In on Aug. 25, came out first. While waiting for his arch nemesis to come out, a video appeared of Page walking through the home that Strickland had just purchased.

In Strickland's home, he's running down Strickland's family, including saying his father "didn't love him very much".

Page told Strickland there wasn't really a choice at all as he poured gasoline around the front of the house. He told Strickland that he told him "for months and months and months that there was nothing that I wanted more out of this than burn your world to the ground.

With Strickland stewing, Page walked over to the recliner of Strickland's father. He sat in it, lit a match, got up from the chair to put down in front of the house. Page grabbed his bottle of whiskey and sat in the recliner as the house engulfed in flames.

Due to the heinous actions of Page, after Dynamite concluded, AEW Owner Tony Khan revealed the battle of former AEW heavyweight champions will no longer sanctioned, and will be a steel cage lights out match.

The ending had Twitter buzzing.

Hes dead..... pic.twitter.com/Y2wbho97O2

— The Realest Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) September 5, 2024

Hangman - “you get to say goodbye to Swerve’s house”

BARS pic.twitter.com/G96G0AOunH

— Andrew (@AndyNemmity) September 5, 2024

Hangman Page just burned down Swerve Strickland's entire world.#AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/sqnxnXxurz

— TrillerTV (@FiteTV) September 5, 2024

Legitimately one of the greatest go-home segments I've ever seen. Again this is the best feud in AEW history. https://t.co/upm2BsPIuq

— Phil Lindsey 👑♟ (@PhilDL616) September 5, 2024

Hangman Page invaded whose house... SWERVE'S OLD HOUSE and burned it down. OH MY GOD, HE ACTUALLY DID IT.

With that, he burned all his childhood memories and gave Swerve a trauma for lifetime.

PRO WRESTLING IS BACK. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/gAgan9BIOa

— Drainmaker 🌧️ 💵 (@DrainBamager) September 5, 2024

This swerve hangman feud is one of the best make it up as it goes along feuds in the history of wrestling.

— Matt Koon, (@mattkoonmusic) September 5, 2024

Incredible Dynamite ending. #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/mfXvp4uNvu

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) September 5, 2024

Now that’s a hot angle! 🔥

— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) September 5, 2024

They sensitivity training gonna be ARDUOUS for the hangman

— Northwest Cee (@CeeHawk) September 5, 2024

COW 👏BOY👏 SHIT 👏

Swerve broke Hangman 😳 pic.twitter.com/TECUHlry1Y

— Amanda (@MandaLHuber) September 5, 2024

Advantage Hangman #AEWDYNAMITE pic.twitter.com/pEIDWLTVlW

— Dave LaGreca (@davidlagreca1) September 5, 2024