"The Hardcore Legend" Mick Foley addresses Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page's Texas Death Match AEW Full Gear.
Mick Foley is known for being the standard of violent wrestling matches on the grandest stages possible in modern American professional wrestling. However, at AEW Full Gear, the Texas Death Match between Swerve Strickland and "Hangman" Adam Page provided a level of violence that is on par with anything Mick Foley's ever done on pay-per-view and perhaps, even exceeded it to some degree.
One spot, in particular, saw Adam Page drinking the blood of his rival. On the most recent episode of his podcast, "Foley is Pod," Mick Foley admitted that he has yet to watch the match. Still, he doesn't like the idea of a blood-drinking spot in the modern era of wrestling, believing that those days have come and gone and that health and safety should be prioritized wherever possible.
"I wish I could say I've seen it," he said, revealing that he was driving vast distances on the recent weekend when the event took place. "I heard it was really epic. I wish people wouldn't drink each other's blood in [his] day and age, let alone this one. I mean, heels used to do that. I remember even Tracy Smothers in Japan would do the deal where they you know, suck the blood out of the opponent's head and spit into the air.
"Maybe that had a time and place, but that time and place is over," he continued. "Not a knock on the match, just looking out for everybody's safety, knowing that people are going to possibly emulate what they see on TV. That doesn't take away from the fact that the guys seemed to have a great match and really enjoyed doing it."
Fans can read Swerve Strickland's comments after the violent affair at this link.
Prior to the match, Swerve spoke with Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful and teased that they were going to be delivering a bloodbath. Check out the full interview here.
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