Jordan Oliver: AEW Would Not Have Done Blood-Drinking Spot If Nick Gage Never Faced Chris Jericho
Jordan Oliver believes Nick Gage deserves some credit for some of the brutality fans saw at AEW Full Gear.
Jordan Oliver believes Nick Gage deserves some credit for some of the brutality fans saw at AEW Full Gear.
At AEW Full Gear 2023, Swerve Strickland defeated Hangman Page in a Texas Death Match. The contest sparked some controversy, as it featured plenty of extreme violence. In one spot, Page drank Strickland’s blood.
Jordan Oliver took to Twitter on November 21 and gave a shout-out to Nick Gage. He stated that the former GCW World Champion made deathmatch wrestling mainstream. Oliver shared his belief that he doesn’t think Page and Strickland would have done the blood-drinking spot if Gage never wrestled Jericho.
Hey Fr, SHOUT OUT NICK FN GAGE!
He made deathmatch shit main stream fr! Personally I don’t think adam page and swerve would be drinking blood on Ppv if Nick gage never wrestled Chris Jericho!
MDK all fn day pic.twitter.com/njfpf8Utb5
— Jordan Oliver (@TheJordanOIiver) November 21, 2023
Gage faced Jericho in a brutal No Rules Match on the July 28, 2021, episode of AEW Dynamite. He memorably sliced Jericho’s head with a pizza cutter while an ad for Domino’s Pizza played. Glass and other weapons were also used during the bout.
Click here to see what Swerve Strickland had to say about his match against Hangman Page at AEW Full Gear.
Jericho previously discussed his match against Gage. Check out his comments here.