Throughout the course of his career “Hangman” Adam Page has put a number of opponents away with the Buckshot Lariat. The move looks impressive, and it seems that it’s not an easy one to pull off as CM Punk attempted to hit it twice when he faced Page at Double or Nothing.
CM Punk managed to defeat Adam Page to become the new AEW World Champion, but he didn’t manage to hit the Buckshot Lariat successfully. Page recently spoke to Wrestling Inc. about the botched maneuver and he noted that Punk’s botch actually gave him more appreciation for his own ability.
“It made me feel better about myself that I can do it, I know that. Grabbing the ropes and flipping over like that and landing on your feet and hitting the guy in the face is hard on any day at any time, much less, you know, 20 minutes into a match, and I think that made me have a little more appreciation and pride in the ability to do it.
“It doesn’t surprise me that he couldn’t do it, and that’s not a knock on him because it’s a tough-ass thing to do, and it’s something I’ve done for a long time. I’ve had time to sharpen it, he hasn’t. So, I don’t know that I have the best Go To Sleep in the world either, certainly not as good as his because he beat my ass with it.”
A few days after the match at Double or Nothing it was announced that CM Punk was injured and needed surgery. Punk is currently taking time off and in his absence Jon Moxley was crowned interim AEW World Champion when he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at Forbidden Door. Stay tuned for more updates on CM Punk as they become available.
H/T Wrestling Inc.
