AEW Dynamite #236: Hangman Page Remains The Most Compelling Character

Whenever I need a pick-me-up, Hangman Page is always there to deliver.

This Wednesday, I needed a good episode of AEW Dynamite so I could stop thinking about the mess my country made the day before. The card had several good matches and the company’s overall angle with Jon Moxley’s Death Riders crew is working, so I was locked in.

But the highlight for me came as Jay White started his interview with Renee backstage. Because as soon as he started speaking, I wanted Hangman Page to appear. Then like Jesus, he did.

I know Hangman is not the face in this particular feud at the moment. He’s been my favorite wrestler in AEW for years, and he has been the most compelling tv character they have in 2024. I am endlessly fascinated when he is on screen.

To that end, Hangman’s appearance started off to perfection, as he came flying in from off-screen to attack Jay White mid-sentence. It was the exact type of chaos that AEW excels at because there was no indication or hint of an attack, nor of a longer segment. It just happened, organically, feeling like we were in a prime episode of WCW Monday Nitro from 1997.

If it were just an attack, that would not have been the highlight of a good show. It was more than that and produced just…