EPISODE

For the first time, Hearsay Culture examines a popular professional sport from the inside out–shattering misperceptions about the professional wrestling world. All Elite Wrestling’s (AEW) “Hangman” Adam Page gained renown with professional wrestling’s recent resurgence and AEW’s growth and popularity (witness AEW’s 70K+ attended event at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2023), but he has an experience and perspective of his own. Dave asks probing questions regarding the beliefs about and reality of the professional wrestling world, including the appropriateness of the nickname “Hangman,” the perhaps surprising demographics and politics of AEW’s fans, and the sport’s physicality and violence. Whether you’re a wrestling fan or not (and especially if you last thought about wrestling a few decades ago), tune in for a deep conversation that illuminates professional wrestling’s business, profile, and stories with one of its most popular and thoughtful athletes. 

“Wrestling can be a lot of different things. There’s a little something for everyone.”

 – “Hangman” Adam Page

“Wrestling and sports entertainment is not about the moves, it really isn’t. It’s about being able to evoke emotion in one facet or another.”

– World Wrestling Federation’s The Undertaker

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