Swerve wants to kill the Hangman About a year ago he really hung the Hangman Couple days ago Page turned the Page Burned down Swerve’s place & took a cigar to the face Now it’s lights out at All Out To keep the law out - Tony got smart from Brawl Out There will be blood that pours out And there will still be beef after the fallout 2024 has been the year of hate. Katt Williams hates Cedric the Entertainer and everybody else in comedy for that matter. Kendrick Lamar hates Drake + the way that Drake walks, talks and dresses. And Hangman Page hates Swerve Strickland enough to huff & puff & burn his newly repurchased childhood home to the ground. Wrestling fans, my name is AO Baker and this is The Signature Move Show. Let’s be clear, I don’t feel sorry for Swerve. We all remember when he broke into Hangman’s house and filmed himself standing over Page’s baby crib. He even admitted to sitting outside of Hangman’s house as recently as around the time of his 2nd child’s birth. I wouldn’t trust either of these guys to share a round of beers. But this feud is less about who I’m rooting for and more about the morbid curiosity of how violent this will eventually get. On Saturday, Swerve & Hangman will collide in an unsanctioned lights out steel cage match. That means AEW is holding zero responsibility. There will be blood. There will be weapons and ladders and chairs and tables and thumbtacks. Maybe a little bit of fire and barbed wire. Undoubtedly AEW’s most personal feud and it reminded me of some other extremely personal wrestling beefs. As a child, The Undertaker burned Kane’s face and killed their mother and his own father by setting the family funeral home on fire. At first he said it was an accident but eventually admitted to doing it on purpose because he thought Kane was weak. But even that history couldn’t keep the two of them apart. They ended up a tag team…last match was in Saudi Arabia in 2018 against Shawn Michaels & Triple H. Sorry for bringing that one up. Steve Austin and Brian Pillman were brothers in the Hollywood Blondes during their WCW days. By the time they made it to the WWF, they were both entirely different people. Steve used a steel chair to break Brian’s ankle and then he broke into his house only to find out that Pillman had one of those. Unfortunately, they never got to settle their differences 1-on-1 but would we have seen a Hollywood Blondes reunion in the WWF after the air was clear? The point here is this: how bad will it get before Swerve & Hangman are able to let each other be? And is there a world where we see the 2 of them on the same side in a few years? Before we get there though, we have to get through All Out. I highly doubt either one of them will tap out so that rules out any form of submission victory for either side. So this week’s signature move is the House Call. But what if Hangman hits Swerve with the House Call? It’d be an ironic but appropriate ending to this chapter. And what happens next? If Hangman loses again, will he accept his L or come back? Will Swerve be in any condition to restart his world championship journey? + Connect with me: https://madebyaobaker.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamaobaker IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamaobaker/ X: https://x.com/iamaobaker

RIP SID “Vicious” to “Sycho”, “Justice” to rivals Ruler of the world, master of the powerbomb 6’9” - skyscraper in 8-9, fly Gave Hogan hell from the start Beat the Heartbreak Kid and the Hitman Hart 2-time Federation Champ Plus he stamped Attitude on the Era before the marketing plan 1-time for the big man Wrestling fans, my name is AO Baker. Welcome to The Signature Move. Unfortunately, this week’s episode finds us mourning the loss of the man known as Sid Vicious and Sid Justice. Perhaps best known as Sycho Sid. 2-time WWF Champion. 2-time WCW Champion. Member of the 4 Horsemen. Speaking of the Horsemen, quite possibly the reason that Arn Anderson carries that dot dot dot Kayfabe, brother. I was introduced to Sid back in 1992. Probably at a Blockbuster Video. WrestleMania 8 VHS on the shelf. One-half of a double main event saw the Macho Man Randy Savage challenge the Nature Boy Ric Flair for the world title. The other half saw a 6 foot 9, 300+ pound menace present a very serious threat to Hulkamania. Kicked out of the leg drop and only lost by DQ because of Harvey Whippleman’s interference. The next time I saw Sid was 3 years later. 1995. The bodyguard of Shawn Michaels. Sid’s unsuccessful interference cost Shawn his WrestleMania 11 world title match against Diesel. Obviously Sid’s a much better wrestler than bodyguard but nonetheless, on Raw the next night, Sid reacted to Shawn’s “orders” by lifting HBK over his head and driving him to the mat on 3 separate occasions. Took him out. And that’s why this episode’s signature move is the powerbomb. Quick fact: that move was invented by Lou Thesz in a match against Antonio Rocca. Thesz attempted a piledriver. Rocca fought it. So Thesz lifted him above his head and then, back-first to the mat. As for Sid’s powerbomb. There’s the World Championship Wrestling version where he would drop to both knees at the same time he’d drop his opponent. And of course, The Federation version. 3 of those powerbombs to HBK caused Diesel to make the save, reuniting 2 former friends turned bitter enemies. 1 powerbomb to HBK earned Sid his 1st world title and a powerbomb to Bret earned him his 2nd. Of course Sid had other moves in his arsenal like the chokeslam and the big boot. And that weird angle semi-roundhouse right punch. But the powerbomb put fear in the hearts of many in the World Wrestling Federation. That move, along with the maniacal laugh, wide and wild eyes and a voice that could go from a whisper to a roar several times within the same sentence made Sid one of the most memorable big men ever. So here’s to Sid. Master of the powerbomb. Ruler of the world. Heavyweight champion. Legend. And Signature Mover. + Connect with me: https://madebyaobaker.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamaobaker IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamaobaker/ X: https://x.com/iamaobaker