In a recent episode of his podcast, "My World with Jeff Jarrett," WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett, who is currently the Director of Business Development for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), covered a range of topics. One highlight was his discussion on why he considers "Hangman" Adam Page’s Buckshot Lariat to be his favorite finishing move in professional wrestling.
This is what Jeff Jarrett said, “You know, that’s the kind of setup I think in my mind coming up with the top five, but when I sat back and really looked at, okay, the Buckshot Lariat, that’s just a stiff ass clothesline. Our man JBL can throw a stiff ass clothesline. Stan Hanson can throw a hell of a one. I mean, there’s a lot of guys through the years that throw a clothesline, but I think "Hangman" Adam Page’s ability, and how he has built that there’s 1000 ways to set it up. It’s literally the guy taking a bump in the ring, and Adam could go to any four ropes outside and set it up.”
On how anyone can take it:
“And you can have managers, you can have opponents. You can, I mean, there are so many variations, but I’m going to go back to the anticipation and the build.”
On what makes it special:
“You can build it. All In London, when he stepped outside and kind of did his shake and got the people rumbling. I mean, again, the people stood up. They knew they were about to see it. So I think the setup is equally or maybe more important, or just as important. It’s definitely important. And the variations to do false finishes out of it, I think gives so much value to it. So just the fact that he, you know, gives space and distance and setup and all that Conrad, I just think it’s very, very trademark, and he’s done the work to get it over.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
