In a recent interview with No-Contest Wrestling, AEW star Swerve Strickland opened up about the matches and moments that helped elevate his career in the promotion. He also highlighted emerging talents EJ Nduka and Lee Johnson, urging fans to keep an eye out for them. Below are some highlights from the interview (via Fightful):
Swerve Strickland on the match that propelled him to the next level in AEW:
If I had to guess one, a lot of people like to pinpoint one area, but I would say the battle royal at Double or Nothing. If it doesn’t come down to me and Orange Cassidy, I don’t spark the thing with Tony of being like, ‘He made this amazing. Let’s do it again.’ I don’t spark that idea in Tony Khan’s mind.”
Swerve Strickland on his match with Hiroshi Tanahashi on AEW Collision:
Through the office, from talks I heard, it was me and Tanahashi on Collision. It was going into Forbidden Door. He was about to do the High Fly Flow, and he slips off. I run up and start fighting him up there. He knocks me off and gives me the High Fly Flow and wins. That was the moment Tony was like, ‘I can trust him in anything.’ I can trust him with anyone and anything. That might be what saved the New Japan relationship with AEW. He became President soon after that, that goes away. After that, I started wrestling veterans. Gunn, Sting. ‘Swerve can make it work.’ Bring on the task, please.”
Swerve Strickland on EJ Nduka:
Shoutout EJ Nduka. He has a lot to offer. He is hungry. He has a lot ‘I want to provide to the world.’ Not to anybody specific, just, ‘I want to provide it to the world.’ He knows how good he can be and what he can offer. Whether I speak to him, he has dedicated himself to it, week in and day out. or in the ring, he’s training and working on it.”
Swerve Strickland on Nduka and Lee Johnson being talents to pay attention to:
Pay attention to him and Lee Johnson. They are doing their thing The fanbase, if you have guys that you like and are your favorites, don’t wait for them. to get on TV to watch them where they are now and help push them to where you want them to go. Go watch them in Ring of Honor. my opportunities. Watch them where they are at and help push them and catapult them.”
Blue Techker Swerve has definitely grown as a wreslter since leaving NXT.
Blue Techker Looks like he learned a lot from NXT. Good to see him blow up in AEW.