Since departing from WWE in November 2021, Swerve Strickland has been a daily fixture on All Elite Wrestling, most just lately inking a contract reportedly spanning five-years in size. Throughout an look on “The Breakfast Membership,” Strickland famous that WWE, at some undisclosed level, reached out to his illustration to inquire about his “availability” to doubtlessly return there. In the end, although, he opted to stay with AEW.
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“I am proud of constructing AEW,” Strickland replied when requested if he’d think about returning to WWE sooner or later. “I am proud of constructing myself in AEW. AEW has given me one thing that I do not suppose WWE might ever give me. I am actually happy with that. I wave the flag proudly as a result of Tony Khan did not take an opportunity on me, he knew what he wished from me.”
“[Tony] put me within the place and he was like, ‘Now develop.’ I am like ‘What avenues do I’ve to develop?’ He was like ‘No matter you need.’ There have been no parameters; there was no purple tape. I discovered find out how to develop into a real businessman on prime of only a skilled wrestler. That is why the ‘Mogul’ persona is actually personified in AEW. It actually let me be my finest self as a person and knowledgeable.”
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In two-and-a-half years with AEW, Strickland has notably captured the AEW Tag Group and World Championships. The latter reign got here to an finish by the hands of Bryan Danielson at AEW All In on August 25. After that, Strickland pivoted his focus to former rival “Hangman” Adam Web page, whom he later misplaced to in an Lights Out Metal Cage Match at AEW All Out. Strickland has been absent from AEW programming since then, although his on-screen supervisor Prince Nana did seem on final week’s episode of “AEW Dynamite.”
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