Swerve Strickland Says Kenny Omega Was The Right Person To Execute His Heel Turn
Swerve Strickland comments on his heel turn.
On the February 18 episode of AEW Dynamite, Swerve Strickland was able to defeat Kenny Omega in a singles contest. After the match, Strickland turned a lot of fans against him by dropping Omega through a table with a vertebreaker.
Speaking with Bleeding Cool News for a new interview, Strickland got honest and admitted that his character shift was needed. Strickland also noted that Omega was also the right person for the job.
“It was needed, and it was needed with the right person at the right time with Kenny Omega. There’s no more of a lightning rod of attention in AEW to get than Kenny Omega. Everybody’s always interested in what Kenny is doing when he’s on screen, when he’s active, and he’s very much healthy and at his best. There’s no more of a top performer in the industry than Kenny Omega. So going over 25 minutes with him in the main event, taking him out at the end the way that I did, it sparked a lot of noise throughout the industry. It sparked a lot of noise throughout AEW. That also woke up Nana in a lot of ways. In a lot of different ways, I’m able to navigate and move through AEW the way that I want to. The way I’m meant to, I would say.”
Omega secured his revenge on the March 25 episode of AEW Dynamite, defeating Strickland to become the number one contender to the AEW World Championship. Learn more by clicking here.
If you missed anything else from that show, check out our full recap by clicking here.
Special thanks to Bleeding Cool for the quote(s) in this interview.
