Swerve Strickland On Why He Wanted To Return Bulked Up: I Just Wanted To Look Like An Evolution Of Swerve Again

Swerve Strickland comments on why he decided to bulk up in weight before his AEW return at Full Gear last year.

When Swerve made his return to the company after time off due to injury at AEW Full Gear last year, he was noticeably larger than the last time fans seen him on screen for the promotion. Now, Swerve has explained why he wanted to bulk up ahead of his return.

While speaking to Rich Latta in a new interview, Swerve Strickland spoke about how it’s been to feel blown up in the ring due to his extra weight.

“Oh, baby. When I came back at 240. Yeah, I was like, ‘oh, everything is just harder to do.’ It’s just like getting up, getting up and getting down, getting up and getting down, getting up and getting down. It’s like, that exhausts you way more than when you’re like agile.”

Swerve was then asked what weight he was at ahead of his match with Kenny Omega on a recent episode of AEW Dynamite.

“This is like 232, 233. That’s a good weight of (being) still agile. I don’t get blown up. I still look physically imposing. That’s mainly why I bulked up, I just wanted to look like an evolution of Swerve again. I’ve evolved like three times here. Everything’s another evolution or something. Going through the extreme lengths of expanding the body is another evolution of it.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Swerve spoke about how he and Kenny Omega are unique pro wrestlers. You can read more about that here.

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