Swerve Strickland says the timing was right for his match against Will Ospreay.
At AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, Swerve Strickland defended the AEW World Championship against Wil Ospreay. Strickland ultimately emerged victorious and pinned Ospreay, the reigning AEW International Champion, to retain the title.
Speaking with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Swerve Strickland reflected on the match.
“I’m proud of the story we told in that match. It was a perfect whirlwind. It was Will’s first main event pay-per-view in AEW, fans were waiting for it, and people didn’t know who was going to win. Was it Swerve’s time? Or was Will going to keep riding his hot streak and win the title? That’s a match we’ve wanted for a long time, and the timing was right. We weren’t waiting, we wanted this moment. We wanted to see the best–the International champ against the world champ. It was two forces facing off–the two best going at it," Strickland said.
Fightful Select reported more information about the match between Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland.
During the interview, Strickland discussed the biggest difference he experienced between WWE and AEW. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Strickland had to say about wanting to face Bryan Danielson.
