Swerve Strickland On Singles Matches With Kenny Omega: It Was All The Validation I Needed
Swerve Strickland comments on sharing the ring with Kenny Omega.
Earlier this year, Omega and Strickland shared the ring in two singles matches that took place on episodes of AEW Dynamite. Swerve won the first match, but Omega won the second and secured an AEW World Championship match at Revolution.
Speaking with Forbes for a new interview, Strickland reflected on those matches.
“It was all the validation I needed. Kenny is not just one of the top guys in AEW. He’s one of the top benchmarks in pro wrestling, period. You want to match skill for skill. You want people to see it. I always say people seeing it changes their perception of a lot of things. It’s all about seeing is believing in the wrestling industry. I truly believe that.”
Strickland also said that when Kenny Omega is dangerous when he is motivated.
“When you have both of these guys on the roster at the same time, and you know they’re healthy and there’s no issues between them, you’ve got to put them together. You don’t want to miss out on those matchups. So I was like, “We’ve got to get to that.” He was very excited and very motivated. A motivated Kenny Omega is a dangerous Kenny Omega in the industry, man.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Swerve Strickland talked about his decision to undergo knee surgery after AEW All In Texas. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
Special thanks to Forbes for the quote(s) in this article.
