Swerve Strickland Feels Like More Could’ve Been Done To Build Darby Allin Up For AEW World Title Win

Swerve Strickland discusses Darby Allin’s big title win.

Allin shocked fans on the April 15 episode of AEW Dynamite, as he was able to defeat MJF to win the AEW World Championship. As we approach the one-month mark of his title reign, Allin has already defended the strap against names like Tommaso Ciampa, PAC, Brody King, and Kevin Knight.

Speaking with The Bootleg Kev Podcast for a new interview, Strickland was asked to give his thoughts on the Allin’s championship win and reign.

“I feel like there could’ve been more done for Darby for that moment, me personally. I feel like it anchored Darby a little too much because we’re also watching MJF go 46 minutes in a Texas Deathmatch. We’re also watching him go 38 minutes with Kenny Omega. I’m not saying Darby’s not qualified to compete with that, but you’ve got to make Darby qualified to compete like that. I feel like they didn’t do him a favor with that. But, Darby is so talented that now his run is making up for that.”

After touching on the Title vs. Hair stipulation at AEW Double Or Nothing, Strickland praised Allin for being “undeniably talented”.

“I don’t think people care about his hair like that, but whatever. Once again, I think Darby’s just so undeniably talented, he can make everything feel more important. He just killed it with Kevin Knight, now he’s about to go against PAC. Then Wednesday, possibly against Okada. So like, who is setting up their schedules to go like that on TV? He’s just so undeniably talented that you can’t — it’s undeniable.”

Strickland recently touched on his AEW absence in a viral social media video. Check out our full transcription of his comments by clicking here.

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