Nothing was settled between Swerve Strickland and Will Ospreay at AEW Summer Blockbuster 2.
In the opening contest on the night, Swerve and Ospreay battled to a 30-minute time-limit draw. Near the end of the bout, Swerve hit a Vertebreaker and followed up with a House Call, but knocked Ospreay to the apron. As Swerve was setting up for a double stomp from the top rope, the time limit expired.
Swerve called for sudden death, but the music of The Death Riders hit, prompting Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, and Marina Shafir to come to the ring.
Swerve was jumped by The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson). As the Bucks handcuffed Swerve to the ropes and were looking to superkick him with thumbtacked shoes, Ospreay jumped in the way to take the kick.
WAIT A MINUTE! @WillOspreay just took the shot for @SwerveConfident from the @YoungBucks!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 12, 2025
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The bout came together after Ospreay tried, and failed, to get Swerve and Hangman Page on the same page against Jon Moxley and the Death Riders going into AEW All In.
Swerve previously defeated Ospreay at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2024 to retain the AEW World Title.
Fans can find Fightful's coverage of AEW Summer Blockbuster 2 by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
