Claudio Castagnoli: I'm Not The Wrestler That I Want To Be, I'm The Wrestler I Have To Be

Claudio Castagnoli comments on his loss to Swerve Strickland on AEW Collision.

On the April 27th edition of AEW Collision, Swerve Strickland laid out an open challenge for his AEW World Championship. Claudio Castagnoli would accept the challenge, and the two would face off in the main event of Collision.

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While Claudio came up short, in a digital exclusive posted to AEW's social media Claudio noted that you only get better by making mistakes.

"You know how you get better? You make mistakes. You lose over and over and over again and you never pass up the opportunity for a good fight. See, I was never the best because I won the most. No, I am the best. Because I'm that consistent, because I'm here day after day after day. I was never the shiny new toy. I'm the wooden toy that you just can't break. I'm not the wrestler that I want to be. I'm the wrestler I have to be."

On this Wednesday's edition of AEW Dynamite, Swerve will find out his opponent for AEW Double Or Nothing next month.

For the full results from Saturday's edition of AEW Collision, you can find them here.

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