Swerve Strickland is looking to continue climbing the ranks in AEW.
At AEW WrestleDream, the Mogul Embassy leader defeated Adam 'Hangman' Page, solidifying himself as a force to be reckoned with in AEW. On the October 10 episode of AEW Dynamite, Swerve will go one-on-one with Bryan Danielson, with the winner receiving a shot at the TNT Championship.
Speaking with Grapsody (full interview above), Swerve commented on the Title Tuesday bout and how he plans on defeating The American Dragon.
"For one, I am going to beat him. So I'm happy that you said, 'How am I going to beat him?' not just, 'How are you going to lose to Bryan Danielson?' No, I approach it the same way that I approached Hangman Page. I told Hangman in the several interactions that we've had on live TV, 'I'm unlike anybody you've ever faced. I'm putting you in a situation in the scenario in Seattle that you've never been in before.' That was the trap that I set that he fell for. He didn't understand, 'Oh man, this is really going to be a different way, different side of any type of environment he's ever faced.' I was right, and he paid for it by me taking a piece of his arm with me. Bryan Danielson and I don't necessarily have the hometown advantage. Maybe I will. Maybe Independence, Missouri is Swerve's house. We're about to find out, but the fact is, I'm unlike anybody he's ever faced as well. There's nobody with the tools that I have. Nobody with the uniqueness that I have, nobody with the IQ that I have in that ring, anybody, doesn't necessarily mean more or less. It's just I'm thinking on a different wave path in 2023 than he's been thinking all his career, and that's how I beat him. It's almost like playing chess with somebody who doesn't care about losing any pieces," he said.
Swerve recently reflected on his time teaming with Keith Lee. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
He also spoke about some frustrating times he endured in NXT. Click here to learn more.
