Swerve Strickland responds following AEW Dynamite angle
Swerve Strickland has taken to social media following his show-closing angle on AEW Dynamite.
On Sunday, Strickland wrote “This was the moment I knew what I had to do,” posting an image of himself with his back turned to Kenny Omega during their face-to-face two weeks ago that ultimately led to a brawl. Last Wednesday, Strickland was successful in defeating Omega, but took things further after the match, continuing to attack Omega after the bell. Strickland escalated matters further by giving Omega a vertebreaker through the announcer’s table, yelling “I needed this” as the show went off the air.
A follow-up on Collision revealed that AEW officials had fined Strickland $100,000 for his actions. Strickland also took time to respond to this on social media, seemingly indifferent to AEW’s punishment.
The former AEW World Champion and Omega first crossed paths during a tournament that would establish the next contender for MJF’s World Championship. After Strickland lost to Andrade El Idolo, Andrade followed that up with a win over Omega thanks to a distraction from Strickland, who grabbed the screwdriver away from Andrade. As Strickland inadvertently distracted the referee, Andrade low blowed Omega and scored the win with the DM.
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