Swerve Strickland wants to make this AEW Blood & Guts ‘unique and different’

Swerve Strickland says the goal for tonight’s Blood & Guts match is to make it unique.

Strickland will be part of Team AEW in the double-ringed cage bout scheduled for Dynamite. It will be his first time in a Blood & Guts match and he spoke to Sports Illustrated recently about what fans can expect.

“Expect blood,” Strickland said. “Expect guys to step up and become something more than they already are.”

“This is our Marvel civil war. On one side you’ve got Iron Man leading the pack, and on the other side is Captain America leading the pack. And both have their own beliefs, and both believe they’re right and the other side is wrong.”

“Making this the most unique and different Blood and Guts, that’s the goal,” he continued. “There’s a lot of stories being told.

“A lot of us are in it for the first time and stepping up. We get to see Mark Briscoe and The Acclaimed in this match, and we’ll see them jump up to the next level. I’m proud of these guys and I’m proud to be in there with them.”

“It’s almost time. I’m hungry to get started.”

In particular, Strickland noted that with Darby Allin in the match, anything can happen.

“No one is stopping him from whatever he wants to do,” he said of Allin.

In addition to tonight’s Blood & Guts match Strickland is also preparing to defend his AEW World Championship against men’s Owen Hart Cup winner Bryan Danielson at All In in Wembley Stadium later this summer. He’s already defended the belt four times since winning it from Samoa Joe at AEW Dynasty in April. He’s defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Christian Cage, Roderick Strong, and most recently Will Ospreay to retain the title.