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Swerve Strickland

American professional wrestler

Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He is a former one-time AEW World Champion and the first black wrestler to win this title.

Swerve Strickland
Strickland in 2022
Born (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 34)
Tacoma, Washington
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Isaiah "Swerve" Scott
Killshot
Lt. Jermaine Strickland
Shane Strickland
Shane "Swerve" Strickland
SW3RVE The Realest
SW3RVE
Swerve Strickland
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Billed fromTacoma, Washington
Trained byCZW Wrestling School
D.J. Hyde
Ground Xero Wrestling Training Academy
Debut2011

He is also known for his time wrestling in WWE where he wrestled under the ring name Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and was a one-time NXT North American Champion. Strickland has also competed for Major League Wrestling (MLW), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Evolve. He wrestled under a mask for Lucha Underground as Killshot. During his time in AEW, Strickland has also been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.

Outside of professional wrestling, Strickland is also a rapper. He performs under the name Swerve the Realest and also raps in the hip hop group Swerve City.[1] Strickland hosts a podcast with Monteasy called Swerve City Podcast.[2]

Career

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All Elite Wrestling

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On March 6, 2022 at Revolution, Strickland debuted with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[3] Strickland made his AEW in-ring debut on the March 11 episode of Rampage where he defeated Tony Nese.[4]

After a match between Keith Lee and The Acclaimed (Max Caster and Anthony Bowens), Team Taz's Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks attacked Lee with The Acclaimed. Swerve came out with a chair and saved Lee. Afterward, Swerve and Lee began teaming under the name Swerve in Our Glory.[5]

On July 13, during Night 1 of Fyter Fest, Swerve in Our Glory defeated The Young Bucks and Team Taz in a Triple or Nothing match to win the AEW World Tag Team Championships. This gave Strickland his first championship in AEW.[6] They would lose the titles to The Acclaimed at Grand Slam. [7]

On the December 21, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Strickland turned heel. He revealed his new group called "Mogul Affiliates" with member Parker Boudreaux, Trench, and rapper Rick Ross. They all attacked Keith Lee and and Swerve stomped and broke a cinderblock on Lee stomach.[8] Trench was later released from AEW when his contract expired.[9] On the April 7, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Swerve announced that he was merging his group with The Embassy, they would be called Mogul Embassy and he would own 51%.[10]

At WrestleDream on October 1, 2023, Swerve faced "Hangman" Adam Page in front of his home state crowd in Washington. He was able to defeat Page in the match.[11] On the March 27, 2024 episode of Dynamite, Strickland, who turned face again, defeated Konosuke Takeshita to become the number-one contender for Samoa Joe's AEW World Championship at Dynasty.[12] At the event on April 21, Strickland defeated Joe to become the first African American AEW World Champion.[13] On August 25 at All In, he lost the title to Bryan Danielson via submission.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

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Strickland (left) and Keith Lee as AEW World Tag Team Champions

References

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  1. ↑ "Swerve Strickland Discusses The Popularity Of Prince Nana's Dance, Their Connection Through Music". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Swerve City Podcast". YouTube. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Shane 'Swerve' Strickland reportedly signing with AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ↑ "3/11 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of Shane "Swerve" Strickland vs. Tony Nese, Darby Allin vs. Marq Quen, Jamie Hayter vs. Mercedes Martinez, and Keith Lee vs. QT Marshall". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (3/18/22): Keith Lee Faces Max Caster, Darby Allin In Action + More!". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ↑ "New AEW Tag Team Champions Crowned On 7/13 Dynamite". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ "9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "7/13 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenosuke Takeshita in an eliminator match, Wardlow vs. Orange Cassidy for the TNT Title, The Young Bucks vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudi Castagnoli vs. Jake Hager, Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Report: Trench (Granden Goetzman) Departs AEW, Deal Expired". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "AEW Rampage (4/7/2023) Results: HOOK vs Ethan Page 2, Darby Allin, Julia Hart & More In Action". Fightful. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage in a best of three falls match for the TNT Title, Bryan Danielson vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Powell, Jason (March 27, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (3/27): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Konosuke Takeshita, Will Ospreay vs. Katsuyori Shibata, two AEW Tag Team Title tournament quarterfinal matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 21, 2024). "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ Powell, Jason (August 25, 2024). "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Official AEW World Tag Team Championship Title History". All Elite Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  16. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 8, 2017). "CZW World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  17. ↑ Johnson, Mike (July 9, 2017). "NEW CZW CHAMPION CROWNED". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 3, 2014). "CZW Wired TV Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 8, 2017). "DEFY 8xGP Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Gained 10 pounds tonight. My friend here can sympathize, this is the second 10 pounds he's gained in a week". Twitter.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  21. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 4, 2018). "Evolve Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 19, 2016). "GFW/GWX Military Mayhem – Event @ Indian Head Naval Base in Indian Head, Maryland, USA". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 26, 2016). "Lucha Underground Trios Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 12, 2018). "MLW The World Championship Final – Event @ Gilt Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  25. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 12, 2018). "MLW World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  26. ↑ "NGW Turf Wars". Cagematch.net. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  27. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 7, 2018). "PCW Ultra Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  28. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 16, 2018). "PCW Ultralight Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2022". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  30. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (December 31, 2023). "Ranking The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2023". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  31. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 2, 2014). "VOW Hyper Sonic Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  32. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2016). "wXw World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  33. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2016). "World Tag Team League (2016)". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  34. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 24, 2017). "WrestleCircus Ringmaster Championship". Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  35. ↑ "NXT North American Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  36. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 29, 2021). "NXT North American Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

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