WWE NXT fans have chimed in on the Booker T–Swerve Strickland rivalry.
After AEW Dynasty went off the air on Sunday night, Swerve Strickland thanked the live Philadelphia crowd for their attendance and support. Additionally, Strickland said “f**k Booker T” and dropped the mic. This, of course, was a reference to his ongoing feud with the WWE Hall of Famer and WWE NXT commentator.
Two days later, WWE fans in Orlando retaliated by chanting “F*** you Swerve” and “All Hail King Booker” during the filming of NXT from the WWE Performance Center. Footage of the chants have surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), with Booker seen laughing in response to them.
This week’s episode of NXT featured a main event match pitting Darkstate (Cutler James, Dion Lennox and Saquon Shugars) against Je’Von Evans, Oba Femi and Trick Williams, with the former emerging victorious.
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Booker T previously responded to Swerve Strickland cursing him out
Booker previously addressed Strickland’s f-bomb on The Hall of Fame podcast, noting that he wasn’t upset by it. Instead, he advised Strickland to stray away from non-AEW talk in the wake of a pay-per-view event. Booker noted people were more likely to remember his name being said rather than the main event match that unfolded moments before.
Despite the seemingly growing tensions, Booker further asserted that he was still rooting for Strickland and his success in the professional wrestling industry. However, he also said that he likely won’t voice that support publicly anymore.
“I thought this was over with, I really did. The last thing I thought about was waking up this morning to [Swerve saying], ‘F You,’” Booker said. “I wish nothing but the best for [Swerve], I want to see him succeed. Would I ever say anything positive about him ever again? Probably not.”
Catch up on everything that went down on this week’s episode of NXT here.
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