AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland says he is in a “renegotiation stage”, and he is enjoying his status with All Elite Wrestling.
Speaking on Barstool Rasslin’, Strickland said that he’s in “phase three” of his career now that he’s the reigning AEW World Champion. He also noted that he was in a “renegotiation stage” in AEW. (H/t Fightful for the transcription)
“I’ve always said me winning the AEW World Championship was phase two,” said Strickland. “That was the beginning of phase two of my career. Right now, I’m in the midst of like a renegotiation stage because I’m really enjoying my status here in AEW, I’m enjoying everything about the locker room, the roster, the talent, the promotion.
“I love the fact that I’m a really big part of building the company to different revenue, different avenues and things like that, as far as AEW. So that’s going to be the beginning of phase three of my career, and this is truly just the beginning of what’s about to happen for me, not just the wrestling side but everything altogether as a performer.”
Strickland will defend his world title against Bryan Danielson in the main event on AEW All In on August 25.
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