Swerve Strickland recently did an interview with Complex, where he discussed a wide range of topics.
During the interview, the AEW World Champion discussed his influences in wrestling – New Day, Mark Henry, and MVP.
“Those guys gave me love every week and they don’t have to. But I’ve always made sure to speak out and say ‘you guys influenced me.’ Kofi Kingston [in particular]. In my own way hopefully I did it justice. Hopefully I did him proud. I got calls from Mark Henry. MVP gave me a nice warm embrace there,” Strickland said. “It’s just cool to be in that circle. I can talk to these guys about this because I kind of earned it in that way. Because you always want to be in that conversation in a sense. ‘Do I belong in that conversation? No. I really am in that conversation now. So I can talk with them in a different way. We’ve done it in our own respective eras and times.”
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
Thanks for checking out this article. Make sure to follow Jeff Jarrett and all things GFE on Facebook.