Swerve Strickland (@SwerveStricklandMogul) is a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Houston, TX to discuss becoming the first black AEW World Champion, levelling up in AEW, wrestling Sting at All In 2023 and Bryan Danielson the year after, his brutal matches with Adam Page, the needle spot in his steel cage match, why he re-signed with AEW, and more! JORDAN CRAIG: Get an extra 30% off Jordan Craig's Black Friday sale with the code CVV30 at https://jordancraig.com/ SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV2025 Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and reach your financial goals faster: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv 🚀 00:00 Intro 01:00 Swerve Strickland Is Jacked Now 05:19 The importance of getting out of your comfort zone 07:44 Swerve Strickland on his blossoming music career 11:29 Similarities between music and wrestling 15:38 Having certain gear for specific moments 17:12 Swerve Strickland Is A Certified Main Eventer In AEW 20:37 Getting released from WWE and going to AEW 23:24 Getting the fans to believe in him 26:30 Wrestling Sting in Wembley Stadium 31:27 Swerve Strickland On What Makes AEW So Great 34:08 Being in Bryan Danielson's favorite match ever 39:25 Chemistry with Hangman Adam Page 47:24 Wrestlers need to know what their character's want 51:13 That syringe spot with Hangman 54:13 The unprotected chairshot from Hangman 56:23 Fans can't stop cheering Swerve Strickland 59:51 Signing a contract extension with AEW 01:01:49 His relationship with Tony Khan 01:05:06 Wanting to wrestle Kyle O'Reilly & Buddy Matthews 01:06:37 Swerve Strickland loves staple guns 01:09:50 Texas Deathmatch vs Hangman 01:11:38 The Independent wrestling scene in the 2010's 01:16:38 Getting into acting like MJF 01:18:38 Swerve Strickland on Je'Von Evans & Leon Slater 01:20:18 The progression of wrestling 01:22:53 Thinking about retirement in the future/future plans 01:28:29 3 things Swerve Strickland is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Listen to "Insight with Chris Van Vliet": https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #aew #swervestrickland #wrestling #chrisvanvliet #BlueWireVideo