Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 25% off their Infrared Sauna Blanket Swerve Strickland (​⁠​⁠@SwerveStricklandMogul) is a professional wrestler with AEW and is also known for his time in WWE's NXT and Lucha Underground. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his Texas Death Match with Adam Page at AEW Full Gear, the viral Prince Nana dance during his entrance, Swerve City Podcast, why he originally didn't like the song "Big Pressure" as his entrance theme, wanting to make history as the first black AEW World Champion, his time in Lucha Underground as Killshot, what he learning from his time in NXT, studying his matches with Shawn Michaels, how he balances music and wrestling, how he approaches wrestling like cinema and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:30 Giving enthusiasm on interviews 01:36 How did he get started with music 06:37 The interplay between music and film 10:03 How does he balance wrestling and music 11:54 Loving the grind of Los Angeles 15:20 Texas Deathmatch vs Hangman Page 16:07 His fandom of the Los Angeles Rams 18:55 Walking into a room with confidence 19:47 How has he evolved as a person and a performer 23:22 Becoming the most genuine version of himself in AEW 24:58 His entrance song becoming a meme 29:30 Having ‘Final Boss’ energy 34:36 Balancing not stepping over the line as a heel 36:08 What he learned from Shawn Michaels in NXT 41:42 His relationship with Tony Khan 42:26 Wanting to be the first black AEW Champion 48:50 Memories of his time in Lucha Underground 55:13 What are his goals for his music and podcast? 1:01:20 3 Thing Swerve Strickland is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: 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 #fullgear