Swerve Strickland is A Paul Heyman Guy, Talks AEW Ideas With WWE Mentor
Swerve Strickland may have found a home for himself in AEW, but the popular star remains in touch with one of WWE's most notable on-screen personalities.
Strickland joined WWE in 2019 and the former NXT North American Champion was released in late 2021. He would later join AEW at Revolution 2022 in March. On the latest edition of his Swerve City podcast, Strickland spoke about his journey in wrestling and revealed that he still converses with Paul Heyman.
“Little do people know, I still talk to Paul Heyman. Just on a mentorship-type state. I go to him for advice on like my promos and my segments that like … when I was doing the home invasion segments and all this stuff, I was like ‘how did this make you feel?’ I would get reception back from him.”
Heyman has unsurprisingly never appeared for AEW, but the special counsel to Roman Reigns does keep an eye on the competition. Speaking to BT Sport ahead of Survivor Series 2021, Heyman was asked for his take on Tony Khan's company.
“Oh, they’re viable. They are a viable entity, and God bless them for being there."
This weekend, Swerve Strickland will compete in the main event of AEW Revolution 2024. Strickland will challenge AEW World Champion Samoa Joe in a triple threat match that will also feature 'Hangman' Adam Page. With that said, the Cowboy may not be in the match despite his recent 'injury' on Dynamite being confirmed to be a work. This match will mark Strickland's first AEW pay-per-view main event.
As for Heyman, he will remain close to The Bloodline on WWE TV. Roman Reigns will defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40. At WWE Elimination Chamber 2024, Cody Rhodes challenged The Rock to go one-on-one.
