{"id":180713,"date":"2024-06-28T16:57:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=180713"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:18:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T18:18:48","slug":"swerve-strickland-says-aew-has-helped-him-flourish-in-a-way-that-nxt-didnt-plus-defends-flame-thrower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/06\/28\/swerve-strickland-says-aew-has-helped-him-flourish-in-a-way-that-nxt-didnt-plus-defends-flame-thrower\/","title":{"rendered":"Swerve Strickland says AEW has helped him flourish in a way that NXT didn&#8217;t, plus defends flame thrower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3450992682\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Swerve Strickland tells Newsday that AEW has helped him flourish in a way that NXT didn&#8217;t. He also defended use of the flamethrower and discussed Will Ospreay, framing him as a &#8220;little brother.&#8221; The following are key excerpts on those topics and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022On some of the controversy surrounding the use of a flamethrower at Double or Nothing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as it\u2019s professional and it\u2019s being handled the right way, I don\u2019t see an issue with it. (In the Attitude Era), they would push the boundaries. I feel like it\u2019s a different climate right now about safety and pushing boundaries on television in the world today. A lot of people are a little more cautious about things. I feel like, at AEW, we\u2019re always going to get the reaction first, and then the emotional tie-in later . . . They\u2019re going to react and say what\u2019s on their mind, \u2018Yada, yada, yada\u2019 online. And the later on they\u2019ll be like, \u2018You know what? I did have fun. I didn&#8217;t expect that.\u2019 And as long as I felt like if we provide something that they just don&#8217;t expect, I feel like we&#8217;re always going to be in a great position in wrestling world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022On why he thinks of Will Ospreay as his \u201clittle brother.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been wrestling him since he was about 19, 18-years-old when he was in the UK. I knew he was going to be something special before he even came to the States. I knew he had so much talent then . . . Now being here and on All Elite Wrestling in the United States, nationally televised product, it&#8217;s only going to get even more scary for like a lot of the roster in the upcoming years. But I&#8217;m here to show them that there&#8217;s still a lot to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022On how he&#8217;s grown since wrestling in NXT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my time in NXT, I don&#8217;t feel like I had enough time to really flourish and showcase who I truly could have become. So AEW gave me the time, gave me the resources, gave me the opportunity, gave me the TV time, gave me the opponents, gave me the story, gave me the matches\u2014all to improve in a very short time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022On whether we&#8217;ll ever get that Keith Lee match:<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-896396958\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s a question that&#8217;s above my head . . . I\u2019ve always been available and ready,\u201d said Strickland. \u201cI&#8217;m not going to work towards it. I&#8217;m going to keep doing and push them forward doing bigger things. And we&#8217;ll see what comes on. We&#8217;ll see how things align.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/06\/28\/is-tony-khan-setting-up-a-major-invasion-angle-with-new-japan-heres-the-list-of-indications-that-this-just-might-be-happening\/\">Is Tony Khan setting up a major invasion angle with New Japan? 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