The wrestling world has shared their support for Swerve Strickland following his AEW World Championship victory at AEW Dynasty.
Strickland dethroned Samoa Joe in the main event of the show to become the eighth man to have won the gold. The win also made Strickland the first black man to hold the AEW World Championship.
Wrestling World Reacts to Swerve Strickland’s Win
Strickland’s victory has understandably had the wrestling world abuzz. On Twitter, Matt Hardy gave his congrats to Strickland and others who made an impression at AEW Dynasty.
Congrats to the @youngbucks, first 3X @AEW Tag Champs
Finally, @boy_myth_legend is back on @AEWonTV, long overdue
Congrats to @swerveconfident, the first black #AEW World Champion
I LOVE TO SEE IT! #AEWDynasty
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) April 22, 2024
WWE’s Cedric Alexander also gave his congrats to the new AEW World Champion.
Congratulations @swerveconfident
— PRIME Alexander (@CedricAlexander) April 22, 2024
Darby Allin made reference to Swerve’s catchphrase shortly after his victory in St. Louis.
Whose house.
— DARBY ALLIN (@DarbyAllin) April 22, 2024
WWE NXT’s Joe Gacy had nothing but love for Swerve Strickland.
Swerve ??
— Joe Gacy (@JoeGacy) April 22, 2024
Orange Cassidy was victorious in tag-team action on the All In Zero-Hour pre-show. The freshly squeezed had just one word after AEW Dynasty.
Swerve.
— Orange Cassidy (@orangecassidy) April 22, 2024
AEW’s Administration Co-Ordinator shared a photo with Strickland, Prince Nana, AEW COO Kosha Irby, and new AEW TBS Champion Willow Nightingale to celebrate the historic show.
Made tonight happen. This is @AEW. ??
?@koshairby? ?@PrinceKingNana? ?@willowwrestles? ?@swerveconfident? #AEWDynasty pic.twitter.com/MupXlecWvS
— Will Washington ? (@WillWashington) April 22, 2024
Kevin Knight was also pleased to see Strickland and Nightingale get the win and the gold at AEW Dynasty.
Willow and Swerve ??
— Kevin Knight/ ??????? (@Jet2Flyy) April 22, 2024
And as for Strickland himself, the new AEW World Champion had just a few words to give on social media.
"My champion is Black"
??? pic.twitter.com/NdEuXeRGYI— The Realest Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) April 22, 2024
Strickland’s win clearly means a lot to a lot of people and for good reason. After the setback of his 2021 release from WWE, Strickland has pulled himself up to become one of the hottest acts in professional wrestling. As for how his reign goes remains to be seen but AEW is indeed Swerve’s house after the Dynasty pay-per-view.