Following his emotional victory at AEW Dynasty, Swerve Strickland has explained why his AEW World Title win felt special.
At AEW Dynasty 2024, Swerve Strickland defeated Samoa Joe to win the AEW World Championship in the main event.
In doing so, Strickland made history in becoming the first African American AEW World Champion in company history.
Speaking on River City Live, Swerve Strickland commented on his AEW World Title win at the Dynasty pay-per-view. He said:
“I’ve held a lot of championships in my career. This one is just at the very, very top. It’s not even close.”
“The moment, the championship, the match, the pay-per-view, the headline, the opponent, all that means so much because of this championship,”
When asked to explain why the title held special significance to him and his journey, Swerve answered:
“Being the first of anything is gonna hold significance to me, not only just the performer, but the company.”
“Going through the airport the day afterwards, like I took pictures with fans that literally flew from other states and sides of the country to come see this event happen because they just felt like this is the moment, this is the coronation of something historic, and people were crying in the crowd, in the front row, after the victory.”
“People were shaking [while] I’m shaking their hands. I’ve never had that experience before. Seeing how much that means to everybody, it felt like we won.”
“That’s what you kind of want from your fan base, and I feel like that’s what made the main event special. Hat’s off to Ospreay and Bryan Danielson having a classic banger out there, which I knew they would.”
“But this one hit home a little differently because it was to the heart, it was to the sentiment. It was something special,”
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