About this episode

Swerve Strickland discusses his experiences and aspirations within AEW, including his views on Will Ospreay and the Forbidden Door event.

AEW’s Swerve Strickland joins Battleground Podcast to talk Forbidden Door, Will Ospreay, becoming AEW World Champion, Prince Nana, and what it means to be the face of AEW.

People in this episode

Guest: Swerve Strickland

Topics covered

• wrestling
• AEW
• Forbidden Door
• championship
• sports entertainment

Keywords

• Swerve Strickland
• Will Ospreay
• AEW
• Forbidden Door
• Prince Nana
• wrestling
• championship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AEW

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