Swerve Strickland explains how horror has helped encourage his wrestling persona.
The previous AEW Champion lately appeared on the No-Contest Wrestling Podcast, the place he mentioned how he brings parts of horror films into wrestling.
Swerve Strickland talked about the likes of Candyman, Demolition Man and Sweeney Todd as locations he took inspiration from that assist add to his character.
“These issues, these parts, come into play with like a syringe and issues like that. I feel again to horror films that made you uncomfortable. Horror’s at all times been an underlying tone in my character, which you wouldn’t take into consideration with most Black wrestlers. We expect we’re very flashy, we’re very shiny, we’re charismatic, we’re athletic. And I’m like, yeah, we’re all these nice issues, however what’s that along with?” Swerve Strickland stated.
“For me, it’s like—I’m not a horror character, however I’ve horror parts about my character that I convey into play, like Candyman. There are horror parts that convey it into play that also persist with actuality, proper? Like, you understand, going round Cabrini-Inexperienced and the tales of Candyman. That’s a horror undertone to an actual factor, an actual state of affairs, a dwell setting.”
Swerve Strickland On Being Impressed By Demolition Man, New Jack Metropolis & Sweeney Todd
“So I used to be like, okay, how do I take a Wesley Snipes Demolition Man Simon Phoenix within the ring—as a result of quite a lot of my actions are primarily based off his preventing from that—after which add in a ‘Blade’ factor, but additionally New Jack Metropolis, and nonetheless add horror to all that. Then, after I went into the coffin, I added a bit bit extra of Sweeney Todd into that.”
“As soon as once more, these small little gadgets, the trinkets, are like a barber blade. It’s an instrument not used for ache, however it’s, proper? The aim isn’t to harm, however it may. That’s the place these different parts got here by—the eyes began getting darker, as a result of revenge is on my thoughts. The duty is on my thoughts. I gained’t relaxation till I get it, and I would like you to really feel and see that with me. You recognize one thing’s not proper about him, however you’ll be able to’t put your finger on it. And we’re not going to let you know.” Swerve Strickland added.
