AEW World Champion Bryan Danielson praises Swerve Strickland and wonders how WWE may have let him go.
Strickland beforehand had a run in WWE, however the firm launched him in a spherical of cuts in November 2021. His profession has reached new heights since then, as he received the AEW World Championship and headlined AEW All In in opposition to Bryan Danielson.
Talking with Justin Barrasso for Undisputed, Danielson mirrored on working with Strickland at AEW All In.
“Swerve was good at All In,” Bryan Danielson stated. “I imply, he’s unbelievable. He simply signed a brand new contract with AEW–and that is likely one of the advantages of getting two mainstream wrestling corporations in america. WWE didn’t see worth in him, they usually let him go. When Swerve got here right here, he stated he was going to turn into AEW champion–and he did.”
Bryan Danielson Can’t Say Sufficient About Swerve Strickland
Danielson continued by saying that Swerve Strickland was not given the chance to be his greatest self in WWE. He additionally acknowledged that if somebody didn’t see worth in a expertise, they might attempt elsewhere, and that’s what Strickland did.
“You watch him and ask, ‘Who would ever let go of this man?’ He simply wasn’t given the chance to be his greatest self. And that goes each methods–I don’t need it to sound like, ‘Oh, evil WWE, they don’t let their expertise be their greatest selves.’ Some folks will thrive there. Some folks will thrive right here. There are individuals who will thrive in each locations, there are individuals who shall be underutilized. That’s the good thing about having two main corporations in america. If somebody doesn’t see worth in you, you’ll be able to attempt elsewhere.
“And Swerve, he’s essentially the most skilled of the professionals. Him, Claudio, [Samoa] Joe–something you want them to do, they do it with out hesitation. The best way he’s been in a position to present everybody how expert he’s of an expert wrestler, I’m so impressed. I can’t say sufficient about him as an expert wrestler or a human being.”
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