Last Saturday night's episode of AEW Collision featured Tony Schiavone announcing on commentary that Swerve Strickland has been fined $100,000 and barred from attending the show due to the brutal attack he launched on Kenny Omega during the February 18th episode of Dynamite.
This announcement follows their long-awaited one-on-one match on Dynamite, which was filled with animosity. At one point, Omega had Strickland cornered and was preparing to deliver a V-Trigger. However, Strickland cleverly manipulated referee Aubrey Edwards into checking on him by complaining about his shoulder. In the process, he pulled her into the line of fire for the V-Trigger.
Strickland ultimately won the match with a House Call followed by a Big Pressure. But his assault didn’t stop there; he took a steel chain from Prince Nana and wrapped it around Omega’s neck, hanging him over the top rope. Strickland then dismantled the commentary table and positioned the steel steps near it, sending Omega crashing through the table with a Vertebreaker. As the show concluded, he looked into the camera and declared, “I needed this. I needed this.”
Tony Schiavone reports that Swerve Strickland was fined $100,000 and was suspended from coming to Collision for what he did to Kenny Omega after their match. #AEWCollision pic.twitter.com/mALk0v4aVh
— JJ Williams (@JJWilliamsWON) February 22, 2026
