What did "The World's Strongest Man" think of the AEW in-ring debut of "Sw3rve?"
Mark Henry shared his thoughts on the AEW Rampage main event, which he conducted his usual pre-match split-screen interview for this past Friday night, while talking about Shane "Sw3rve" Strickland joining All Elite Wrestling on a recent edition of Busted Open Radio.
Additionally, the WWE Hall of Fame legend and AEW broadcast team member spoke about Strickland being unable to shine in the fashion other title-holders did in NXT during his run with the brand while employed by WWE.
Featured below is an excerpt from the episode where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
“I thought it was a really good match. I think it was a great first representation for Swerve. Shane is one of the guys that I really liked down at NXT. Unfortunately for him, he was not allowed to really get into defending the title that he won because of the regime change and changing the brands. He never really got to be the champion that any of the other NXT champions were. I’ve seen him work against the best guys in the main events. A lot of people didn’t get to see it and it’s sad, but now he gets to shine and show people who he is.
“I had a conversation with Paul White, and Paul White said, ‘I don’t know him.’ There are people in the wrestling industry that don’t know Strickland’s work. So now this is the platform that he’s going to have to use to create the national buzz. The regional buzz of working the indies, working Canada, and the middle at NXT, didn’t really give him the national platform. Now, he’s going to be one of the guys. He could work with anybody. I feel like he’s better suited as a fan favorite because he’s got some toughness, he’s not a pushover, and he can do everything. He’s very skilled and the fans will get to see that.”
Check out the complete episode at Apple.com. H/T to WrestlingNews.co for transcribing the above quotes.
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