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Swerve Strickland (@SwerveCityPodcast) is a professional wrestler with AEW and is also known for his time in WWE's NXT and Lucha Underground. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his Texas Death Match with Adam Page at AEW Full Gear, the viral Prince Nana dance during his entrance, Swerve City Podcast, why he originally didn't like the song "Big Pressure" as his entrance theme, wanting to make history as the first black AEW World Champion, his time in Lucha Underground as Killshot, what he learning from his time in NXT, studying his matches with Shawn Michaels, how he balances music and wrestling, how he approaches wrestling like cinema and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:30 Giving enthusiasm on interviews
01:36 How did he get started with music
06:37 The interplay between music and film
10:03 How does he balance wrestling and music
11:54 Loving the grind of Los Angeles
15:20 Texas Deathmatch vs Hangman Page
16:07 His fandom of the Los Angeles Rams
18:55 Walking into a room with confidence
19:47 How has he evolved as a person and a performer
23:22 Becoming the most genuine version of himself in AEW
24:58 His entrance song becoming a meme
29:30 Having ‘Final Boss’ energy
34:36 Balancing not stepping over the line as a heel
36:08 What he learned from Shawn Michaels in NXT
41:42 His relationship with Tony Khan
42:26 Wanting to be the first black AEW Champion
48:50 Memories of his time in Lucha Underground
55:13 What are his goals for his music and podcast?
1:01:20 3 Thing Swerve Strickland is grateful for
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