Swerve Strickland has had the chance to work for both AEW and WWE, and he has found great success in both promotions. As a result, it has seen what it means to get exposure in the eyes of both fanbases.
During an appearance on the Bootleg Kev podcast, the former AEW World Heavyweight Champions stated that the likes of CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, and Ricky Starks have had bigger runs in WWE because of their time in AEW. On the flip side, he thinks Mercedes Mone is a bigger name now because of AEW as well.
Strickland stated, “Sasha Banks had value, Mercedes has more value now because of All Elite Wrestling. Cody had more value because of what AEW was able to do, same with Punk, same with Moxley coming to AEW. Ricky Starks to Saints. Mercedes was the one that did big for the women… now it makes Becky Lynch look like a little hmm maybe. It makes New Day go, hmm maybe. Charlotte Flair, I wonder, maybe.”
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