A new contender was determined at AEW Revolution.
The rivalry between Swerve Strickland and Ricochet continued at AEW Revolution, as the two foes clashed in a match where the winner would be the number one contender to Jon Moxley’s AEW World Championship.
Following plenty of involvement from Prince Nana, who tried to take the Embassy Robe back, Swerve Strickland emerged victorious as he hit the Big Pressure for the win.
Strickland is a former AEW World Champion. He lost the title to Bryan Danielson at AEW All In.
At AEW Revolution, Jon Moxley is set to defend the world title against Cope.
Match Recap
Here’s how the match broke down, courtesy of our play-by-play coverage:
Ricochet continues to control the action. Strickland rallies with a kick. Swerve keeps rolling with a Brainbuster. Ricochet catches Strickland with a kick. Strickland plants him with a powerbomb and hits a pop-up slam. They battle on the apron. Swerve drills Ricochet with a kick. Ricochet spikes Swerve with a hurricanrana onto the apron. He shoves Strickland onto the commentary table. Strickland slams Ricochet with a Vertebreaker onto the broadcast table. He hits the Swerve Stomp for a near fall.
Ricochet goes for a low blow, but Swerve blocks it. Ricochet hits him with a Brainbuster. He gets a two-count with a 630 Senton. Prince Nana comes back and takes the Embassy Robe. Strickland rolls Ricochet up for a two-count. Ricochet takes out Nana with a dive to the outside and slams Strickland onto the floor. Ricochet hits the Vertigo for a near fall. Nana grabs the Embassy Rope from Ricochet. Ricochet shoves Strickland into Nana and rolls him up for a two-count. Strickland hits two House Calls for a two-count. He hits Big Pressure for the win.
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