Swerve Strickland Compares In-Ring Work to WWE Legends
“It’s not because they’re trying to push an agenda, it’s because I perform at a really, really high level — probably the highest level you could see of a Black wrestler in the history of the game.— Swerve Strickland
Swerve Strickland told Billboard that his pro wrestling success stems purely from his ring performance rather than any agenda or caricature. He positioned himself as performing at the highest level of any Black wrestler in history while noting that icons like Mark Henry, Booker T, Ron Simmons and Dwayne Johnson became household names without usually being the best in-ring performer on their shows. Strickland cited Eddie Guerrero, Owen Hart, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels as the great technical wrestlers those stars had to compete against.
Source: Wrestling Observer
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