Stephon Strickland
Acting
Biography
Stephon Strickland, better known by his ring name Swerve Strickland, is an American professional wrestler and rapper who debuted in 2009 with Ground Breaking Wrestling and signed with AEW in 2022, where he is a one-time AEW World Champion and one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion with Keith Lee. He previously wrestled for CZW, MLW, Lucha Underground, DEFY, and WWE from 2019 to 2021 under the ring name Isaiah Scott, and is a three-time DEFY World Champion, one-time DEFY Tag Team Champion, one-time WWE NXT North American Champion, one-time PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Champion, one-time NGW Champion, and one-time PCW ULTRA Light Heavyweight Champion.
Born: September 30, 1990
Place of Birth: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Known For
The Wrestlers
An exploration of the wrestling world's underground. Traveling from First Nations communities in rural Manitoba to Mexico's Lucha Libre scene in Juarez, the series sees Damian Abraham exploring the personalities involved in the sport of pro wrestling.
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
The 2025 Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW), held on May 25, 2025, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, United States. The event was headlined by Adam Page vs. Will Ospreay in the final match of the Owen Hart Foundation 2025 Men’s Tournament.
AEW All In 2025: Texas
The 2025 All In, also promoted as All In Texas, was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) that took place on July 12, 2025, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, marking AEW’s first PPV in Texas, its first PPV in a baseball stadium, and the first professional wrestling event ever held at Globe Life Field. The show was headlined by Jon Moxley (c) vs. Adam Page for the AEW World Title in a Texas Death Match.
NXT TakeOver 31
NXT TakeOver 31 was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE for its NXT brand on October 4, 2020, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, headlined by Finn Bálor (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship.
AEW Worlds End 2025
The 2025 Worlds End was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) that took place on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, featured the semi-finals and final of the 2025 Continental Classic tournament, and was headlined by Samoa Joe (c) vs. Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland vs. MJF in a four-way match for the AEW World Title.
AEW Revolution 2024
The 2024 Revolution was the fifth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on March 3, 2024, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, marking AEW's first PPV to be held in North Carolina. The event hosted the final match in Sting's nearly 40-year career, and was held at the same venue in which he had faced Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Clash of the Champions I in March 1988, which is considered to be the match that established Sting as a top wrestler in the industry. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. The main event was Sting's retirement match in which he and Darby Allin faced off against The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) in a tornado tag team match to for the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
The 2025 Forbidden Door was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was the fourth annual Forbidden Door event and took place on August 24, 2025 at The O2 in London, England.
AEW Revolution 2022
AEW Revolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The 2022 event was held in Orlando Florida at the Addition Financial Arena.
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
AEW WrestleDream was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on October 1, 2023, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event was held in honor of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) founder Antonio Inoki, taking place on the one-year anniversary of his passing.
AEW Full Gear 2023
AEW Full Gear 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling that took place on November 18, 2023, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and was headlined by MJF (c) vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship
Filmography
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