Booker T has given his thoughts on the comments made by Swerve Strickland after AEW Dynasty went off the air.
On April 6th, Strickland competed in the main event of Dynasty as he challenged Jon Moxley for the World Championship. Just as it appeared that Strickland was about to repeat history and win the title for the second consecutive year, The Young Bucks made their surprise return, attacked Strickland and allowed Moxley to capitalise and retain the title once again.
Although the finish of the show felt flat, Strickland cut a promo after the show went off the air to send the fans home happy. Speaking about his appreciation for the fans and about representation, Strickland ended the promo with a shot at the Hall of Famer:
“When I talk about representation, I mean it every single time I f–king speak on it. One year—this kid right here that you supported for these last 12, 13 years—one year, five main event pay-per-views for Swerve Strickland. I don’t just speak about representation—I go out there and prove the f–king thing. And I only make it this far because of you people right here chanting ‘Whose house?’ Every single city, every single arena, every stadium—whether it’s the United States or if it’s in London, in front of 50,000, 80,000, I don’t care if it’s 200—I always want to hear y’all chant ‘Whose house?’ Thank y’all for being here. Thank y’all for the merchandise. Get home safely. And one last thing, just for my amusement: f–k Booker T.”
Booker T Responds To Swerve Strickland
Speaking about Strickland’s comments on his Hall of Fame podcast, the NXT announcer stated that he was not upset about the comments and added that Tony Khan was likely unhappy with what was said:
“I’m not even going to get upset about it. I’m going to give Swerve Strickland a little bit of advice…that advice would be don’t be talking about something other than the pay-per-view at the end of the night. That’s the main event and the last thing people are going to remember….I’m sure Tony Khan don’t appreciate the news, the headline not being what happened at Dynasty with all the matches…they’re talking about Booker T. That was a bad move.”
“People like Swerve, we come from a different cloth, a totally different cloth. I wish nothing but the best for this dude, man,” he later added. “I want to see him succeed. Would I ever say anything positive about him ever again? Probably not. Would I ever put him over as far as being a good worker and someone who could perhaps transform this business? I probably would never ever do that again. Because I learned my lesson.”
The issues between Booker T and Swerve Strickland stem from Strickland’s comments during a VladTV interview, where Strickland spoke about the Hall of Famer not being treated fairly when Vince McMahon uttered a racial slur in front of him back in 2005. Booker T argued that he broke down barriers and took issue with DJ Vlad’s motives.
H/t to F4WOnline.
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