The Blue Meanie says he was surprised to see Paul Heyman accept an induction into this year’s WWE Hall Of Fame Class.
Speaking on a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, the ECW Original said,
“Because, knowing Paul, Paul’s probably thinking, ‘Hey, I’m just getting started. My career’s not over; I’m still active. To Paul, his best work is still yet to come. And to go in this early, to him, I think he would have maybe fought it.”
He continued, “But Paul’s been a huge part of my career, a huge part of my life. I don’t know where I would be in my life without pro wrestling. And I certainly don’t know where I would have been if Raven and Stevie [Richards] hadn’t presented me to Paul, [and] if Paul hadn’t gone, ‘Yeah, let’s give this kid a try.’ And not only did he give me a try, he allowed me to make mistakes and learn from mistakes.”
Swerve Strickland believes he’s made a big impact on the direction of Hangman Page’s character in AEW.
Speaking on a recent edition of the “In the Kliq” podcast, Strickland commented on his belief that the two of them exceeded expectations for their feud. He said,
“It’s not what Hangman has brought out of me, it’s what I brought out of Hangman. This man has completely changed and altered in a lot of ways, and it shows the influence I have on Hangman.”
He continued, “It shows my influence that I have on the product itself, it was two men that nobody expected to cross paths in the way that we did, and we exceeded expectations for our performances and what we delivered in the ring.”
Samoa Joe defeated Strickland and Page to retain his AEW World Championship at AEW Revolution 2024.
