The Bucks cut a promo explaining their actions that would soon be interrupted by Kenny Omega, then Kazuchika Okada, and then Strickland to force the Bucks and Okada to retreat. Strickland was then ambushed from behind by PAC when he was left alone, kickstarting their match with the advantage.

AEW is currently booking through the fallout of Jon Moxley's controversial win over Swerve Strickland at Dynasty 2025, but as divisive as that pay-per-view main event was, Fightful had never heard of plans for Strickland, the babyface, to unseat Mox as AEW World Champion.

Things are heating up with Swerve Strickland and WWE Hall of Famer Booker T. This past Sunday night after the AEW Dynasty pay-per-view went off-air, Strickland grabbed the microphone and said “F*** Booker T.