Stephon Strickland
Acting
- Born:
- 1990-09-30
- Place of birth:
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Biography
Stephon Strickland, better known as Swerve Strickland, is an American professional wrestler and rapper who began his career in 2008 and quickly established himself as one of the top names on the independent scene as Shane Strickland. After standout runs in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Major League Wrestling (MLW), EVOLVE Wrestling (EVOLVE), DEFY Wrestling (DEFY), Pro Championship Wrestling ULTRA (PCW ULTRA), and Lucha Underground as the masked Killshot, he signed with WWE in 2019 as Isaiah "Swerve" Scott. There, he led Hit Row, captured the NXT North American Championship, and became a fan favorite before his release in 2021. Swerve signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2022 and immediately made an impact, first winning the AEW World Tag Team Championship alongside Keith Lee before breaking out as a singles star. His rivalry with Hangman Adam Page is widely regarded as one of AEW's greatest feuds, and his victory over Samoa Joe to win the AEW World Championship marked the biggest moment of his career. He has also earned praise for a string of acclaimed matches with Will Ospreay, Bryan Danielson, and Kenny Omega, helping him reach No. 2 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 for 2024.
Known For
Filmography
Stiletto
AEW WrestleDream 2026
AEW All Out 2026
AEW All In 2026: London
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
AEW Revolution 2026
AEW Worlds End 2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
AEW Dynasty 2025
AEW Revolution 2025
AEW Full Gear 2024
AEW WrestleDream 2024
AEW All Out 2024
AEW All In 2024: London
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
AEW Double or Nothing 2024
AEW Dynasty 2024
AEW Revolution 2024
AEW Worlds End 2023
Night of the Missing
You Promised
AEW Full Gear 2023
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
AEW All In 2023: London
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023: Zero Hour
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
AAA Triplemania XXXI: Monterrey
ROH Final Battle 2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
AEW All Out 2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022: The Buy-In
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
Hey! (EW)
AEW Revolution 2022
Terminus 2
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1
NXT TakeOver 31
AEW Unrestricted
WWE Worlds Collide
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
PCW Ultra: Mutiny
The Wrestlers
Wrestling Revolver Pancakes & Piledrivers 3
EVOLVE 125
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
MLW War Games 2018
AAA TripleMania XXVI
EVOLVE 108
MLW Battle Riot
EVOLVE 105
EVOLVE 104
MLW Fusion
DEFY Vibes 2018
Pancakes & Piledrivers II: The Indy Summit
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
AAW Path Of Redemption 2018
DEFYNOW
WrestleCircus The Show Must Go On
DEFYX Year One
CZW Cage Of Death 19
DEFY9 Yo! Defy Graps
DEFY8 Kings Among Men
DEFY6 The Crash Lucha Libre
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
DEFY5 Gigantic - Tag 2
DEFY4 Gigantic - Tag 1
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
DEFY3 Swerve City
AAW: Thursday Night Special
PWG: Head Like A Cole
CZW: Sacrifices
WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
DEFY2 Wolves At The Door
Midnight After Mania
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
DEFY1 Legacy
CZW Cage of Death 18
WWE 205 Live
WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
EVOLVE 37
EVOLVE 36
Lucha Underground
CZW: High Stakes
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
EVOLVE 24
EVOLVE 23
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
EVOLVE 22
EVOLVE 21
EVOLVE 20
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
WWE NXT
WWE Friday Night SmackDown