Swerve Strickland earns future World title match at AEW Revolution

Swerve Strickland is getting a future title match.

During Sunday’s Revolution pay-per-view, Strickland became the number one contender for the AEW World title by defeating Ricochet. In what was a close back and forth battle that featured drama from the outside by Prince Nana, Swerve pinned Ricochet after hitting two House Calls and a Big Pressure.

At one point during the bout, Strickland accidentally ran into Nana on the outside, causing his manager to walk to the back frustrated. However, it was a ruse as Nana bolted back towards the end of the match grabbing the robe that Ricochet had stole weeks prior. Ricochet managed to briefly get the robe back, but lost it again after being pinned. After the match, Swerve presented Nana with the robe as he danced.

After Ricochet pinned Strickland back on the February 5 edition of Dynamite, Swerve had been looking to get his win back. Ricochet eventually agreed to face Strickland again when the chance to earn a future world title match was put on the table.

The AEW World title will be on the line later tonight at Revolution when Jon Moxley defends against Cope.