Swerve Strickland returning to indies to face Amazing Red

For the first time since December 2023, AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland will make his return to the indies to take on the legendary Amazing Red.

The show for House of Glory will take place on Friday, July 26th from the NYC Arena in Jamaica, New York, and will come a month after Strickland heads to the area to defend his title against Will Ospreay in the main event of AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on Long Island, New York.

Strickland last appeared for the promotion in December of last year, defeating “Speedball” Mike Bailey. The 33-year-old rarely does indie matches at this point, also competing occasionally for DEFY in the Pacific Northwest. Prince Nana will be in his corner for this match as he is in AEW.

This will be the second time the two have clashed with the first coming nearly a decade ago for a Rhode Island indie.

The 42-year-old Red, a three-time former TNA X-Division Champion and former Ring of Honor Tag Team Champion, still wrestles a handful of times every year, mainly for HOG.