Summary

Swerve Strickland offered a revealing but guarded answer when he was asked why AEW stopped using his "Big Pressure" entrance theme.

During a recent interview, Strickland said fans have responded well to the newer music, but he repeatedly pointed to lawyers when the conversation turned to why the switch happened. The interview has already generated other headlines, including Strickland's comments about younger wrestlers chasing virality.

Strickland also said he made the decision not to keep using the song, even as he acknowledged how much the track meant during the first few years of his AEW run.

Quote from Swerve Strickland

"It's so crazy, yeah. It worked in a great time. I got fans that are happy with it (new theme)."

Asked about the thought process behind the change, Strickland added:

"I mean, ask the lawyers. Ask the lawyers."

When he was asked whether he could no longer use "Big Pressure," Strickland replied:

"I decided not to."

Strickland later went on to say:

"Ask the lawyers on that one... It was (a great theme). Got a lot of mileage out of it in the first three years."

What this means for Swerve Strickland in AEW

Strickland's comments strongly suggest the theme change was not just a creative refresh, and that gives fans a clearer read on why "Big Pressure" disappeared despite how closely it was tied to his rise in AEW. It also leaves the door open for the subject to keep following him as his profile stays high ahead of his Owen Hart Cup first-round match against Bandido.

Sources

Swerve Strickland while speaking with Bootleg Kev