Summary

Swerve Strickland recalled receiving praise from Ric Flair after cutting a live in-ring promo in AEW.

He said Flair was the first person to address him backstage and told him, "that's how you rip the mic, brother."

Strickland described that feedback as the highest level of praise, given Flair's standing in wrestling history.

The source text noted Flair has appeared at AEW events in recent years, beginning with Sting's retirement tour in the promotion.

Ric Flair's reaction to Swerve Strickland reinforces AEW's trust in his promo role

Ric Flair's immediate praise after a live AEW promo strengthens Swerve Strickland's credibility as a featured talker, and that consequence supports keeping him in prominent microphone-driven segments.

Because Strickland framed that moment as elite validation, the quote also underlines how central promo performance is to his current AEW presentation.

For related context on his approach to wrestling, see Swerve discussing wrestling as an art form.

Quotes

Quote from Swerve Strickland

"I will say, after I came back from a promo at AEW, I did it live in the ring and stuff. I came to the back. He was the first one. He was like, 'that's how you rip the mic, brother.' I was like, yo, from Ric? That's like the highest praise you can get. That's the highest praise you can get from one of the best to ever do it."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.