Kenny Omega is playing for big stakes.
This past Sunday's Revolution PPV saw Swerve Strickland picking up a singles victory over Brody King. Things ended on a tense note after The Cleaner made the save for King as Strickland went for a post-match beatdown.
The two former AEW World Champions then addressed their encounter on this week's episode of Dynamite. In a backstage promo, Kenny proposed a rematch of their February 18 bout, in which Strickland had picked up the victory. Omega asked Swerve to put his #1 contendership for AEW title on the line in this bout.
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The former Mogul Embassy leader responded to the AEW EVP in the ring later in the night, with a promo of his own. Swerve Strickland opened his promo talking about power.
The 35-year-old mentioned that he had no idea he was the #1 contender but questioned the point of winning the title if he did not have the power to protect it. Strickland then threw a curveball, asking Kenny to put his EVP status on the line if he truly wanted the rematch.
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The former IWGP World Champion must have agreed to the stipulation backstage as the company later made the match official for next week's episode of the Wednesday night show.
