Top Star SHOCKINGLY Turns Heel On AEW Dynamite (AEW News)

Swere Strickland brutally attacked Kenny Omega on AEW Dynamite.

by Andrew Pollard
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Last night's AEW Dynamite ended with what appears to be a heel turn for Swerve Strickland.

In the Dynamite main event, Swerve picked up a win over Kenny Omega, hitting the House Call and then landing an inverted piledriver to get the 1-2-3. It was what happened after the match, though, that really caught the attention, as Strickland put a beating on Omega, choked him with a chain, draped Kenny over the top rope with that chain around his neck, and finally put the Best Bout Machine through the announce desk with a Veterbreaker.

As the crumpled Omega lay in the background, Swerve Strickland screamed to the camera, "I needed this," as Dynamite went off the air.

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Kenny Omega was checked on by AEW medical staff, the Young Bucks, and Bryan Danielson after the Dynamite broadcast had ended.

In reality, this post-match attack to Kenny was done to write him off TV for the next little while.

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As previously noted, the former AEW World Champion was expected to miss Revolution next month as he's scheduled to be in Japan that week for the Capcom Cup 12, a video game tournament where the Street Fighter 6 World Champion will be crowned. That's also why Strickland vs. Omega was done on Dynamite, rather than hold off until Revolution for that match - although, of course, things will surely pick up between the two once Kenny is back on TV.

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