Swerve Strickland | |
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![]() Strickland in 2022 | |
Born | Tacoma, Washington | September 30, 1990
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Isaiah "Swerve" Scott Killshot Lt. Jermaine Strickland Shane Strickland Shane "Swerve" Strickland SW3RVE The Realest SW3RVE Swerve Strickland |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Billed from | Tacoma, Washington |
Trained by | CZW Wrestling School D.J. Hyde Ground Xero Wrestling Training Academy |
Debut | 2011 |
Stephon Strickland (born September 30, 1990) is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Swerve Strickland. He is a former one-time AEW World Champion and the first black wrestler to win this title.
He is also known for his time wrestling in WWE where he wrestled under the ring name Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and was a one-time NXT North American Champion. Strickland has also competed for Major League Wrestling (MLW), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Evolve. He wrestled under a mask for Lucha Underground as Killshot. During his time in AEW, Strickland has also been a one-time AEW World Tag Team Champion.
Outside of professional wrestling, Strickland is also a rapper. He performs under the name Swerve the Realest and also raps in the hip hop group Swerve City.[1] Strickland hosts a podcast with Monteasy called Swerve City Podcast.[2]