Swerve Strickland Labels Who He Thinks Will Be Future World Champions In AEW

Swerve Strickland has given his thoughts on who will become AEW World Champion in future.

Wrestling fans often think about the future. Specifically, they often think about who will win certain titles next, and who could become a true top star when the time comes. In All Elite Wrestling, the current Men’s World Champion is Will Ospreay, and “The Aerial Assassin” is currently around 70 days into his title reign. However, at the same time, a former world champion has now cast his eye towards who could hold gold down the line.

Speaking to Sportskeeda, Swerve Strickland named Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Ricochet, and Megan Bayne as his picks to win a world championship in AEW. Before giving those picks, though, he took a moment to remember how PAC used to be his answer.

“I had this question. A couple of months ago. I was talking to a friend and it was PAC honestly. And at the time that was like my go to answer. Instantly. I think we have a couple now which is good. We have Andrade. Kevin Knight. Kyle Fletcher. And I think Ricochet honestly. And on the women’s side I’ll say Megan Bayne. Easily. Yeah for sure.”

-Swerve Strickland

Some of his picks are both telling and prophetic. For example, Kyle Fletcher will face Will Ospreay this upcoming Saturday at AEW Full Gear for the Men’s World Title, and many predict that even if he doesn’t win on Saturday, he will win it eventually. As for Andrade, though he just lost the National Championship to Tommaso Ciampa on AEW Collision last night, he does have a contract securing him a world title shot in the future. To catch up on the rest of what happened on Collision, taking place from the Jericho cruise, you can click here.

Kevin Knight was someone that Swerve himself stated on camera was the future of the company, and he has fought for the world title previously in a match against Kenny Omega. On the women’s side, Megan Bayne has been dominant since coming to AEW, and many feel it’s inevitable she’ll be a future champion despite her loss to Toni Storm at Dynasty 2025.

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As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Swerve Strickland as soon as we hear more.