In the Main At last Sunday’s Forbidden Door event, Swerve Strickland defeated AEW International Champion Will Ospreay to retain the AEW World Championship.
Prior to the bout being scheduled, speculation had swirled that “The Aerial Assassin” would fight for the AEW World Title at All In on August 25, which will take place at Wembley Stadium in London.
Meanwhile, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp has revealed that Will Ospreay asked Tony Khan to lose to Swerve Strickland at Forbidden Door.
The journalist said the English fighter was tired of the narrative that referred to Swerve Strickland as a transitional champion, until he won the title at All In.
It was noted that Will Ospreay asked Tony Khan to lose to the AEW World Champion, so that it would not be a topic of discussion, and to further cement “Swerve’s” status in the company.
The “Aerial Assassin” wanted to show that even though he is the AEW International Champion and has big plans for himself, no one is above losing to the World Champion, to set an example for the locker room.
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