Former WWE champion sends a two-word message after stunning AEW return at Full Gear 2025

Full Gear consisted of thirteen matches in total. (Image via AEW Facebook)
Full Gear consisted of thirteen matches in total (Image via AEW on Facebook)

Full Gear 2025 was a spectacular show. In its main event, Samoa Joe dethroned "Hangman" Adam Page and became the new AEW World Champion in a Steel Cage Match.

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Interestingly, after the abovementioned match concluded, former NXT North American Champion Swerve Strickland made an extraordinary return. The 35-year-old underwent surgery earlier this year and was sidelined due to it. However, he now looks bigger and more intimidating than before.

After returning, he saved his former rival, Adam Page, from a brutal assault by The Opps and instantly allied with him.

The New Flavor shared a picture on his X handle a few hours ago. It showcased him with his training partners, and in the post's caption, he conveyed a two-word message.

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"Trained well," he wrote.
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Strickland joined All Elite Wrestling in 2022. He was under WWE's banner from 2019 to 2021. His time in the Stamford-based company was arguably underwhelming, but thankfully, Tony Khan has turned him into a megastar.


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MJF, Darby Allin, Sammy Guevara, and Jack Perry were considered the Four Pillars of All Elite Wrestling. However, in a recent conversation with Yahoo's Uncrowned, Strickland said that the company now has a new quartet: himself, Will Ospreay, MJF, and Hangman Page.

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"Ospreay, Hangman, myself, MJF included. We are the definitions of this era and generation. We take pride in that work,” said the former WWE star.

So far, The New Flavor has held the AEW World Championship once and the AEW World Tag Team Championship with Keith Lee.

The 35-year-old is a rare talent, and Tony Khan most definitely has massive plans for him. In fact, he might dethrone Joe and become a two-time world champion. Only time will tell what the future holds for him. All Elite Wrestling's landscape might undergo a huge change soon.

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