Though Strickland’s career has been on the rise, the former WWE performer isn’t satisfied yet. Citing his music career and podcast as well as his wrestling, Strickland said he intends to continue expanding until he’s achieved everything he wants to. At this moment, Strickland sees great possibility as AEW enters a new era.

“It’s almost like ‘Breaking Bad’ just ended season three [or] season four,” Strickland said. “Where do you start now? Where do you follow up? Where [do] these characters go?”

The recent changes seen in AEW are not simply for the sake of change but are meant to progress the promotion, according to Strickland. Over the last few months, the company has been in a transition of sorts, moving back toward a sports-inspired presentation. This is evidenced by the introduction of the Continental Classic and Samoa Joe capturing the AEW World Championship from MJF in December of last year. The changes have kept coming, with a new set and theme song being introduced on last week’s installment of “AEW Dynamite,” and the recent retirement of the legendary Sting.

“That’s a big, giant heart that’s retired in AEW,” Strickland stated. “It’s almost impossible to fill the shoes that Sting left in the business and in AEW, but now it’s like — okay, now how do we move forward?”

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