Omega Challenges Strickland to Fight Over MVP Status
On Wednesday night, KennyOmega issued a direct challenge for SwerveStricklan dto face him at next week's episode of AEWDynamiteto determine who holds the Most Dangerous title. Omega warned that Strickl and must defend his MVP status against Omeas threat to take power from himself if he wins their upcoming match on March 25th, while a victory for Swerve would secure both number one contender spotandOmega's EVP powersforhimself accordingtotheannouncedstakeoutonDynamite.
Key Points
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1Kenny Omega has challenged AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland to a match on March 25, threatening the latter's EVP status.
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2The outcome of this upcoming bout will determine who holds both Number One Contender and Executive Vice President (EVP) powers in May/August. If Kenny wins, he becomes #1 contender; if Swerve wins, he retains his title but loses Omega as a rival for the top spot while gaining EVP status.
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3Swerve Strickland previously defeated Brody King at AEW Revolution to cement himself and gain power over other wrestlers.
Developments
KennyOmega issued a challenge to Swerve Strickland for an AEW World Championship match with EVP status as additional stakes following their encounter at Revolution and Omega's return from his hiatus. In response, Strickland accepted but elevated the terms by proposing that winning would grant him control over both Kenny Omega's Executive Vice President position and become number one contender to take it away
Kenny Omega has challenged Swerve Strickland to a title match where both wrestlers risk their respective AEW World Title contender status (EVP). This first-announced bout for next week's episode of *AEW Dynamite* will take place at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota and air live on TBS and HBO Max.
Following Swerve Strickland's victory over Brody King at AEW:Revolution, Kenny Omega challenged him to a rematch on March 18 with stakes including an opportunity for both the #2 contendership and his Executive Vice-President position. In response, Tony Khan officially booked their match against MJF as well as swapping places in order of power next week's Dynamite episode (March 30).
Swerve Strickland has challenged Kenny Omega for his EVP status and #1 contender spot in an upcoming AEW World Championship match on March 25 against Swerve's request that he put up both titles to secure their rematch, which was confirmed following a segment where they discussed the stakes.