Swerve Strickland Admits He ‘Wasn’t Feeling’ ‘Big Pressure’ At First, But Trusted Those Around Him

He almost swerved. 

Swerve Strickland’s theme song “Big Pressure” has become one of the top themes in all of AEW thanks to Swerve’s vibe, Prince Nana dancing, and the music video that came along with it. 

Despite the success of the track, Swerve wasn’t 100% on board with it when he first heard it. 

“One thing that I try to keep in both, the wrestling and the music, is try not to sacrifice too much of the art. At first, not going to lie, this is probably the first time I ever said it out loud, but the first time when we were making Big Pressure, I was like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t know if I’m feeling it.’ I wasn’t 100% sure. I trusted Flash, I trusted Prophet, the producer, I trusted Khalid, who co-produced on it. These are guys that won a Grammy with Kanye [Kanye West]. I kind of have to trust that. It was not necessarily the song I would make and the type of rhythm. That’s not my art, but it’s still art. I’m not sacrificing too much of my art form from it, it’s still me, I have to find me in that song in a sense and where I can find it. Being adaptable is one of the biggest things I’ve learned in wrestling that has translated to other forms,” he said on the Swerve City Podcast. 

Swerve said being adaptable has helped him in wrestling, music, podcasting, and more. 

Swerve is set to take on Hangman Page at AEW Full Gear. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here. 

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