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AEW is already teasing Swerve Strickland’s heel turn on New Level

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What happened?

On the Sept. 23 episode of AEW Dynamite, Swerve Strickland and New Level retained the AEW World Trios Championship over Ricochet and Gates of Agony to earn a PPV defense spot. A post‑match confrontation with Hangman Page and Brodido featured suspicious questioning of Swerve and defenses from Austin Creed, prompting AEW to tease a possible Swerve heel turn heading into All Out. Brody King also addressed Swerve during the exchange, adding to the tension around New Level.

Key Takeaways

Swerve Strickland, Kofi, and Austin Creed (New Level) retained the AEW World Trios Championship on Dynamite.
Their win earned them the right to defend the belts against Hangman Page and Brodido at AEW All Out.
A post‑match confrontation featured Hangman questioning Swerve, creating on‑screen tension.
Austin Creed defended Swerve publicly, while Brody King got involved in the exchange.
AEW is teasing a potential heel turn for Swerve heading into All Out.

AI Timeline

Match result

Sept. 23 Dynamite — New Level (Swerve, Kofi, Austin Creed) defeated Ricochet and Gates of Agony to retain the AEW World Trios Championship and secure a PPV defense spot.

Post‑match confrontation

Hangman Page and Brodido confronted the babyface champions immediately after the match, setting up the next program.

Suspicion raised

Hangman asked Swerve pointed questions that suggested distrust, creating storyline tension.

Teammate response

Austin Creed defended Swerve during the confrontation, while Brody King also addressed Swerve, furthering the tease of a turn.

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Sep 24, 12:51 AM

AEW is already teasing Swerve Strickland’s heel turn on New Level

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Tonight’s (Sept. 23) three hour episode of AEW Dynamite kicked off with Swerve Strickland and New Level defending the AEW world trios championship against Ricochet and Gates of Agony (aka The Demand). The winning team moves on to defend the belts against Hangman Page and Brodido this Saturday night (Sept. 26) at the AEW All Out pay-per-view in Chicago. You probably won’t be surprised to see that Kofi, Austin Creed, and Swerve beat Ricochet’s group and claimed that PPV spot. #AndStill! Swerve and The New Level defend their AEW World Trios Championship in an INCREDIBLE match! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/oOjCaAqptv — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 24, 2026 Where things really got interesting is when Hangman’s group confronted the babyface champs after the match was over. Hangman suspiciously asked his old rival Swerve what he’s up to, and Creed interrupted to say Swerve has been nothing but great to him and Kofi. Brody King reminded New Level that Sw

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