Upon his arrival at the Revolution pay-per-view in 2022, AEW initially introduced the veteran performer as Shane "Swerve" Strickland. Shortly thereafter, though, his nickname replaced pre-WWE first name, thus making him Swerve Strickland from then on. Under this version, Strickland has captured the AEW Tag Team and World Championships.

View, Dynasty, Tony Khan and company decided to get some additional eyes on the promotion by sending former and maybe future World Champion Swerve Strickland to the Wells Fargo Center to ring the bell before the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Memphis Grizzlies.