“Come Here”: AEW’s Swerve Strickland Seemingly Warns Ricochet After WWE Contract News Surfaces

A few days ago, reports emerged that Ricochet’s contract with WWE would come to an end this summer. This generated rumors about his departure from the company and his next destination. Now that this information has been confirmed, the fighter is expected to leave the company in the coming weeks.

According to reports from PWInsider, Ricochet has communicated to WWE his decision to leave the company upon his contract expiry. The WWE star faces the prospect of his removal from all plotlines and limited appearance shortly, indicating that his time in WWE might have come to an end. This news caught the attention of AEW star Swerve Strickland as he shared a message for the former Prince Puma.

Swerve Strickland calls out Ricochet

Recently, Ricochet lost the Speed Championship, which was possibly a response to his intention to leave the company. At 35 years old, the wrestler will have the opportunity to sign with any wrestling company in the coming months, and it is rumored that AEW could make him a major offer.

This news surely excited Swerve Strickland, as the AEW World Champion couldn’t help but give a hint toward a future feud between the two if Ricochet joins the AEW ranks. And given their history, this could be a spectacle that fans would surely love. Taking to his X, Strickland uploaded a picture of himself with the caption, “U come here I’m giving u hell”.

And it took no time for fans to realize that this tweet is surely for Ricochet, as Strickland and the high flyer surely share an interesting history in combat. The two earlier fought on two occasions, with each winning a bout against the other. While Strickland won the MLW match back on October 5, 2017, Ricochet managed to get his revenge at The Wrestling Revolver: Pancakes and Piledrivers on April 1, 2017.

So as soon as Strickland uploaded the tweet, fans couldn’t help but cheer for the two to reunite. While it is possible that Strickland uploaded the tweet for a different superstar, the fact that it came right after the news that Ricochet is leaving the WWE surely gives a major hint toward an upcoming feud with Prince Puma. He also followed up the tweet with a reply, “I’m not joking.” So surely, this cannot be about anyone else. However, for now, he is more focused on facing Will Ospeay at Forbidden Door 2024.

Strickland talks about his upcoming match against Will Ospreay

Next Sunday, June 30, Swerve Strickland will defend the AEW World Championship against Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door 2024. The confirmation of this fight, cataloged as a dream match by several of the fans, is shaping up to be one of the chief attractions of the PPV, something that the champion is aware of.

During a recent interview for Busted Open Radio, Swerve Strickland spoke about this fight and what it will entail down the road. The former WWE member expressed his pride in the evolution that Will Ospreay had undergone over the previous years. “We’ve had, honestly, bouts throughout the last 10 years. I’ve wrestled him in a four-way match the first time I came to the UK, like 10 years ago, and he was like this 19-year-old kid, and I was like, ‘This dude is cocky, arrogant, and he knows how good he is then,’ and I was like, ‘I love him, I love him, I love everything about him,'” he said.

He continued, “Standing across from him all the way, 10 years, through to standing across from each other on live television, I’m a world champion, he’s an international champion, we’re headliners now, it was like I couldn’t be more proud of him.” The confrontation promises to be one of the best fights in a long time. But fans surely would want Strickland to face Ricochet as well, once he joins the AEW ranks. What do you think? Do you want Strickland and Ricochet to feud? Let us know in the comments.