Swerve Strickland believes the collaborative trust between him and Tony Khan, where he focuses on delivering what the promotion needs rather than just his own interests, is the key to his success.

“Let me flip my mindset for like always thinking I know what the best thing is. Let me just find out what does he want. Tony, what are you looking for out of this? And if it's just a good match, cool. Simple. You got it.”