On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, a backstage segment aired where someone was wearing Swerve Strickland’s trademark coat.
As MVP and Shelton Benjamin accosted the man, it wasn’t Strickland in the end.
Following the show, Shaun Smith took to Twitter to announce that he was was the person wearing the coat.
Smith has previously worked for H20, 1CW, NYWC, and other indie promotions. He also worked the November 2nd episode of AEW Collision, teaming with Joe Keys in a losing effort to Brian Cage and Lance Archer.
Additionally, Captain Insano (The Big Show/Paul Wight) appeared at Wednesday night’s Country Music Awards.
During Bailey Zimmerman’s performance on the show, the AEW wrestler appeared as his character in The Waterboy. He wound up carrying Zimmerman during his performance of “New To Country.”
You can check out some highlights from the performance below:
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