WWE has become infamous for using scripted promos, but there are some talents who seemingly get more leeway than others. During his run with NXT, Swerve Strickland got the chance to do his own thing, and it seems like it paid off.
The former NXT North American Champion recently discussed his NXT promos during an appearance on Talk Is Jericho while explaining that he caught the attention of Triple H who insisted that he didn’t have to use a script.
“We did Great American Bash and we [Strickland and Leon Ruff] had a blow-off match. That’s when Hit Row was introduced. I was cutting promos in the studio backstage and Triple H was like ‘Nope – take away the script. Don’t let him use the script anymore.’ So I was like ‘cool.’”
Strickland was called up to Friday Night SmackDown in 2021 with the rest of Hit Row, but unfortunately all four members of the group were released in November of that same year. Swerve Strickland has since made his way to AEW.
H/T Sportskeeda
