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.

After taking a backseat for months and shut out of the AEW World Tag Team Championship picture and primarily backing up Cope in his battle with The Death Riders, Wheeler and Harwood finally returned to the spotlight by betraying their longtime friend and leaving him in need of medical attention.