The hottest man in wrestling right now, Swerve Strickland, is about to put those gruesome in-ring skills to good use on the big screen. Deadline reports Strickland has landed his second horror movie role, this time in the film Stiletto, a slasher directed by Samuel Gonzalez Jr.
Strickland joins a cast that includes exec-producer Gigi Gustin, along with Charlotte McKinney (Fantasy Island) and screen vet Colleen Camp (Police Academy, Clue). Also in the cast are Pancho Moler, Tyler Abron, Stephen Blackehart, Meghan Carrasquillo, Mia Challis, and Russel Todd.
But Strickland instantly becomes the biggest name on the roster, and it’s interesting to see him branch out beyond professional wrestling. Now is the time to strike while the iron is hot. Swerve has been on fire, with his entrance theme “Pressure” leading thousands of people to break out into dance right along with his manager, Prince Nana. Many see Strickland as a future AEW World Champion, making him the company’s first African-American at the top of the food chain.
Here’s the Stiletto synopsis: “A year after the grisly murder of a local exotic dancer, the vicim’s sister, Lyric [Gustin], searches for the serial killer responsible as he stalks and kills his favorite dancers on the night of the anniversary.
While WWE superstars have risen to become some of the biggest actors in the world, the relatively young AEW is only recently beginning to see its stars make waves in Hollywood. Former World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman can be seen right now, albeit briefly, in The Iron Claw.
Swerve Strickland can be seen right now in the horror film Night of the Missing, which is streaming now on Screambox and Prime Video.
