Swerve Strickland has seemingly turned to the dark side again, judging by the events of this week’s AEW Dynamite. Not content with beating Kenny Omega one-on-one, the self-proclaimed “most dangerous man” of All Elite Wrestling carried out a vicious post-match ambush on The Cleaner this past Wednesday, choking him out with a steel chain and then putting him through the announce desk with a devastating vertebreaker.

Fans are still reeling from Swerve’s shocking heel turn on Dynamite. Social media users have begun speculating on the prospects of Strickland relaunching his former stable, The Mogul Embassy, or perhaps even creating a new faction to secure their spots at the top of the Tony Khan-led promotion. If All Elite Wrestling pulls the trigger on a new group for The Realest, let us consider four names who could be well-suited additions to it.

#1. AEW World Trios Champion Kevin Knight

Last month on Dynamite: Maximum Carnage, Swerve Strickland crossed paths with JetSpeed backstage, and voiced his respect for Kevin Knight, noting that his time would soon be coming. The Moghul’s words motivated The Jet to step up against the former World Champion, although the latter demanded that the recently-signed star prove himself with some gold first.

Knight did just that on Collision: Maximum Carnage, capturing the AEW World Trios Titles from The Opps along with his tag partner, Mike Bailey, and their new trios partner, Hangman Page. On the January 21 edition of Dynamite, Strickland faced and defeated the 29-year-old up-and-comer in singles action. Post-match, Swerve shook hands with and acknowledged Knight in a rare display of respect.

If he decides to build a new faction in All Elite Wrestling, Strickland could offer one of its spots to Kevin Knight and take the latter in as his protege. This could take place some time after Jet Set Rodeo lose their World Trios Titles, and potentially could lead to JetSpeed breaking up. Swerve could deploy The Jet to go after singles belts like the National, International or TNT Titles, and establish the credibility of their new unit in the process.

#2. and #3. Former AEW World Tag Team Champions, Private Party

After a hiatus that lasted over a year, Private Party finally returned to All Elite Wrestling television on the February 11 episode of Dynamite, unsuccessfully competing in a three-way contenders’ match for the AEW World Tag Team Championships. Despite being unable to win their comeback bout, Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen seem intent on reviving their former momentum, and have claimed that they will be “moving a little bit different” and “with a purpose” heading forward.

One way the former tag champs could make a huge impact on AEW programming soon, is by joining forces with Swerve Strickland. Zay and Quen have history with “The Franchise” of All Elite Wrestling, having shared the ring with him both in and outside of the company. With his help, Private Party could regain the World Tag Team Titles and enjoy an actually dominant run with the straps. In return, the duo could aid Swerve in accomplishing his own professional goals.

#4. Former AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Page

Swerve Strickland seemed to have formed an unexpected bond with Adam Page ever since he returned at Full Gear 2025- after The Cowboy had been dethroned as AEW World Champion by Samoa Joe- and rescued his former arch-nemesis. Over the next few weeks, the duo laid waste to The Opps, and even bullied MJF to send him a message enroute to Worlds End 2025. However, neither Swerve nor Hangman were able to regain the World Title at the pay-per-view, with Friedman ending up being the one to unseat Joe.

As things stand now, Page is set to challenge The Wolf of Wrestling for his “Triple B” at Revolution 2026. However, in a bid to get Friedman to agree to facing him in a Texas Death Match, the so-called “Main Character” of AEW gave his word that if he loses to MJF at the upcoming pay-per-view, he will never challenge for the World Championship again. While locking a top name like The Hangman out of the World Title picture may seem ill-advised, such an angle could give birth to many compelling storyline opportunities for the fan-favorite.

One such angle could see Page lose his way out of his despair over being defeated by MJF at Revolution. This could prompt him to help Swerve Strickland take the belt away from Friedman in a double-turn that causes MJF to turn face and Page to go heel once again. Swerve could furthermore manipulate Hangman and draw on their history to convince the latter to join his faction as his enforcer. Such a story could also lead to Strickland and Page rekindling their feud at some point down the line.