In AEW portraits, Swerve Strickland’s tattoos show across his shoulder, chest and arms. Separate coverage documented a neck-tattoo session in 2024 and a new back piece in 2025. The five photos below focus on ring and promotional looks, so they don’t show either piece clearly.
Swerve Strickland’s shoulder and chest tattoos
The shirtless photo shows black-and-grey ink across his shoulder and upper chest. From this distance, it reads as one dense composition, though the individual motifs aren’t clear enough to identify.
The arm work in his official AEW portrait
The AEW portrait shows tattoos along both arms. A geometric band stands out on the right; the left has darker, less regular shapes. The two sides don’t look mirrored.
Chains and studio lighting make the dark ink stand out, but the image doesn’t identify symbols or explain their meaning.
A second look at the chest and upper-arm ink
In this photo, Strickland wears an open fur coat, leaving part of the shoulder and chest visible. The warmer light softens the contrast. It appears to show the same area as the previous portrait; a change in lighting alone doesn’t establish a new tattoo.
The forearm tattoos in the championship portrait
Here he is dressed and holding the championship title across his chest. His forearms remain visible, though the belt and sleeves hide some detail. This view shows where the tattoos sit in a public portrait, not the designs close up.
Swerve in the ring, away from close-ups
The wide entrance shot shows Strickland in a long coat with the arena screens behind him. At this distance, the photo gives a sense of the full ring look, but not enough detail to identify individual tattoos.
Together, the closer portraits show how the ink reads under studio, entrance and championship lighting. They give a useful view of placement, but don’t explain what each tattoo means to Strickland.