Jack Swagger Talks The Rock’s Return, Money in the Bank Matches, the Monday Night Wars

The “Real American” Jack Swagger had a chance to speak with Chuck Carroll on Turnbuckle Weekly this past week. The two discussed multiple facets of his wrestling career, which can all be heard on audio. Below are some of the highlights.

On whether The Rock’s return this past week was kept secret:

“That’s the beauty of the WWE, especially Monday Night RAW and all of our live events. As a fan you never know what we’re going to give you and a lot of the boys in the locker room didn’t even know about that. It’s just awesome how we can be the longest running TV show in history, but we keep the fans on the edge of their seats and never really can get fully comfortable because when you do, we’re going to throw The Rock at your in Brooklyn, New York against Rusev and Lana. (Note: Swagger joked he thinks he got a bigger pop than the Rock when he faced Rusev at SummerSlam)”

He discussed participating in Money in the Bank ladder matches, one of which he has won:

“I always find it fun. When you’re up on that ladder in front of 80,000 people like I was at WrestleMania 26, it feels like 200,000 people and it feels like you’re 100 feet in the air. I’m not going to lie to you… you’re butt cheeks will pucker a little bit.”

Swagger also noted a particular era of wrestling got him sucked into it:

“What really sucked me into sports entertainment was the Monday Night Wars. The clash between the two companies. The Rock and Stone Cold on top of their games. It was just like every week having to raise the bar, because you never knew what the competition was going to give. It was very exciting and one of the best periods, I think, in sports entertainment.”

Editor’s Note

The funny thing is, his pop versus Rusev may actually have been louder!

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