Jack Swagger on His Career Since Leaving WWE, Transitioning to MMA

Jack Swagger spoke with WrestlingInc owner Raj Giri about a number of topics related to his career after leaving WWE and making the transition to MMA.

Swagger first comments on telling his good friend Bobby Lashley about his decision to make the transition:

“We were at a show in Oklahoma, IWR [Imperial Wrestling Revolution] a couple of weeks ago; Impact Wrestling was there taping a pay-per-view. He was very excited about it. He had a big smile on his face and was very helpful about following right behind him.”

On if he thinks Lashley will fight again:

“Yeah. Have you seen that guy? He looks amazing.”

Swagger continues, talking about attempting to continue both his pro wrestling and MMA careers at the same time:

“I’m going to try and do both. My logic is one hand can help the other. As long as I have time to train, take the MMA side very seriously, I think I will be able to do it. We were in talks towards the later end, you know Dutch [Mantell] is over there and I would love to work with him again, so they kind of come and go, and I hate to say it, but they don’t really like to pick up the phone and call anybody, but I would love to work for them though.”

He points out a wrestling promotion he feels he would fit well in:

“I really like their product. It seems different. The cinematography of it. It seems very ‘Hollywood-esque.’ I think it makes the characters look bigger. I think it makes the wrestling look different. I am good friends with [Writer and Producer of Lucha Underground] Chris DeJoseph so I would come there too. Even if they wanted to put me under a mask. I think it would be great. It has done great things for Brian Cage, Johnny Mundo, really good stuff and a really good platform.”

Finally, Swagger comments on how he is able to continue working outside WWE:

“It is kind of like a supply and demand right now. You have to price yourself right in order to optimize your profit. I wouldn’t say that it is more than the WWE but it is a nice living. I mean, it’s only wrestling, there’s no other side jobs with it. If you can go out there and develop relationships; to me, that was the hardest part because I am new to this side, so every relationship was something new, and a new business venture, so you really want to take focus on those and develop those because it can help you down the line to have steady work and great promotions.”

If you would like to see Swagger battle another superstar no longer with WWE, you can check the video below from December 2015 where he faced Stardust, also known as Cody Rhodes.

Jack Swagger vs. Stardust: Raw, December 7, 2015

What would you like to see Swagger do moving forward? Who should he face? Where should he go?

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