Jack Swagger publicly announced that he would be parting ways with WWE and he was able to leave the company at that time. However, WWE has a new tactic that makes superstars stay.
Swagger hears about several WWE superstars being unhappy with the company and he is not surprised at all. Being a WWE superstar can become a tiring affair if things don’t go right.
While speaking to Pro Wrestling 24/7, Swagger talked about so many WWE superstars wanting to leave the company. It is a very difficult life that Swagger is thankful for, but it isn’t for everyone.
“No it’s not a shock, they know exactly how they treat their talent. They know the contracts that they have assigned and they know exactly why we’re unhappy with the way they treat us. So it’s not a shock to me.”
“I’m very thankful now looking back that I was able to leave when I did. I’m very thankful for my 12 years there because it allowed me to do so much. It allows me to do so much now because of my background, that notch on my resume, but at the same time there’s a lot of unhappy people there and it’s not just because of the politics.”
“You’re traveling 200 days a year, sometimes you’re only home 36 hours a week, away from your family and then you go out there and you have these storylines that are just bad and you’re like, ‘I’m putting my body through this for THIS’? Like it would be a lot easier if the Superstars up there didn’t care and they just did what they were told, but unfortunately, you can’t do a job like that. You have to care, you have to wear your heart on your sleeve in that ring and you have to care about what you are doing and so it doesn’t surprise me at all that people are leaving because it is a problem they need to address.”
Swagger is currently busy with Bellator and is certainly enjoying his time there. He is currently preparing for his next fight.
