{"id":39414,"date":"2017-03-01T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=39414"},"modified":"2017-03-01T16:51:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:51:25","slug":"interview-highlights-jack-swagger-hes-leaving-wwe-whether-plans-continue-pro-wrestling-explore-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/03\/01\/interview-highlights-jack-swagger-hes-leaving-wwe-whether-plans-continue-pro-wrestling-explore-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: Jack Swagger on why he\u2019s leaving WWE, whether he plans to continue in pro wrestling or explore MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-881864468\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Chael Sonnen interviewed Jack Swagger on his podcast regarding his contract talks with WWE breaking down. The following are key highlights:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On how things ended in WWE: \u201cAs of yesterday, Chael, I asked for my release from WWE. It\u2019s still kind of an ongoing process right now. Basically it came down to a contract negotiation. We were way off. They didn\u2019t value me at what I thought I was valued at. You can be angry about it because wrestling is something you gets so passionate about, but this was a business decision. They weren\u2019t giving me the opportunity to, like, make the full amount of money I could for my family. When you put it like that, it was time for me to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On his frustrations in WWE: \u201cIt\u2019s very frustrating when you\u2019re given an opportunity and you think you\u2019ve knocked it out of the park. Anybody can do better, but when you do well enough to where fans appreciate it and they\u2019re reacting to it and nothing happens to it, it gets really frustrating. Every night we\u2019re putting ourselves through car wrecks entertaining the fans, and we want to know we\u2019re working toward something. The start and stop really, really happens all the time. I\u2019m not the only one. It\u2019s frustrating because you and I come from a background where the best players play. That\u2019s not how it works here. You really have two guys in a room saying \u2018these are the best players\u2019 even though the crowd or the fans might like someone more. It\u2019s very frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022On what\u2019s next: \u201cI\u2019m going to retire and move to the big ranch in the sky. (laughs) I\u2019m young, I\u2019ll be 35 next month. I left because I wasn\u2019t getting opportunities. As we talked about last time I was on the show, the world of wrestling is broadening every second. It\u2019s a great time to be a wrestler no matter what discipline you\u2019re in. I\u2019m very excited about going to Mexico, U.K., Japan. I\u2019m going to keep on wrestling. If somebody wants to pay me to get in a cage, I\u2019m down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u201dThe longest time WWE was all I knew. Ten years later I\u2019ve been doing it, and I know there\u2019s a great opportunity for people outside of WWE to make money. Let\u2019s be honest, we all have chips on our shoulder. I want to prove to myself I am worth the money I was asking WWE for. I feel for the first time hungry in years which is sad but at the same time exciting. If you\u2019re a Jack Swagger fan, be happy. This is a good thing. I\u2019m not going anywhere. You\u2019re going to hear We the People just as loud over the world all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS PREVIOUS INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/02\/23\/interview-highlights-kurt-angle-talks-wwe-hall-fame-says-aspirations-optimism-hell-wrestle-wwe\/\">INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS: Kurt Angle talks about WWE Hall of Fame, says why he has aspirations and optimism he\u2019ll wrestle again in WWE<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4086937384\"><div id=\"pwtor-4179740462\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Chael Sonnen interviewed Jack Swagger on his podcast regarding his contract talks with WWE breaking down. 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