Jack Swagger Opens Up About Why He Left WWE

Jack Swagger was a WWE superstar for a long time, but now he’s a free agent. A few weeks ago Jack announced on Chael Sonnen’s podcast that he had asked for his release, and WWE later granted his request.

Swagger recently spoke to Main Event Radio about what motivated him to ask for his release, and he says that in the end the two sides couldn’t see eye to eye when it came to money.

“I had been with the company for 10 years. I’m very fortunate for the career that I had. What it really was is a business decision. I valued myself at a certain price, they valued it at another. I’ve gotta move forward. It was just time for a change; time for Jack Hager/Jack Swagger to go out and see other opportunities.”

Swagger also talked about what’s next for him, and he made it clear that he’s willing to work anywhere, and he plans to hit the independent circuit pretty hard.

“I’m kind of green all over again on this side. It’s so exciting. It’s the best time to be a wrestler. Transcending countries, languages. It’s really cool to be a part of that movement. I’m grateful for the brand that we created together. I’m home more, I have 2 young kids. If I could be Mr. Mom, I would. Packing lunches, I could take my son to school. I’m a big family man. Now we are putting the family first. 200 days a year out there in a car every night it’s really gotta be in your heart. Now that I’m on the outside of it I could see where I was making mistakes and how I could’ve handled things differently. I’m excited to put my nose to the concrete and grind. Independent wrestling is so big and with social media now and the internet we could brand ourselves. I really don’t like the term indies, because it’s not indies anymore. I’ll go anywhere. Japan would work perfectly the way I wrestle. It’s a new movement of territories coming up again. People are working together to put on good shows and put on good wrestling.”