The All American American asked for—and received—his release from WWE in 2017. His goal was not to pursue a career in another wrestling federation, but to make the jump to MMA and increase his wrestling stock, a-la Brock Lesnar or Bobby Lashley.
Swagger has a good chance of backing up his, er, swagger, as he is a champion amateur wrestler and has incredible reach and balance. If he does well in Bellator, he may be able to return to the WWE at or near the top of the card.
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Christopher Scott Wagoner
Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.