After re-signing a contract that will keep him with MLW through the year 2023, Alex Hammerstone spoke with Sean Ross Sapp for an interview talking about his new deal.
During the discussion with the editor of Fightful, the MLW Heavyweight Champion spoke about being happy with the terms of his new contract, the things that MLW offers that other companies don't and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On he was happy that he and MLW could finally come to terms on a new deal: “They had brought it up to me and planted the seed a while back. it was something that we touched base here and there, starting to chip away at the little details. Finally, we got on the phone, ironed it out, and figured out what we actually had to do to make it happen to keep both parties happy. I’m glad we were able to.”
On how MLW gave him an opportunity when he didn’t have a lot of stock in the industry: “At the risk of sounding cocky or overconfident, there comes a time where you have to realize that you are bringing more to the table and you have created more value for yourself. I was very fortunate. A lot of people don’t realize MLW gave me an opportunity when I didn’t have a lot of stock in the industry. Now, coming to a point where maybe I do hold a little bit more cards in my hand. There were things I was looking out for because you realize there are going to be other offers on the table. A lot of people like to prematurely think they have a lot of value when they don’t. They’ll say, ‘this guy should go to this company or that company’ and it’s like, none of those companies even want them. Once you do get to a point where I felt like I would have had options at my fingertips, I had to make sure I was in a position where I felt taken care of.”
On the things that MLW offers him that other companies don’t: “They were able to afford that. Just considering the fact that I’m not getting any younger. I’ve been in the business for ten years now and it’s nice to finally be in a position where I’m really starting to see a return from it. Beyond that, there are a lot of things that MLW offers me that other companies might not. Not an intense schedule, not the demand of being on the road five days a week or something like that. That’s not something I might ever want to do. As my time goes on in wrestling, I always say, ‘I wrestle for free, but you have to pay me to travel.’ I love the wrestling part, but the traveling kicks my ass and is the most frustrating part of it. There are a lot of advantages at MLW right now. As far as the contract goes, we were able to come to something I was happy with.”
Check out the complete interview at Fightful.com.
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