Swerve Strickland: I Think Everybody’s Getting Contracts Before They Master Their Craft First And That’s Killing Their Growth
Swerve Strickland discusses how talent are getting contracts too early in their development, believing it is killing their growth.
Swerve Strickland discusses how talent are getting contracts too early in their development, believing it is killing their growth.
Strickland has been a part of WWE and AEW for the better part of the last decade of his professional wrestling career but prior to that, he was a staple of the US independent scene while also featuring outside of the US additionally. Now, he feels that more talent could do with without being signed to a contract early.
While speaking to The Cruz Show in a new interview, Swerve Strickland discussed how talent are signed to contracts too early, believing that it is killing their growth.
“Wrestling now is a different world than when I was coming up. I still had to get DVDs and shop my stuff- send emails to promoters and all that, now it’s like you can go viral and be on TV or getting a contract just from going viral. I think everybody’s getting contracts before they master their craft first, and that’s killing their growth. Before you get the audience, the likes, the clicks, the retweets… you’ve got to grind it out first. You’ve got to hone in on your craft first. You’ve got to suffer. Because as quick as you get it is as quick as you’ll lose it if you’re not good enough and experienced enough to keep carrying it. So master the craft first.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Swerve spoke about celebrities and influencers wrestling. You can read more about that here.
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