WWE Officially Releases Jack Swagger

Jack Swagger, former World Heavyweight Champion, has been officially released from World Wrestling Entertainment.

WWE.com posted the following message today. “WWE has come to terms on the release of Jack Swagger. WWE wishes Swagger the best in all his future endeavors.”

Swagger first announced that he requested his release from WWE and that it was granted when he was on Chael Sonnen’s Beyond the Fight a couple weeks ago. Swagger was upset with the way he was being used in WWE and thought that they didn’t value him. Swagger said that he intends to keep wrestling whether it’s in Mexico, the United Kingdom or Japan.

You can listen to Swagger’s full explanation as to why he asked for his WWE release in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipRQKzeAtLc

Picture used above is courtesy of WWE.com.