Former WWE Star Discusses Joining MLW

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Following his debut with the promotion, former WWE star Donovan Dijak has discussed joining Major League Wrestling.

In June, Donovan Dijak revealed that WWE decided not to renew his contract with the company, making him a free agent.

Since then, the former NXT standout has hit the ground running on the independent scene, working for various promotions.

Making a surprise appearance at Summer of the Beasts, Dijak made his debut for Major League Wrestling and has since went on to defeat Timothy Thatcher at MLW Fightland.

Speaking with Graham “GSM” Matthews of WrestleRant, Donovan Dijak discussed joining MLW. He said:

“A lot of it has to do with timing and vision. Both of those things are extremely important to me at this point in my career.”

“I haven’t been shy about letting everyone know I’m 37 years old… For me and my style and the way I like to present [myself], I’m aware I’m probably closer to the end, maybe not the end of my career but maybe the end of my high-octane in-ring style…”

“I’m in the prime of my career in the ring and as a character and as a performer just as a total package. I’m very confident in myself from that aspect,”

On how his vision for the character is being presented in MLW, Dijak said:

“My current vision started [in NXT]. The things that I’m saying and the way that I’m acting and talking, now the whole vision is coming to presentation and MLW wanted to dive head-first into that.”

“That’s speaking my language at this point in my career. Those two pieces really presented themselves to me in a really appealing light to me at the correct time in my career and life, so I’m 100 percent diving head-first into everything with MLW and it’s a very exciting time,”

On missing the “thrill” of live television, Dijak said:

“I was talking to my buddy Anthony Greene and said, ‘Man, there’s a big piece of this from the WWE puzzle that I miss and it’s the thrill of being on live television.'”

“That’s hard to replicate. I know a lot of this stuff is streamed online and there’s similarities there, but it’s hard to replicate that, ‘All right, three, two, one, your music hits, you’re live in front of 1.2 million people.'”

“That’s a thrill you can’t replicate anywhere else. Double-edged sword, pros and cons. I liked the positives, but there’s also different aspects of it you have to acknowledge.”

“We’ll get on live TV at some point. I’ve got time. I’m 37, I’m not 87. I’ll be okay, but right now, I like to focus on the positives as much as I can,” 

Donovan Dijak is set to face Trevor Lee at MLW Slaughterhouse on October 4.

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