IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion Rich Swann has signed a new two-year deal with the promotion, according to PWInsider. Swann’s new deal with the company will keep him under contract with IMPACT through May of 2021. Swann had this to say about his new deal:
It’s a multi-year deal and that’s something we can build off of, “ Swann said. “Seeing how the company is growing, there’s no reason to think that it can’t become a relationship that lasts even longer. I’m treated very well and I’m very happy there. It’s one of the most packed rosters right now.
Swann explained that one reason he decided to stick with IMPACT was because they opened the door for him when after WWE released him following an arrest, despite the charges being dropped:
Everyone saw how I was after everything happened. I have no ill will towards anybody, but Impact Wrestling they helped me up, they brought me up, when I decided I was going to retire, quotations, quotations. There were a lot of guys – Sonjay [Dutt], Sami [Callihan], Scott D’Amore, Don Callis – they were reaching out and saying, hey, there’s always a place for you right here. You are talented. Don’t stop. They uplifted me. To see that, like that’s something I want to be a part of.
That helped me change my mind. Then, being able to be on the road and being with people. It changed my way of thinking. Man…It’s made me grow. I’ve been more mature. Like, focused. More attentive. More happy. I’m saying, I’m a part of something that, other than the wrestling side, people actually care about you, you know what I’m saying?
I’m not saying that people in other wrestling companies don’t care [when you work there] but it really comes across and like, something like that is really big for me. That’s what made me to decide to re-sign with these guys and to continue working with them. It keeps me in a good head place. It keeps my head in a good space.
Rich Swann will be appearing at this weekend’s IMPACT Wrestling tapings in Philadelphia. He will also be part of the “Code Red” event in New York City this Sunday.
