Alex Hammerstone has aspirations of leaving behind a much more sizable footprint in the wrestling industry.
Hammerstone is currently the reigning Major League Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion and as such, one of the cornerstones of the MLW brand. Recently, Hammerstone signed an agreement that would keep him with the company for years to come. However, this doesn't mean that he isn't thinking about his future and a potentially bigger stage.
Speaking on the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, Hammerstone was very candid in saying that he isn't sure what's next, but he wants to make history. The MLW star stated that he wouldn't be satisfied if he didn't capitalize on the next opportunity comes his way. He also noted that every wrestler dreams of the grand stage of WrestleMania.
"If this is the peak of my career, and it's because the ball was in my hands, and I didn't run with it, or when the next opportunity came, I don't capitalize, I won't be okay with that. I there's just there's nothing like, you know, being cemented in the history books and although I've done things that are without a doubt going to be in the history books of wrestling, you know, I think I want to leave a bigger footprint left behind, I think there's still some of those things like, you know, I'm not gonna lie, like, I think every wrestle fantasizes about, you know, wrestling on the WrestleMania stage, things like that. I don't know exactly what is next for me, you know, and I'm being honest, like, I'm not trying to give you the politically correct answer. I'm not trying to make my boss happy," Hammerstone said.
Hammerstone continued by explaining that there are a number of factors in his effort to figure out what he wants. He stated that he doesn't want to wind up being miserable by following what he thinks he's supposed to do. No matter what happens next, Hammerstone made it clear that he's not done.
"I really don't know. Because as a man, it's hard to really soul search and realize, like, Well, would a couple of extra zeros make you happy? Or do you need to be, you know, making less money, but really doing the character you believe in? Or do you want to be having the matches? Or does it doesn't need to be something International? I've really been doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to figure out what's going to check all the boxes for me, because what we see way too often in this industry is guys who you ask them, 'What would make you happy?' They say, Oh, 'I just want to provide for my family and then they get signed to a $100,000 contract or a $300,000 contract.' Then, what are they doing? They're on Twitter bitching and trying to they're asking for the release because they're not happy, and the last thing I want to do is end up miserable in this business because I follow what I think I'm supposed to do. So I'm still very much trying to figure out exactly what the next steps forward are. But I know if it ended all right now, I'm not done," Hammerstone said.
For now, Alex will continue to be the standard-bearer in MLW, which recently began its latest season in partnership with Pro Wrestling TV. Learn more about that here.
Recently, Hammerstone spoke about nearly working on music with WWE's Rick Boogs. Learn more about that here.
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