Mojo Rawley comments on working with his old bosses.
Following his release from WWE in 2021, Mojo Rawley and Steven Kaye formed the Paragon Talent Group. Four years later, the talent agency is one of the biggest in the business, as they're responsible for managing big names like Mercedes Mone, Jordynne Grace, Samoa Joe, and Ric Flair.
While chatting with Shakeli Majori for a new interview, Rawley joked that it was funny to negotiate with old bosses when he started Paragon.
“It was funny in the very beginning talking to people that used to be my bosses and negotiating contracts on that side, I mean, look, some of these places, they don’t ever want to deal with an agent. They pick up the call and they’re like, ‘Well, this is going to cost me money.’ I mean, if you’re a good agent, you’re only going to make your talent more money. I mean, look, I’ve seen my share of bad agents and that was part of the reason we wanted to start doing contracts in the first place because I was hearing all these horror stories from other talent that had signed their deals and at the time, they didn’t even know they were bad deals, they didn’t know how much money and opportunity was left on the table. Once you talk it out and you realize that all of these things could have been negotiated in, it sucks for them, because now you’re locked in for 3 to 5 weeks years and who knows, maybe that’s your last contract and then it’s done. But yeah, that’s the game right. If you’re an agent, it’s going to be somewhat stressful, it’s always going to be a dogfight in certain places with certain people and that’s the game, man. As long as you can find a way to get your people to where they need to be and you can feel that win and everybody goes home happy, that’s the mission. You’ve got to learn to take your own personal ego out of it and do what’s best for your talent.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Rawley commented on wrestlers getting to perform outside of WWE. Check out his full comments on the matter by clicking here.
Cedric Alexander is the latest wrestler to sign with Paragon Talent Group. Learn more by clicking here.
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