Donovan Dijak is focusing on the positives.
In June, Dijak revealed that WWE opted not to renew Dijak's contract, so he entered free agency. He has since hit the ground running on the independent scene, and he has landed in MLW. He made his debut at MLW Summer of the Beasts and went on to beat Timothy Thatcher at MLW Fightland.
Speaking with Graham "GSM" Matthews for WrestleRant, Dijak commented on joining MLW.
"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," Dijak said.
Dijak went on to note that his whole vision for his character is being presented in MLW, and having the ability to do that was appealing to him at this point in his career. He stated that he was diving head-first into everything with MLW.
"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," Dijak said.
Dijak also stated that he missed the thrill of being on live television, as it was a thrill that was hard to replicate. He then said that "we" would get on live television at some point, as he noted that he still had time.
"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," Dijak said.
Dijak will face Trevor Lee at MLW Slaughterhouse. More information is available here.
Dijak previously discussed MLW investing in him. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Dijak had to say about his MLW debut.
