Damo, a former WWE competitor, is among the bruisers that litter the MLW roster.The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Belfast native aligned himself with Contra Unit as soon as he hit the ring.
He explained to OutKick Dropkick in a recent interview why he joined the company in the first place.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGEThis page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Big Damo takes out his opponent in Major League Wrestling.(MLW)"Honestly, the major reason was I was struggling with a minor injury and MLW were really, really patient with me and they waited until I recovered and came back to me," he said.
"So, I feel like I've got a bit of loyalty there.It's kind of rare in wrestling normally when this kind of thing happens, they have to move on, and I've seen that at different parts of my career.
They endeared themselves to me no end.But that they came back after because I had to miss what was going to be an original start day, which would have been January and I had to miss that unfortunately.
So, they came back to me a couple of months later and then it was great to get started."Damo also pointed to the roster MLW has been building over the last two years with recognizable names and the alliances it has built with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, allowing for global superstars to get an opportunity to perform in MLW."Also, what really drew me to MLW is, there's an incredible roster there.A lot of colleagues, a lot of people I've wrestled before and a lot of people who I really like and really respect.
It’s an amazing roster and all their partnerships across the world whether it's in Mexico or Japan with New Japan, CMLL, everything else.And now, you're seeing you know a lot of the ladies of Stardom and stuff like that coming in.
So, It's a very intrigu...