AJ Styles has done it all in this business, but one thing he won’t do is wrestle into his 50s.
Styles recently appeared on Chris Van Vliet where he discussed various topics, most notably his goal of retiring from wrestling before his 50th birthday.
Styles, who turns 48 this June, has enjoyed a legendary career, achieving success in WWE, TNA, ROH, and NJPW. Since joining WWE in 2016, he has become a top-tier performer, boasting two WWE Championship reigns, three United States Championships, and holding the Intercontinental and Raw Tag Team titles.
“I’ve thought about it a lot, much more than I should have,” Styles said regarding how much longer he wants to wrestle. “I should have known what I was doing by now. But it’s so hard because you enjoy it so much and I enjoy being around my friends.
Don’t get me wrong, I love being at home, but the opportunity to see them and see them doing well, seeing them smile, and seeing them grow. Some of these guys like Roman, for instance, his selling is on a different level. Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, all these guys, they stepped up. If Roman stepped up, they stepped up with him.
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I just thought that was so impressive that they do that, and seeing them grow into these amazing Superstars. Gunther losing all that weight to get to where he’s at now as the Heavyweight Champion, it’s freaking awesome.
Cody, seeing where he’s at and what he had to go through to get to where he was at, and what he’s doing now is at that position, he’s the guy. He puts the work in. It’s really cool to see those guys hustle as much as they are and beat themselves up as much as they have, and still do well. I like seeing that.”
A lot of wrestlers will say they won’t do this or that, but Styles is different. According to the former WWE Champion, he vows to not wrestle past 50. WWE fans will have to enjoy his work for just shy of 2 and a half years.
“That’s correct. I keep saying that. I’ve said this and said this, but I will not wrestle at 50, I promise you that.”
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