Samoa Joe made his professional wrestling debut in 1999 and has competed for multiple top promotions, including WWE, TNA, AEW and ROH, over the course of his career.
After more than two decades in the business, his career is approaching its final chapter. In an interview with SHAK Wrestling, the Samoan Submission Machine said that his current AEW run will likely be his last.
“I’d say most likely. And honestly, I think it’s for a lot of reasons, and I think most of them are responsible. You never want to overstay your welcome in this industry. I’ve been fortunate that I’ve been able to be involved with it for over 25 years now.
And the other thing too is, I think many of us want to preserve what we can of our health for our latter years. So, it is something that is probably the most likely scenario. But hey, it is an unusual world, and unusual opportunities come up, so we’ll see.”
Joe also mentioned that he doesn’t plan to demand anything flashy like a retirement tour and would rather quietly step away when the time comes.
“It might just be one day I’m gone and leave it at that. I’m not as ceremonial as everybody else. I like disappearing into the sunset.
I feel it’s important maybe to me more than anybody else. I wouldn’t want to hold up a young, burgeoning industry on behalf of myself. Not that anybody else isn’t deserving of that honor – I’m not saying that.
But what I am saying is, I’ve always been somebody that’s been firmly planted with my head toward the future and never tried to dwell too much in the past. And it’s kind of been my theory with the industry too.
I would hope we always look towards the future and not, obviously, appreciate the past, but not miss it too much.”
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