Chris Jericho isn’t planning on retiring from professional wrestling anytime soon.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Chris Jericho recently sat down with the Daily Star. When asked if he has thought about eventually heading towards retirement, Jericho said he has but he has zero intentions of doing that right now.
“Well yeah, of course. I mean, Sting at 64 retired and everybody is different,” Chris Jericho said. “To me, when the please retire chants were going, I was laughing because I have zero intentions of that. I’ve got a six-pack, I can do a moonsault, and I know exactly what I’m doing in the ring. I know how to write storylines. I like the company I work for, I like my boss, I like the guys and girls in the company. Why would I want to retire?
“What’s the point just because someone told me to? I remember the Stones in ’89 when they did the Steel Wheels Tour, they were calling it the Steel Wheelchair Tour. ‘The Stones are too old. The Stones should retire.’ I just saw The Stones two months ago and they were amazing. So they didn’t care. You retire when you know it’s time, when you know it’s right. And it’s not the right time right now. It’s not.
“I say it all the time, as long as I know I can still have the best match of the night, not every night but I can still do it, I’m going to stay. And as long as I can still continue to have good ideas and feel motivated and passionate I’m gonna stay. God willing, I physically don’t have any issues, and I don’t, which is amazing after 33 years. I think that’s another reason why people are mad because I’ve never had to take any extended time off for that, so what’s the hassle?
“It’s the epitome of age is just a number. If you saw me walk down the street, I don’t think too many people go, ‘That guy’s 53 years old.’ I don’t, some might, but I think show business is part of it too. You have to look the part. I still look like Chris Jericho and act like Chris Jericho and work like Chris Jericho.
“So until that moment where I feel like okay, this needs to stop. I’ve got no intentions of it. Like I said, there’s no time limit. It could be this week. It could be five years from now. I don’t know, I just know that as of this moment, as I’m talking to you, I’m having a great time. I love going to work, I love contributing. There is no reason to stop doing that.”
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