Christopher Daniels has confirmed his retirement from professional wrestling on Twitter.
The former ROH Champion wrestled what fans assumed to be his final match on AEW Collision last week. He lost a brutal Texas Deathmatch to “Hangman” Adam Page, leaving to a standing ovation from the crowd.
He confronted Page on Dynamite this week, revealing that doctors had told him it was time to hang up his boots. Whether this was real or in-storyline was unknown until Christopher Daniels took to Twitter to make a statement to the fans.
The acting EVP of AEW made a statement on social media, thanking everyone for his incredible three-decade-long career. He said that it was sad that “it”, implied to be his career as a wrestler, was over. However, Christopher Daniels said he was “so very happy” that it happened. He showed gratitude, before thanking everyone for making it a reality.
“I’m sad that it’s over. But so very happy that it happened. Thank you all!” Christopher Daniels said.
Christopher Daniels Says His Doctors Have Advised Him To Never Wrestle
Christopher Daniels seemingly confirmed his retirement from in-ring competition on the January 22nd episode of AEW Dynamite.
Daniels lost to “Hangman” Adam Page in a Texas Death Match at AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage on January 18th. Daniels then came to the stage on the January 22nd episode of AEW Dynamite, and he was wearing a neck brace. He approached Page and said that he never wanted to fight Page.
Daniels told Page that he was wrong, as he let his ego and his insecurities escalate their feud until he accepted Page’s challenge to a match. He said that he would regret that for the rest of his life, because the last Buckshot Lariat that Page hit, combined with the damage he had suffered over the years, led to doctors advising him to never wrestle again.
Daniels said that Page had beaten him in his last match, so this was goodbye. He told Page that he hoped he could be happy now.
