Has Paul Wight wrestled his last match in professional wrestling?
All Elite Wrestling‘s Paul Wight was a recent guest on Notsam Wrestling Live. When asked if he’ll be stepping back in the ring again or if he’s officially retired, Wight revealed he recently had back surgery because he isn’t ready to call it a career just yet.
“Dude, I’m hoping — it’s just a week-by-week thing,” Paul Wight said. “I had a small back surgery done a couple months ago… You play long enough, the bill comes due. I’ve had a major surgery every frickin’ year! For about the past five — whether it’s a knee surgery or a hip surgery… I feel like that old pickup truck. Like, OK, what’s broken now?
“I work so hard so long that when I finally stopped, the springs fell off, the tires fell off. But, we’re excited about it. I’m working with the best people I can work with in South Florida. I got a lot of great people on the team. I’ve got great support medically. Tony Khan’s been extremely supportive, so we’re just plugging away. I don’t plan on going anywhere. I like being in AEW.
Paul Wight isn’t ready to hang up the boots yet
“So it’s just getting my sh*t together and getting ready, and also, bring a good product out. The last thing I’m gonna do is go out in that ring and have people go, aww, poor Paul. They should just kill him, like Old Yeller or something. We’re not gonna have that. If I’m not out there humping and bumping and getting after everything and slapping people’s souls out of their chest and carry that presence, then it’s time to hang up the boots so I’m not ready to hang up the boots yet. We’re still moving forward, there’s progress being made.
“Again, everything I’m dealing with now is mostly soft tissue, getting that stuff to work and you know, we’ll get that back and we’ll be in the ring. Trust me, I see the opportunity in AEW, I see the chances too. To have fun with the talent in the back, to entertain the fans, the financial gains for being able to compete at a more full-time schedule. Yeah, believe me, I’m salivating over here, 100 percent.” [H/T: Fightful]
Wight hasn’t competed for AEW since 2023, when he was involved in an eight-man street fight.
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