LuFisto has announced she will be retiring from in-ring competition, citing injuries as the reason for 2019 being her last year as a competitor.
LuFisto, best known for her work with CZW, Shimmer and Shine, posted a detailed entry on her Facebook page, talking about a recent knee injury due to a fall, and how other injuries piling up and wear and tear will result in an eventual knee replacement.
“When the orthopedist looked at my x-rays this past Monday, there were no breaks… But it really didn’t look good. There is so much arthrosis, or another name for osteoarthritis. What it means is that, because of the extreme wear and tear, my cartilage is deteriorating. The joint looks like an 80 years old knee. Things could get a lot worst if I don’t do anything about it. One thing is for sure though. I will need a full knee replacement before I’m 50, way sooner if I keep going the way I do. It could also affect my ability to walk and perform regular day to day activities.”
She also noted that there is no set date for her retirement, but she has started to cancel bookings and will wind things down sometime this year.
“Therefore, because of my body tells me it can’t go on, because my soul is filled with darkness, because my heart is so heavy that there is no more beauty in anything, I have decided that 2019 would be the last year of LuFisto.
I have cancelled many bookings already and might cancel more. There are few places I would love to wrestle at least one more time; opponents that are special to me that I want to share the squared circle with one last time… I’ve already started to sell my gear so if there is anything any of you would like to get as a souvenir, please let me know.
I haven’t decided when and where it’ll all end or against whom. That is something I shall work on in the next few weeks. 39 might be old for wrestling, but there can be many years of happiness ahead if I dedicate myself to something else, find a new passion or rediscover one from the past. I let go so I, as a simple human being, I can smile once again and accept the things I cannot change and control.
I’ll leave you all on a quote that explains it all for me…
“Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but accepting that there are things that cannot be…”
Forever grateful for your love and support, I thank you.
LuFisto”
You can read her full post here.
