It doesn’t sound like we’re going to have many more WrestleMania moments with AJ Styles.
SmackDown Superstar AJ Styles was a recent guest on The Ringer Wrestling Show. When asked what’s next for him after LA Knight, Styles said he’s excited to see what comes next but admits his time with WWE will soon come to an end.
“I’m anxious to see what story comes next,” AJ Styles said. “I’m getting close; I’m getting close to the end. I want to have that story and match to go with it before I leave the WWE. That’s what I’m looking forward to the most.”
AJ Styles doesn’t want to embarrass himself
When asked if he meant he’d be departing WWE soon or retiring entirely, Styles said it’s the latter as he’s worried about embarrassing himself.
“I’m done; I’m going to retire,” AJ Styles confirmed. “I’m getting to that point where I am worried about embarrassing myself. My brain says, ‘We can do this.’ My body is like, ‘You’re stupid. We cannot do this. We’re hurting every day when we roll out of bed. At some point, this has to come to an end.’ I’ve realized, like so many others that come before me, the greats, they get out of it when we think there is still time for them.
“It’s because we don’t want to embarrass ourselves. We’re just trying to get out while we still can where we can still get around and just have fun away from wrestling. I love it, this is what I do and what I know. I’ve spent more than half my life doing this, but at some point, you have to let go because it’s fun, but I don’t want to disappoint you.
“When you see AJ Styles, I want you to go, ‘That’s my guy, that’s the guy I know,’ rather than go, ‘He just isn’t the same guy and can’t do what he used to.’ I don’t want to be that guy. I don’t want to let you down. My time is coming. It’s getting short. I am going to enjoy it; I promise you that.” [H/T: Fightful]
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What do you make of AJ Styles’ comments? Are you disappointed to hear that we don’t have much time left with The Phenomenal One inside the squared circle? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
