Several wrestling stars have already said they don’t believe AJ Styles will stay fully retired, and now another legend is adding his voice to that opinion.
Speaking during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio (via Wrestling News), WWE legend Steve Austin was asked about AJ Styles’ retirement, and said he doesn’t think the star is done. As a man who also returned to the ring, Austin believes Styles will eventually get “the itch” to get back in the ring.
“He’ll have one more, he’ll get the itch,” Austin said. “He’s still young. I’m glad to hear you say that at 48, whatever he is years old, that AJ Styles is young, because he is. In a sense, he’s post-prime and he’s gonna get older, but God dang, so many people don’t understand that you really don’t hit your peak years until, and like I said, he’s post-prime, but what a monster career he’s had. One of the best workers ever that I’ve seen, and I just love the guy.”
Austin also spoke back to his retirement at the age of 38, and reflected on how still being in the business at that age is when you “really put it all together.”
“Not to go back on my retirement but I retired at 38,” said Austin. “That’s when you really put it all together, mentally and physically. You are post-prime but your mind, that’s when your mind is at its best because you’ve done so much and you’ve soaked in so much and you can apply it all.”
Styles retired following his loss to Gunther at WWE’s Royal Rumble, and has since stuck to his promise of being retired. Although he has kept the door open on potentially returning, the star seems content being a dad as of now.
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