Samoa Joe made an appearance on the latest episode of Insight With Chris Van Vliet to discuss a wide range of topics, including retirement. The former AEW World Heavyweight Champion noted that retirement is coming sooner rather than later and that his current AEW contract may be his last in pro wrestling. Here are the highlights:
Why he signed with AEW: “I think the biggest thing was at first, when I left WWE, I just signed my deal with Twisted Metal, there was initially a little bit of interest again from WWE and maybe redoing it, but at that point, I had started talking with AEW. So speaking with Tony and understanding kind of what he was looking to do at the time, and really being able to work out with my filming schedule, it just was a really nice fit.”
Whether he has thought about when his career will end: “Yeah, I do a lot. It’s probably coming sooner than later, which is fine. I think a lot of people from my generation, from what I’ve seen, if that they have the ability, we’ve done our best to kind of save up, and we definitely don’t want to out stay our welcome because we may have been privy to a few people may have done that in their careers. So I definitely don’t want to be that guy in mind.”
Whether he has a date in mind: “No, I think it’s just really based on when my contract runs out. I think exploring those options as they go. I hate just saying retirement because how many pro wrestling retirements never stick? All of them. So yeah, I will do this for a little longer and then yeah, I think the end is probably sooner than any new deal being signed.”
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