Sting’s retirement seemed to open the floodgates for many other wrestlers to follow in his footsteps and leave the ring one last time. In the last year, fans have seen John Cena, Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles retire. while Adam Copeland recently announced his retirement until the end of 2027.
For the likes of Cody Rhodes, retirement may seem too soon considering he’s only been back in WWE for four years, but at 41, even the American Nightmare knows he’s coming to an end. “I will say it will probably happen sooner rather than later, and I’m not giving away any kind of spoilers. Time passes, time passes like this (snaps fingers),” Rhodes said.WrestleTalk:“When my daughter is 11, I’m not going to stoop to living anymore.”
The question was originally asked in the context of Cena’s retirement, which Rhodes claims taught him a lot about how it was done and Cena’s attitude towards it. “I think one of the things I really liked about the way John did it was the finality he brought to it,” he said. “I gave you everything, it’s all I have, nothing else would be right.” And when John says he’ll never wrestle again, he really means it.”
Rhodes also noted that he hopes to be brave enough to take a risk on a rising star to make it his way. Looking at the history of the industry, Rhodes believes that one of the most impactful things that can happen is when a young star takes the final steps to become the next “face” of the company, and he’d like to step out to make that happen.
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