Is the career clock ticking for WWE NXT star Shawn Spears? A recent development at a WWE live event seems to suggest that may be the case. Recently Wrestling Observer Newsletter:Dave Meltzer reported that Spears got on the speaker after the eight-man team’s game in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, an hour and a half from Spears’ hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario. Spears would later reveal that the match would be her last in Canada, although that would be inaccurate as she would compete in Sudbury, Ontario the following night.
Regardless, Spears’ announcement has many wondering if the longtime veteran wants to retire in the near future. Spears, 45, was inactive at the end of the summer and her latest live event matches were her first fights since July. Spears previously appeared on television as the leader of The Culling stable before being kicked out of the group at the end of June; In his last televised NXT match, he defeated Culling’s Nico Vance by DQ after the latter attacked Spears with a steel chair.
Aside from that brief hiatus, Spears has remained busy since returning to WWE in early 2024. In March 2025, briefly winning the NXT North American Championshipwhile also working behind the scenes with WWE as a producer for NXT. Before his return, Spears had been with AEW for four yearsdebuting in 2019 at their inaugural Double or Nothing event. Primarily working as a heel during his tenure, Spears was known for his feud with Cody Rhodes and being a member of The Pinnacle stable alongside MJF, Wardlow, FTR and Tully Blanchard.