Subhojeet Mukherjee on April 3, 2025
Samoa Joe has been an active in-ring competitor since 1999 and has competed all over the world, but no one can wrestle forever. He is currently 46 years old and has now hinted at wrapping up his career with his current AEW contract.
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Samoa Joe admitted he has been thinking a lot about his retirement lately. He added that his in-ring career is likely coming to an end sooner rather than later, which he is at peace with.
The Samoan Submission Machine explained that many wrestlers from his generation, including himself, have taken steps to save and prepare for life after wrestling. The last thing he wants is to overstay his welcome, having seen others do so in their careers.
“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.”
While he doesn’t have an exact retirement date in mind, Joe thinks his current AEW contract might be his last. He knows that many wrestlers retire and come back, so he’s open to seeing what happens when his contract ends. However, he feels that his career will likely end before he signs another deal.
“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.”
During his 26-year career, Samoa Joe has been a world champion in AEW, WWE, ROH, and TNA. Whether he’s wrestling or working behind the scenes, his impact on the industry is obviously undeniable. If this is the final chapter of his in-ring career, fans are excited to see how he decides to end it once and for all.
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April 3, 2025 5:36 am
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