CM Punk Estimates WWE Retirement Date

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WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk has given an estimate on when he expects to retire from wrestling following John Cena’s last match.

John Cena retired from WWE back on December 13 at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, when he lost to Gunther in his final match.

Following Cena’s retirement, a number of other names have also retired or plan to retire soon, including Hiroshi Tanahashi and AJ Styles.

With a lot of other names from his generation calling it a career, WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk spoke to CinemaBlend, where he gave an estimate on his planned retirement date.

He said:

“When I was 15, if you asked me if I’d be wrestling when I was 40, I would tell you ‘No, that’s crazy. 40 is so old.’ I’m 47, and I don’t feel old yet.

“Terry Funk wrestled for a long time, Ric Flair wrestled for a long time. I mean, there’s luchadors that are like in their 70s that are still doing it. Do I want to be doing that? Probably not.

“I would estimate probably the big 50 is when I should maybe gracefully bow out. Knock on wood, if nothing else horrible happens.”

Punk retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Bron Breakker on the January 5 episode of Raw.

He will defend the title next week against Finn Balor.

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