Former WWE Star Says They’re Not Retired

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A former WWE star has insisted they are not retired form in-ring competition despite being three years removed from their last match.

Speaking on Fightful’s Grapsody Podcast, former NXT star Chris Hero (FKA Kassius Ohno in WWE) discussed his current role as West Coast Pro Wrestling’s Matchmaker and what his future in the business looks like after such a long stint away from the ring.

Hero said, first of his current role in West Coast Pro:

“That wasn’t even supposed to happen,”

“I just kind of felt it. Scott and I had been talking, you know, leading up to the show.

“We had some ideas, and man, the first half of the show was going, I was feeling good and I went and talked to Scott and I was like, ‘Hey, I’m about to run up after the intermission.

Should I let the ring announcer know?’ He’s like, ‘No, don’t.”

On his perceived retirement from active competition Hero said:

“If I was retired there would have been some kind of a celebration, a ceremony, a festival.

“A week long, month long thing. No, I’m not retired. I’m currently inactive. I just can’t stay away from wrestling in any way.

“So as I bide my time and wait for the right thing to come back for and start having matches again, I have kept pretty active.

“I’ve done a bunch of seminars, I’ve done signings, of course. Then I kind of dabbled into the world of producing.

“It’s funny, we use this term producing, but it’s kind of like directing.

“Directing is probably a better [term], but I’m not going to start calling myself a director.”

Hero’s final match came on March 7, 2020 in an NXT UK Championship number one contender battle royal.

As for where Hero could potentially have another run its easy to see AEW or ROH as potential options, especially given his history with many of its current roster such as former Kings of Wrestling teammate Claudio Castagnoli, Bryan Danielson or CM Punk.

As for the potential of a match with Danielson or Castagnoli later down the line Hero replied, “never say never”.

Bryan Danielson is set to compete in a dream match at June 25’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2 event, to find out who the American Dragon’s opponent is follow this link here.

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