CM Punk estimates potential timeline for retirement
CM Punk estimates that he won’t wrestle past the age of 50.
Punk made the comments during a recent interview with CinemaBlend, saying that he should “maybe gracefully bow” around that time.
Punk 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.”
The 47-year-old Punk will turn 50 on October 26, 2028. In previous interviews, he has brushed off the topic of retirement. He told Metro in an interview last April that with WWE running fewer shows and him wrestling less frequently, performers are putting less mileage on their bodies. During WWE’s visit to Japan last October, Punk said he plans to wrestle “until the wheels fall off.”
Up next for Punk, he is scheduled to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Bálor on next week’s WWE Raw from Belfast, Ireland.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.