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Reigns Discusses Wrestling Future, Possible Retirement

Amid one of the greatest and most successful runs in WWE history, Roman Reigns gave his thoughts this week on retirement and when he anticipates hanging up his wrestling boots for good.

Speaking to Jimmy Traina on the SI Media podcast (h/t Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News), Reigns discussed the physical toll wrestling takes on his body and admitted that he sometimes has doubts about how much longer he can do it:

"Well, I guess it depends on what day you ask me and how I'm feeling that day, you know? Because the real answer right there—yeah, the body—sometimes the body feels like a train wreck. I can vividly picture Sheamus hitting me with a chair somewhere over in Europe, you know what I mean? I've done that dance with a lot of guys all over the world, year after year.

"Sometimes, no matter what you do, you just wake up sore, and your body hurts. On those days, I'll tell you, man, I think to myself, 'What's going on here? Is everything good? Maybe we could stop.'"

The 39-year-old Reigns signed a developmental contract with WWE back in 2010 and has been a key part of the main roster since 2012.

He gradually established himself as the face of the company, and since turning heel, aligning himself with Paul Heyman and creating The Bloodline in 2020, he has staked his claim to being one of the all-time greats as well.

Reigns would be a first-ballot WWE Hall of Famer if he retired today, but he noted that there is still plenty left for him to accomplish, which is what keeps him coming back and makes him want to continue wrestling for as long as he can:

"But then, like you said, there's just so much meat left on the bone. There's so much I'm learning—not only about myself, but about the performance in general. How to manipulate them, how to get better at them, how to control the crowd better—all these different things. There are so many stories left to tell, and with new family members coming in, it's one of those deals where, as long as I can… you know how athletes say, 'As long as you can continue to practice…'

"As long as I feel good enough to practice, then I can play. And as long as I feel good enough to train and keep myself physically in shape to go out there and fall down—because that's the thing, it's the falling down—then I'm good. If we could figure out how to stop falling down and taking bumps, man, we'd bring in the double and just run Hollywood, you know?

"But there's just something about being out there in the middle of the storm, that simultaneous live reaction. Making movies is very cool, but there's something about having the crowd right there, in the palm of your hand, that you just can't emulate. You can't duplicate it. That's WWE."

Reigns has gotten to a point where he is such a big star that he can dictate his schedule to a large degree and only has to wrestle on a part-time basis.

His character and storyline have also been so compelling that the majority of his appearances are angle-based rather than physical, which is another thing that can help extend his shelf life.

Physicality will be unavoidable on Saturday, though, when Reigns leads a team comprised of Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Sami Zayn and CM Punk against the new Bloodline in a WarGames match at Survivor Series.

Punk Draws Rave Reviews for Backstage Work in WWE

Despite leaving WWE on poor terms back in 2014, CM Punk's second run with the company has reportedly been exemplary for all parties involved.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Cultaholic), sources indicate that Punk has been a "model citizen" backstage with WWE since returning to the company last year at Survivor Series.

Punk is reportedly also said to have been "quite helpful," which comes as little surprise since he has spent a significant amount of time at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, working with WWE's stars of the future.

The 46-year-old Punk left WWE over a decade ago and later publicly aired his grievances with the company in a now-famous podcast interview with his then-friend Colt Cabana.

Punk remained out of pro wrestling for the next several years, but he made his return with AEW in 2021, creating one of the biggest feel-good moments in the history of the business.

While Punk had some great moments in AEW, his run was marred by injuries and disputes with co-workers, including a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In 2023.

Punk was released from AEW shortly thereafter, and despite doubt that he would ever return to WWE, he signed with the company last November and made a surprise return in his hometown of Chicago.

Every indication since then is that Punk has been happy, helpful and a major asset to WWE as one of its most popular stars.

Things will come full circle for Punk at Survivor Series on Saturday when he competes in a WarGames match one year after his return.

Hardys Sign New Contracts with TNA

Matt and Jeff Hardy are in TNA to stay for the foreseeable future after both of them returned to the company earlier this year.

TNA announced Wednesday that it re-signed the Hardys, and Fightful Select (h/t Steve Carrier of Ringside News) later reported that the deals were one year in length.

Fightful also reported that as part of the contracts, Matt and Jeff are permitted to take bookings with independent wrestling companies as well.

Matt, who previously worked in TNA in 2011 and from 2014 to 2017, returned to the promotion in April after his AEW contract expired. Jeff arrived shortly thereafter in June once his AEW deal was up as well.

After enjoying enormous success in TNA, Matt and Jeff returned to WWE in 2017, and they eventually made their way to AEW.

While there were huge expectations for their AEW run, it was derailed by Jeff getting arrested for a DUI in June 2022. Jeff was off television for 10 months before returning, but the Hardys never quite found their footing after that.

Matt and Jeff have seemingly been a perfect fit in TNA, though, and they are back atop the tag team division, beating The System and ABC in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the TNA World Tag Team Championships last month.

Now, the Hardys can continue to lead the tag team ranks in TNA, and it stands to reason that the door is open for them to make some WWE appearances as well since TNA and WWE have a working relationship.

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