The first month of 2025 saw a shocking moment in the wrestling world, as Christopher Daniels announced his retirement following a Texas Deathmatch against Hangman Adam Page.
On the latest episode of Talk Is Jericho, Daniels opened up about his decision, sharing extensive details about his retirement. He took listeners back to 2023, explaining how his body began breaking down, ultimately leading to his decision to step away from the ring.
“As far as the match goes, I’m very proud of how the match went. Knowing that was my first match in four months at that point, it was something. How we all sort of came of that, so in 2023, I was wrestling a lot. Tony, not specifically in storyline stuff, but the way Tony thinks sometimes is he’s got the stuff that he has and he’s like, ‘Alright, I’d like to feature this person. CD, would you mind wrestling this guy?’ It’s like, okay okay. At the end of 2023, I thought to myself, okay, you know what? I’m getting along in the tooth. Honestly, my body was sort of breaking down. I’ve had knee problems for a while, but through 2023, I started to have hip issues, my right hip was tightening up and it was sort of difficult to be flexible. I didn’t feel very athletic anymore.
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