Iconic wrestler ‘forced to retire on doctor’s orders’ after 32-year run
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Wrestling legend Christopher Daniels has officially ended his in-ring career after more than three decades. The 54-year-old star, who has wrestled for everyone from WWE and TNA Wrestling to New Japan Pro Wrestling and most recently All Elite Wrestling, confirmed he is hanging up his boots during an emotional moment on AEW Dynamite.
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The Fallen Angel lost to ‘Hangman’ Adam Page in a brutal Texas Death Match during Saturday’s AEW Collision: Maximum Carnage show. After being hit with a tombstone piledriver, Dead Eye and Buckshot Lariat before losing the bout, he was even hit with his own Angel’s Wings move.
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On Wednesday night, Daniels told Hangman: ‘After that Texas Death Match, that last Buckshot Lariat added to all the damage I’ve done to my neck over the years. ‘My doctors have advised me to never wrestle again. So I’m here, face to face, to tell you – you win.
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‘You’ve won the last match that I’ll ever wrestle. So this is goodbye. I’m sorry, and I hope you can be happier.’. Although his comments on screen – which left Hangman visibly emotional – blurred the lines between storyline and reality, he appears to have genuinely hung up his boots.
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In a post on X, he added: ‘I’m sad that it’s over. But so very happy that it happened. Thank you all!’. Daniels former teammate and longtime friend Frankie Kazarian paid tribute to his pal after the announcement. ‘There’s no way to articulate what @facdaniels means to me. As an opponent, a tag team partner, or most importantly as a best friend and brother,’ he wrote on X. ‘His contributions to our sport will never be realized. I love you CD. Bad Influence, The Addiction or SCU. I loved every single minute.’.
