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Mickie James has already cemented her legacy after being inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame at Bound for Glory, but the big question fans keep asking is whether sheâ€ll one day take her place in the WWE Hall of Fame. As it turns out, James isnâ€t stressing over it.

While speaking on Busted Open Radio, James admitted the honor would be flattering, but it isnâ€t something she feels she needs to validate her career.

“Of course itâ€s nice. Of course itâ€s nice. I think we all like that appreciation back from the company, to say, ‘Hey, what you did mattered, and we value you.†And it is like that tip of the hat, like, ‘We know that you put in your licks. We know you took some s**, and we know this, that, and the third, but we actually appreciate you and respect you.†But Iâ€m still fulfilled.â€*

James also revealed she was recently asked if she could pull off one more WWE run. Her answer left no doubt that she still has gas in the tank.

“But I was having a conversation with someone, and they were like, ‘Oh, could you do one more run?†And I was like, ‘Hell yeah, I could do one more run. I got it in me, you know?†And they were like, ‘Oh, what do you have to prove?†And I go, ‘You know what? Iâ€ve been really blessed. I think I set out and achieved all my goals.†I donâ€t really have anything else to prove. I think Iâ€ve proved everything that I could prove. If anything, it would be like, ‘Oh, I can still go with these girls.†But you know, I can—I can whoop them all.â€

Her words prove that legacy isnâ€t measured by plaques or ceremonies. Itâ€s about the grind, the impact, and the love you carry for the business. Even if WWE never gives her that Hall of Fame nod, Mickie James has already shown that her place in wrestling history is undeniable.

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As Trey Wingo explains it, almost every broadcaster has had that moment, when an embarrassing on-air blunder comes almost out of nowhere.

Some are worse than others, although Wingo, the long-time broadcaster and guest on last week’s Subpar podcast, said his “almost ended my career.”

Wingo detailed the error on the podcast, which he said happened during one of his first overnight gigs on “SportsCenter.”

“It’s the first round of the Players Championship at Sawgrass in 1998, and the year before John Daly had gone just nuts,” Wingo said. “Had gotten drunk, missed his tee time, torn up his condo where he was staying, so it was his first attempt to try and get sober, try to clean up his life. He was teeing off a year after the fact, after his low point.”

Wingo said Daly had just received an AA coin symbolizing another month of sober living, which Wingo planned to work into his opening.

“And I’m writing this lede and thinking, this is going to be the greatest thing in the world. The words are just flowing off my lips onto the typewriter,” he said. “So I wrote this sentence right before he teed off: ‘John Daly received his coin signifying [however] many months of alcohol-free living.’ So it’s the dumbest way to say it, right? It’s just clumsy. I should have just said six months of being sober or being straight, whatever. But I wrote it ‘signifying six months of alcohol-free living.’

“And I swear to God, as I’m reading it on camera, I don’t know why, it came out of my mouth, ‘he received a coin signifying six-months of free alcohol.’ I could feel the blood rushing out of my face as we went to the highlights.”

Back then, Wingo explained, the show re-aired frequently, which meant some segments were beefed up and others were shortened as news broke. When they went to the next commercial, his coordinating producer told him, “Trey, we are going to need to fix that lead-in for the re-air.” Wingo, dejected, agreed.

You can listen to the complete interview with Wingo here or watch on YouTube below.

TORONTO — Trey Yesavage just put up his first triple-double in the big leagues.

Three innings, three escapes with double plays. Yesavage came into his Game 6 start in the American League Championship Series on Sunday without forcing a double play in his big league career, and heâ€d forced just two hitters to ground into double plays over 98 innings in the Minors.

What timing to learn a new trick.

Yesavage struck out seven Mariners over his 5 2/3 innings, holding Seattle to two runs, but this is the first Yesavage start weâ€ll remember for a play he was part of defensively.

Yesavage pulled these double plays off to end the third, fourth and fifth innings, but the double play to end the third might have been the defining moment of the game, perfectly capturing the 2025 Blue Jays in one well-timed flurry.

With the bases loaded and Cal Raleigh at the plate, Yesavage was staring down the barrel of a worst-case scenario. Raleighâ€s home run in Game 5 in Seattle on Sunday kickstarted the Mariners†comeback and the Blue Jays†implosion, and fresh off a 60-homer season, Raleigh could have flipped the game in an instant and ended Torontoâ€s season. Instead, he hit a ground ball to first base, and it all began.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made the scoop moving toward second base and, while still running, fired a strike to Andrés Giménez. This might be Guerreroâ€s most underrated skill, his incredible ability to make throws from first base, especially to kickstart double plays. Giménez, the Blue Jays†big offseason addition and big bet on more elite defense, made the perfect throw back to first, and it was Yesavage whoâ€d scampered over just in time. From the face of the franchise to the defensive specialist to the rookie sensation, what a moment.

According to Elias, since 1940 only three other teams had hit into an inning-ending double play in three straight innings in a postseason game. Yesavage just forced the Mariners to sit at a table with the Padres in the 2005 NL Division Series, the Reds in the 1995 NLCS and the Mets in the 1973 World Series. All of this from a pitcher whoâ€s known for everything but forcing ground balls.

Yesavage had been handling business the old-fashioned way prior to that, striking out the side in the second inning. Unlike last time out against the Mariners in Game 2, he was leaning more heavily on his incredible splitter, which creates such a great sense of deception when it plays off his fastball. Yesavage got away from that the first time he faced Seattle, instead turning to his slider, but he was back to the best version of himself in the early innings.

Yesavage is already one of the best stories of the season for the Blue Jays, and performances like these are putting him in a small group of postseason stars in this organizationâ€s history. If weâ€re still watching highlights of this run years from now, weâ€ll be seeing his first double play in the big leagues over and over again.

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Stephen Curry hasn’t just changed the way basketball is played — he has changed how itâ€s valued.

Spotrac released its updated list of the NBAâ€s highest career earners, and Curry currently sits third, behind Kevin Durant and LeBron James. Durant passed James for the top spot on Sunday after signing a two-year, $90 million extension with the Phoenix Suns, which includes a player option for the 2027–28 season.

Other members of the top 10 include Devin Booker, Paul George, Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Damian Lillard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum — a mix of established stars and younger faces quickly climbing the list.

That younger wave could soon reshape the standings entirely. With Booker, Gilgeous-Alexander and Tatum all still in their late-20s and already on max extensions, theyâ€re on pace to shatter the totals set by Curry, James and Durant as new TV deals and cap increases drive salaries even higher.

Curry, though, has been at the forefront of the leagueâ€s salary evolution. In 2017, he became the first player in NBA history to sign a $200 million contract, a five-year deal worth $201 million. Two years later, he became the first to make more than $40 million in a single season.

He topped that milestone again in 2021, signing a four-year, $215 million extension that made him the first player ever to sign multiple $200 million contracts. That deal helped him become the first to earn over $50 million in 2023–24, and by 2026–27, he is set to be the first player to surpass $60 million in a single season.

Over the past few years, Curry has climbed steadily up Spotracâ€s career earnings rankings. He first appeared in the top 10 at No. 7 through 2022–23, rose to No. 4 through 2023–24, and reached No. 3 this year, where he is expected to remain for the foreseeable future as his current deal runs through 2026–27.

Curryâ€s journey into the NBAâ€s top three career earners reflects more than a decade of sustained excellence — and positions him to stay there as new deals reshape the leagueâ€s financial landscape.

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Oct 18, 2025, 03:40 PM ET

Harry Kane scored his 400th club goal of his career as Bayern Munich dealt Borussia Dortmund their first Bundesliga loss of the season by winning Der Klassiker 2-1 on Saturday.

Kane scored in the 22nd minute with a header to Joshua Kimmich’s corner. It was his 22nd goal for club and country this season and stretched his scoring streak in the Bundesliga to five games that have yielded nine goals.

The 32-year-old now has 104 goals in 107 matches with Bayern Munich since joining from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2023. Kane netted 280 times for boyhood club Spurs, while his other club goals came during early career loan spells at Millwall (nine), Leyton Orient (five) and Leicester City (two).

– Kane is tearing up the Bundesliga. What’s next for England’s No. 9?

He also has 76 goals for England, after scoring twice against Latvia on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Those goals extended his scoring streak for club and country to a career-best nine games.

Kane’s latest goal Saturday came despite playing in a deeper role behind striker Nicolas Jackson, on loan from Chelsea.

“Probably six, eight and 10,” Kane joked with ESPN when asked what position he played against Dortmund. “But I enjoy it, I enjoy a different side of my game.

“I know everyone’s used to me being up top and scoring goals but I feel like I can contribute a lot more and today was a prime example. I still managed to obviously get on the scoresheet, which was nice, but ultimately it was more about defending, about tackles, about picking up second balls and then playing the passes in behind, which worked pretty well.”

Harry Kane celebrates after Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga win over Borussia Dortmund. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Kane launched the first good chance, while defending. He eluded two Dortmund forwards, and sent the ball forward. Michael Olise drew a save from Gregor Kobel, who then secured Luis Díaz’s effort from the rebound.

Olise grazed the left post with another shot. The only complaint Bayern could have at the break was that it was leading only 1-0.

Dortmund improved significantly after the interval when Felix Nmecha went close, Serhou Guirassy fired over, and Karim Adeyemi failed to capitalize on a rare Kimmich mistake.

It mattered little, as Olise sealed the win by sliding in to cut out substitute Jobe Bellingham’s attempted goal-line clearance in the 79th. That move started with a brilliant cross-field ball from Kane for Díaz.

Substitute Julian Brandt scored seconds after his introduction but Kane defended as Bayern held on for their 11th consecutive win across all competitions to deliver a statement to their closest rival after six rounds.

“It was a good performance,” Kane added. “I feel like after the international break, the first game back is never easy, a lot of players getting back late Wednesday, late Thursday and you’re playing against a good side.

“For about 50, 60 minutes I thought we dominated, we controlled the game. The first half we probably should have been two- or three-nil up but you give these types of teams a chance and it’s difficult.

“[We’ve] done well to get the second goal and to concede straight away was annoying but overall we can be really pleased.”

Information from The Associated Press and ESPN Research was used in this report.

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A former WWE star and 20-year wrestling veteran’s career has “effectively ended,” according to the star.

Maira Kanellis started her wrestling journey in 2004 after participating in WWE’s Diva Search. The star then started in a backstage interviewer role before slowly transitioning to become a wrestler. The star lasted in WWE till 2009 before going to Ring of Honor, TNA, NJPW, another WWE stint, and a stint with AEW that ended this year. It is needless to say that Kanellis is one of the most respected veterans of the industry and has a lot of fans.

However, multiple health issues have forced Maria Kanellis to call it a day on her career.

Former WWE Star Maria Kanellis Issues A Statement About Her Career

Taking to X/Twitter, the former TNA Knockouts Champion wrote that she had suffered a lot of health issues, including a life-threatening tumor and skin cancer polyps. The star then added that she was having a third child, but effectively ended her 20-year career in January earlier this year.

In the past few years Iâ€ve had half my thyroid removed, a rare life threatening tumor removed along with my adrenal gland, skin cancer, polyps removed, and now I am having my third baby. In January, my 20 year career effectively ended which is another story. I am not ready to leave wrestling completely that way but Iâ€m not ready to go back. But when I am ready maybe it will be behind the scenes, with @WWrestlingArmy, or something else but I owe it to my younger self to have a better ending. She worked hard to start this journey and I would like to finish it with respect to that little girls dream.”

In the past few years Iâ€ve had half my thyroid removed, a rare life threatening tumor removed along with my adrenal gland, skin cancer, polyps removed, and now I am having my third baby. In January, my 20 year career effectively ended which is another story. I am not ready to…

— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) October 17, 2025

We would like to wish former WWE star Maria Kanellis all the best in her wrestling journey and would also like to congratulate her and Mike Bennett on their third child.

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SEATTLE — Logan Gilbert didnâ€t want to get greedy.

The Mariners had the bases loaded in a 2-2 game in the bottom of the eighth inning of ALCS Game 5 against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The right-hander was standing in the dugout as a nervous spectator, just like the 46,758 fans surrounding him in the seats and concourses at T-Mobile Park.

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Minutes earlier, Cal Raleigh had rejuvenated the home crowd with a roof-scraping, stadium-rattling, game-tying solo home run to left field after seven agonizing innings of minimal offensive output. The rally continued after Raleighâ€s blast, with Jorge Polanco and Josh Naylor drawing walks against Toronto reliever Brendon Little and Randy Arozarena wearing a 98-mph fastball off the elbow from Seranthony Domínguez for a hit-by-pitch to load the bases.

Up to the plate walked Eugenio Suárez, the lovable slugger who returned to Seattle in a serendipitous trade-deadline swap, still seeking his signature moment in this postseason.

By the time Suárez settled in for his showdown against Domínguez, Gilbert had been joined in the dugout by rotation-mate Bryce Miller, who started Game 5 on the mound, tossing four solid innings to set an encouraging tone for Seattle. Miller was in the clubhouse handling his post-outing arm care during Raleighâ€s home run, but he rushed out to get a better view as the eighth-inning rally started to build.

“I just ran outside, and next thing you know, bases are loaded, and Geno’s up,†Miller said afterward.

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Domínguez attacked Suárez with fastballs and sweepers, with Suárez fouling off one of each to stay alive in the high-stakes at-bat. In a 2-2 count, Gilbert turned to Miller with a humble plea.

“Logan actually told me, ‘Hey, all I’m asking for right here is a home run — nothing too much,â€â€ Miller recounted.

With the crowd eagerly and desperately awaiting a resolution that could break the tie, Domínguez unleashed a 98.5-mph fastball over the heart of the plate. Suárez delivered his thunderous, right-handed cut that has sent so many baseballs over fences during the course of his 12-year career.

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“And next pitch,†Miller said, “home run.â€

Suárez connected with precision, sending Domínguez’s heater soaring toward the right-field seats. He exited the batterâ€s box calmly and started walking toward first base while holding his bat with two hands, patiently observing the trajectory of the most important batted ball of his life.

Three seconds later, that ball crash-landed into the crowd for a series-altering grand slam and a 6-2 lead that the Mariners would not relinquish.

After Raleighâ€s solo shot had taken the volume in the venue to ear-splitting heights, Suárez’s grand slam achieved seemingly supersonic levels. And with that, Gilbertâ€s wish had been granted.

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“It started as a request,†he told Yahoo Sports postgame. “But we can say that I called it.â€

As Suárez spent his well-earned time rounding the bases, several teammates spilled out of the dugout, unable to contain their excitement about what their beloved teammate had just done. For all Suárez brings to the table as a player, his unwavering positivity and steady leadership rooted in an overabundance of good vibes make him nearly everybodyâ€s favorite teammate, someone whose success is celebrated tenfold because of his impact on the entire roster.

That singular clubhouse presence, which Seattle was familiar with from Suárez’s time with the team in 2022 and ‘23, combined with the massive right-handed power he showcased in Game 5 is what made him such an obvious target for Seattle at the trade deadline. And though Suárez had gone through some considerably cold stretches since returning to the Mariners, the veteran third baseman remained predictably upbeat and continued to work hard, with the belief that his time in October would come.

“I think everybody was thinking what could happen, but the chances of it actually happening in that moment is probably not super high,†Gilbert said. “And then, of course, it happens. Geno’s been so clutch, and so many home runs, so if anybody was going to do it, I feel like it’s him.â€

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“He’s done that for 10 years — that same exact swing,†catcher Mitch Garver said.

It was a swing that not only gave the Mariners the lead but also single-handedly transformed the tenor of a series that had been decidedly in Torontoâ€s favor since the action shifted to Seattle for Game 3. For the majority of the 25 innings played at T-Mobile Park before the Mariners†eighth-inning breakthrough, the good vibes Suárez so passionately preaches were absolutely nowhere to be found.

The Mariners had returned home with a 2-0 lead in the series having flatly dominated the Blue Jays on their home turf, setting the stage for the possibility of clinching the franchiseâ€s first trip to the World Series in front of a fan base that had waited nearly a half-century for such a moment. But Toronto arrived in Seattle intent on reversing the tide and followed through with downright dominant victories in Games 3 and 4. And for the first seven innings of Game 5, a similar story was being written, putting the Mariners in danger of dropping all three home games and letting a golden opportunity turn into an embarrassing and season-threatening series deficit.

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For the third straight night, the Mariners had opened the scoring with a home run, this time on a Suárez solo shot in the second inning. But once again, the bats went ice-cold after that initial blast, allowing Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman to settle in and a relentless Toronto lineup to scratch across a couple of runs and pull ahead 2-1.

Torontoâ€s seizing of the lead was a particular gut punch for Mariners fans, considering who was on the mound when it occurred: All-Star starter Bryan Woo, making his postseason debut at long last as he builds back up from the right pectoral injury that kept him off the ALDS roster. Woo surrendered the double and single that gave Toronto a 2-1 lead in the sixth.

But unlike the previous two nights, when the Blue Jays†offense exploded to put the game out of reach, just one run was the difference as the later innings of Game 5 arrived — a deficit that could be eliminated with one swing. And for as unproductive as the Mariners†lineup had been, it still featured multiple hitters capable of sending one out of the yard when needed. Sure enough, the MVP candidate who just spent the summer smashing home run records and the veteran slugger who has been sending souvenirs into seats for over a decade accessed their power at the perfect time, producing two of the most memorable long balls in the history of the Mariners franchise.

“I have a good amount of beautiful moments in my career, but today is something else,†a beaming Suárez said postgame as he sat at the podium with his daughters, Nicolle and Melanie.

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“Hitting that grand slam and helping my team win games in the postseason, in a big game here in front of our fans … They have been waiting for a long time, and myself, too. I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole career.â€

Said Raleigh: “The fans and the stadium, they were waiting 26 innings for something like that. Obviously, it didn’t deliver the first two games. But when those moments happen, they just exploded.â€

Thanks to those two titanic swings from Raleigh and Suárez — and an efficient 1-2-3 ninth thrown by closer Andrés Muñoz, who was finally given a lead at home to lock down — what was trending toward one of the most disappointing three days in the history of Seattle sports transformed into one inning of unfettered jubilation that will be remembered in the Pacific Northwest for generations to come.

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By securing the victory in Game 5, the Mariners have arrived at an entirely unfamiliar juncture for the franchise. Just one win separates Seattle from its first World Series berth and the erasure of a longstanding, not-so-fun fact regarding the franchiseâ€s status as the only big-league ballclub to never appear in the Fall Classic.

The team will now travel back to Toronto, where Game 6 on Sunday represents its first of two chances to punch a ticket to the unexplored final stage of baseballâ€s October tournament.

“They came here last night for this type of game, and I’ve been waiting for this,†Suárez said. “I just feel so grateful right now and feel so good because we’re going to Toronto with an opportunity in front of us to go to a World Series.â€

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Oct 17, 2025, 09:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Ovechkin’s third-period shot pinged off the left post and in, and the crowd roared its approval when the counter above one corner of the ice was flipped over to 898, his new career total. The NHL’s career leader in goals also had an assist as part of a dominant showing at home for Washington.

Logan Thompson allowed only ex-Capital Marcus Johansson’s tally in the second. That tied it at 1, but Aliaksei Protas answered 31 seconds later.

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Minnesota entered the game with the league’s top power play, having scored on 10 of 21 opportunities. But the Capitals only took two penalties and were able to kill them off. Washington finished with a 45-15 edge in shots.

Ovechkin passed up a good shooting opportunity from the right side, instead finding Strome for an easy tap-in to open the scoring in the first. Washington failed to score on a double-minor penalty on Minnesota’s Jake Middleton in the second. Then Johansson beat Thompson with wrist shot with 3:13 to play in that period.

That snapped a streak in which the last nine Minnesota goals had come on the power play, and it was just the third 5-on-5 score allowed by Washington on the season.

The Capitals answered quickly with Protas’ fourth goal of 2025-26. The 6-foot-6 forward was left open to the left of the goal. With teammate Connor McMichael on the opposite side of the crease, Protas sent the puck toward the net and it slipped past goalie Filip Gustavsson.

Ovechkin’s goal in the third came immediately after Strome won a faceoff to him in the offensive zone. Then Strome knocked in a rebound to make it 4-1. Tom Wilson added a power-play goal with 1:57 remaining.

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The Rock has heaped praises on the actor who helped him kickstart his career in Hollywood.

Dwayne “The Rock†Johnsonâ€s first Hollywood venture was The Mummy Returns in 2001, in which he played the role of The Scorpion King. He has come a long way since then and has established himself as one of the highest-paid actors in the industry. 24 years later, The Peopleâ€s Champion showed his gratitude to co-star Brendan Fraser for helping him kickstart his acting career.

During a recent interview on the New Heights podcast, The Rock expressed his gratitude towards Brendan Fraser for “embracing†him when he got cast in The Mummy Returns.

“The very first movie I ever did was a movie called The Mummy Returns. Brendan Fraser was one of the biggest stars in the world, as he is today. Brendan Fraser, by the way, I always want to make mention of this. He was one of the biggest stars in the world. That was his franchise. I am coming in, I have never acted before, Iâ€m excited. He could have easily said, ‘I donâ€t know if I want this wrestler. But instead, Fraser embraced me. I love that man for that, and he helped kick off my career.†[H/T Entertainment Weekly]

The Rock Says He Has A Slight Influence in Choosing John Cenaâ€s Final Opponent

The Rock stated that he has a slight influence in choosing John Cenaâ€s final opponent.

Speaking on the same episode of New Heights, The Rock stated that he has a “tiny bit of influence†in booking John Cenaâ€s retirement match, but said that it was ultimately Cenaâ€s call to make.

“I have a tiny bit of influence in the booking of it, but really, itâ€s whoever John wants. Thatâ€s what it comes down to. Whoever he wants. That should be who it is. Itâ€s not me, Nick Khan, or Triple H. Itâ€s whoever John wants. That guy has earned it. The best part about John is that he comes as advertised. Who you think he is, thatâ€s who he is. Heâ€s a good dude, and I love that guy.†[H/T Fightful]

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AJ Styles has stated numerous times that he plans to retire in 2026, and one WWE Hall of Famer agrees that itâ€s time The Phenomenal One calls it a career.

On the latest episode of The Hall of Fame Podcast, NXT commentator Booker T spoke about the upcoming retirement of AJ Styles in 2026, stating he believes itâ€s time for the former WWE Champion to wrap it up and call it a career.

“Okay, you know what? Itâ€s time to wrap it up. It is. Itâ€s time,†Booker T said. “For me, I said 40 was going to be my number. And just like AJ, I probably got to 40 and said, ‘Man, Iâ€m still better than all these suckersâ€â€¦ and I pushed it for five more years. For him to have lasted this long, props. Itâ€s time to wrap it up, man, and live on the fruits of the labor. Seriously, he doesnâ€t have to do anything ever again.

Despite his impending retirement, Booker T believes Styles will remain in the wrestling industry because he has a great mind and a lot to offer to the business.

One thing about AJ Styles, too, heâ€s one of those carpenters that weâ€re going to need in this business for many, many years. So when he retires, heâ€s still going to have a job doing something in this business, I would imagine, just because heâ€s one of those great minds that this business definitely can utilize.†[H/T: WrestlingNews.co]

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What do you make of Booker Tâ€s overall comments? Do you think itâ€s time for AJ Styles to retire from wrestling? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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