Punk doesn’t plan on wrestling into his seventies.
With several of professional wrestling’s all-time greats having called time on their careers in recent years, including Bryan Danielson, John Cena, and Hiroshi Tanahashi, another major name is now considering his own future.
Speaking to CinemaBlend ahead of the release of ‘Night Patrol’, Punk was asked when he envisions stepping away from the ring and suggested that 50 is the age he has in mind.
“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.”
-CM Punk
CM Punk is currently the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion, having successfully retained the title against Bron Breakker on the January 5 edition of Monday Night RAW.
‘Night Patrol’ releases on January 16, with Punk portraying a vampire cop working the night shift and targeting a local gang. At 47 years of age, it may not be long before Punk joins the growing list of professional wrestling stars to make a full-time move into Hollywood.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on future plans for CM Punk as soon as we hear more.
