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Jeff Hardy: I Try Not To Think About Retirement, I Want To Wrestle For As Long As I Can

ByLewis Lawes-Cole
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Jeff Hardy isn’t ready to retire.

Retirement in the world of wrestling has been a popular talking point ever since legends like Hiroshi Tanahashi and John Cena recently called it a career after completing one final run. Particularly with that generation of performers, fans are starting to come to terms with the idea that many stars of the last 10 to 15 years may soon be ready to bow out of the spotlight. However, it seems as if Jeff Hardy isn’t eyeing up retirement.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Jeff Hardy discussed not wanting to think about retirement while those of a similar age are hanging up their boots.

“I try not to think about it, especially with seeing the Cena retirement tour, naturally, because we’re the same age. He’s a little older than me, but I’m 48 and I’m like, oh man. AJ, same age, he’s talking about maybe retiring soon. I mean, I think about it, but the way my career has went over the years, the ups and the downs, I just hope I can do it for as long as I can. I think that’s the way I’m going to do it, because after this neck injury, I feel like my performances are naturally going to get 1,000% better, because I’m so excited about this whole AMC deal and being in TNA and continuing to evolve. But yeah, I try not to let the thought of the end enter my consciousness.” 

-Jeff Hardy

Hardy had his first WWF match way back in 1994, although it wasn’t until 1998 that he began to make his name in the company. Along with his brother Matt, he’s part of one of the most beloved and acclaimed tag teams of all time, and the pair currently hold three sets of gold including the TNA World Tag Team Championships.

Of course, he also went on to find singles success with WWE, with three world titles to his name with the company. Thankfully for fans of ‘The Charismatic Enigma’, it doesn’t seem like he’ll be stepping away from the ring anytime soon.

As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Jeff Hardy as soon as we hear more.