The Clock Is Ticking: Rey Mysterio Announces When He Plans To Retire (It's Not Much Longer)

He would know best. Retirements are one of the most complicated issues in all of wrestling as you never know when a wrestler might hang up their boots for good. With the chance of wrestlers always coming back for one more match, there is still the chance that someone could make another appearance. Now though, a legend is saying he knows when he will be stepping away from the ring once and for all.

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Earlier this year, Rey Mysterio was announced as the first entrant into the WWE Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023. This will make Mysterio one of only a few wrestlers who will still be wrestling after being inducted into the Hall Of Fame. However, in an interview with WESH 2 (NBC affiliate in Daytona Beach, Florida), Mysterio said that he will be retiring at some point before he turns 50 years old. Mysterio will turn 49 this coming December, though he gave no specific date when he will be retiring.

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Opinion: This is the kind of thing that is both announced well in advance, along with being a bit sad. Mysterio has been wrestling for over thirty years now with most of that being on a top level. It will be sad to see him go, but Mysterio hopefully being able to go out on his own terms is rather cool to see. What matters is getting to have him do some more great things on the way out, as many wrestlers do not get to do so.