WATCH: Former WWE Women’s Champion Retires

Farewell. Contrary to how it may seem, every wrestler is going to retire at some point. No matter how well they may do at some point in their careers, they are going to have to let it go one day. Some wrestlers can last a long time beyond their primes while still being able to hang in there at a fairly high level. That was the case with a woman who officially retired this week.

The Women’s Revolution has changed the way the wrestling world works and that is one of the best changes to take place in wrestling in a very long time. Women’s wrestling has come a long way in just a few years but there are a lot of women who helped pave the way for the current generation. Some of those women are still around, but now one of them is hanging up her boots.

Former WWE and NWA Women’s Champion Jazz officially announced her retirement from the ring this week during Impact wrestling. This comes after Jazz was defeated by Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo in a title vs. career match at Hardcore Justice last Saturday. Jazz also thanked her partner in Impact Wrestling, Jordynne Grace, who was standing next to her, as well as the company itself.

Jazz began her career in the late 1990s for ECW before moving on to WWE in 2001. She would win the WWE Women’s Title twice and become a mainstay of the women’s division during the Ruthless Aggression Era. Jazz would later move on to the independent circuit, including a nine hundred plus day reign as the NWA World Women’s Champion. There is no word on what she plans to do after her retirement in the ring.

This was pretty special. Check out Jazz’s retirement speech and her time in the ring:

WWE Alumni: Jazz vs. Mickie James

Alexia Nicole vs Jazz - 2 out of 3 Falls NWA Women’s Championship | Greektown Wrestling

Opinion: Jazz might not be the biggest name in the world of women’s wrestling but she has been around for a very long time with a high level of success. You don’t see that kind of a combination very often but Jazz made a heck of a career for herself through pure talent. It’s nice that she is getting to go out on her own terms though, as so few wrestlers can say that.

This is also another example of what makes the Women’s Revolution so cool. While it is true that this is the next big step for women’s wrestling, it is great that the wrestlers who paved the way are still here. You don’t get to see something like that very often and Jazz is one of the women who showed just how good women’s wrestling could be in an era when it was hardly being treated seriously. She really was good at what she did and it is fairly sad to see her go.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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