The recent reveal that Chuck Taylor is retired reportedly isn’t just for show, but the 38-year-old wrestler is actually finished in the ring.
After a brutal parking lot brawl with Trent Beretta, Orange Cassidy shared the news that Taylor’s injuries have forced the wrestler to retire from in-ring competition.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, it’s noted that what was said on TV was accurate and “the belief right now is that Taylor won’t be able to wrestle again.”
The report noted that there could be “wiggle room” which may explain why Taylor himself did not make the announcement on AEW programming.
On the May 8 edition of “AEW Dynamite,” Excalibur explained that Taylor’s fractured ankle has caused bone necrosis, and fragments are now underneath his cartilage. The report notes that “Superstar” Billy Graham had the same issues of bones dying in his ankle and hip.
The report noted that the AEW roster is full of people who have been medically retired in the past like Adam Copeland, Bryan Danielson, Katsuyori Shibata, and more, but that even if Taylor has surgery on his injured ankle, he still might not be able to come back. Taylor has been a member of the AEW roster since the company’s inception in 2019, where he and Beretta wrestled on the inaugural Double or Nothing pay-per-view against The Hybrid 2. He is also a former two-time PWG World Champion and has even tag team gold with the likes of WWE Superstars Drew McIntyre and Johnny Gargano.
On this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Cassidy defeated Trent but was attacked after the match with Beretta hitting a piledriver on the steel steps.
Sources: eWn & Wrestling Inc.
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