AJ Styles confirms that he will be retiring from wrestling in 2026

While speaking at the WWE Crown Jewel 2025 Kickoff show, AJ Styles said the following in regards to his future as a wrestler…

“I’m getting old folks. Listen if I could find the fountain of youth and take a couple of sips I’d wrestle for the rest of my life. But you know, I am getting older, the fear of embarrassing myself is getting closer. And you know what? There comes a time in a man’s life when he has to take care of business, but when business is done it’s time to take care of his family. I need to spend time with my family. The whole idea with wrestling and having an amazing future in this business is to be able to retire one day and in 2026 I will retire.” (quote courtesy of WrestleTalk.com)