Nick Aldis says he's not done wrestling

[Chris]

Nick Aldis is not looking at retiring from the ring anytime soon.

In the wake of reports that he has been working backstage in WWE as a producer, Aldis emphasized during a recent podcast appearance that he still has more to accomplish in the ring.

"I guess because of the discussions about a different role, immediately it sort of jumps the conversation to, 'Oh, he's not wrestling anymore, he's retiring, that's it, is he done wrestling?' And I'm going like, 'Hold on, I'm 36 years old, guys,'" he told the Niko Knows Best show on YouTube.

"I think sometimes I get put in the generation ahead of me in terms of age. I'm 36, I'm very much in my prime. I sort of go, 'Wait a minute, where does all this discussion about being done wrestling come from?' Everyone just needs to chill."

Aldis finished up with Impact Wrestling in July and as first reported by PWInsider, started working as a WWE producer on a trial basis earlier this month.

When asked if he has signed with WWE, Aldis responded, "I can neither confirm nor deny that. It's nothing official."

Since leaving the NWA last summer, Aldis has performed with Impact, Glory Pro, Dreamwave, and other promotions. He also won The Stu Hart Heritage Championship last October for the Hart family's Dungeon Wrestling promotion out of Calgary. He pulled out of bookings in Chicago and Puerto Rico earlier this month due to a back injury.

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/other-wrestling/nick-aldis-says-hes-very-much-in-his-prime-not-done-wrestling

 

[Cwalker]

He’s only 36…

Hunter…

LA Knight, Roman, Drew are all the same old and older. Bring this man in

 

[Chris]

Nick Aldis's behind-the-scenes role with WWE is currently a "handshake situation."

Last month, it was revealed that Aldis was being brought into WWE for a potential producer's role. Aldis has been at WWE events in recent weeks and shadowing producers to see how he likes it.

Aldis opened up about the role while appearing on the latest episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet. Aldis clarified that it's a handshake situation between the two sides at the moment. Aldis said he doesn't know what this is going to lead to, and he's okay with that. Aldis noted that WWE has been very good to him and very accommodating.

They just invited me to come and, you know, see how everything works and shadow as a producer and just sort of be part of the meetings and oversee the whole television operation, which is -- I’ve done a lot, I’ve worn a lot of hats. I think people who have followed my career, particularly in the last few years, know that in addition to wrestling I was wearing a lot of hats behind the scenes at my last place [the NWA]. So I certainly don’t feel like it’s a completely new sort of situation for me. Having said that, there’s pro wrestling and then there’s WWE. So, you know, just taking in the sheer sort of volume of the operation, and the number of people involved, the scale of everything. Just that alone has been the basis of my time so far.
But it’s all very much a sort of handshake situation at the moment. Very much a, ‘Hey, why don’t you come in and see how all this works? See if you like it.’ I will say this, they’ve been very, very good to me and very, very accommodating as far as they’ve said, 'Look, this is as much about whether you like it.' Now, where that goes, I don’t know. And I’m okay with that. It’s tough with the internet and social media because people want to put this sort of definitiveness on everything and this finality like, ‘Oh, that’s it. He’s with WWE. That’s it. Game over,’ you know? And so now, people [ask], ‘Are you not wrestling anymore? Have you retired? Are you not wrestling?’ I mean, even the boys are saying that. Like, ‘Are you done wrestling?’ And it’s like, slow down.

The 36-year-old Aldis recently stated that he feels like he's "very much in his prime" and isn't retired from in-ring competition. During his interview with Van Vliet, Aldis reiterated that he's not done in the ring. Aldis added that he would obviously love to wrestle for WWE, but until that day comes or doesn't come, he's going to explore other opportunities like this potential behind-the-scenes role. Aldis said producing is something that he would want to do in the end. The question is whether or not he's ready to do it now.

The full interview with Aldis is available to watch below:

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/nick-aldis-says-wwe-role-is-currently-a-handshake-situation

 

[Cwalker]

Aldis/Gunther potentially