10 Surprising Wrestlers Retiring Sooner Than You Think

10. The Young Bucks

The Young Bucks have taken more bumps than most, not that you'd be able to tell from their evergreen performance level.

They should be thrashed, since they started taking bumps in their formative years in their literal backyard. They have barely slowed down their hypersonic, twist-loaded frenzy of an incredible signature match, and they made their first breakthrough in the mid 2000s. They were never proper "TV" wrestlers until 2019, beyond a very ill-fated TNA run. As is often the case on the indies, they were expected to work 15 minutes at a minimum, and this intensified as they truly got over in the 2010s. They were relied upon to headline countless shows, and the fans they drew expected nothing less than the undiluted, pulsating experience.

Matt Jackson told Sports Illustrated last year, following yet another lung-busting classic (opposite FTR), that he doesn't know how many matches like that he has left in him. Matt turns 38 in March of this year, and updated his team's Twitter bio in 2021 to read:

"Wrestling's sweethearts. Needle movers. Goalpost chasers. Polarizing, self-made millionaires. Could've retired years ago so this is all extra credit. Done by 40."

Provided he still means it or indeed ever did, the Bucks might wrestle their last match together in 2025 - after which, perhaps, the younger Nick might finally pay off the Being The Elite running gag and embark on a singles run.