WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (July 13)

7. Santino Retires

WWE.comWWE.comNow that Santino has potentially retired from in-ring competition, this has made the Worst of the Week article 14% more difficult to write as he usually took 1 of the 7 slides. Ahhhh, I kid, I kid...sort of. Well to be serious for a moment, it is a bummer to see anyone not be able to perform in their dream profession anymore. While I never really liked the Santino character (except for the time he called Snoop Dogg €œSnoopy the Dog€) you can€™t help but feel sorry for the man Anthony Carelli. At only 35 years old, Santino may be done in a WWE ring. That€™s younger than Edge and Steve Austin were forced to call it quits due to neck injuries. It just goes to show that you never know what can happen in a wrestler€™s career. After all, Santino wasn€™t known for ladder or hardcore matches (though he was the master of the inferno match), or even matches that lasted longer than a couple of minutes. He was a comedy figure that had a limited moveset and hit people in the throat with a sock. Sure, his humor isn€™t for everyone, but he played the role well and had one of the longest careers for a comedy figure in WWE history. Well done Mr. Milan Miracle. In his honor, tonight I will wear a sock on my hand and talk to it in public.
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