CM Punk Reveals Potential Timeline For Pro Wrestling Retirement

2028 or 2029 could be CM Punk's final year as a professional wrestler. Speaking with Cinemablend, Punk estimated that he will end his in-ring career when he is 50 years old.

"When I was 15, if you asked me if I'd be wrestling when I was 40, I would tell you 'No, that's crazy. 40 is so old.' I'm 47, and I don't feel old yet. Terry Funk wrestled for a long time, Ric Flair wrestled for a long time. I mean, there's luchadors that are like in their 70s that are still doing it. Do I want to be doing that? Probably not. I would estimate probably the big 50 is when I should maybe gracefully bow out. Knock on wood, if nothing else horrible happens," Punk said.

"A lot of the times you don't get a choice. That's why it was special to watch John retire. To me, it was a perfect retirement. We're celebrating a guy who isn't dead and can still walk. I tell people all the time none of us are getting out alive. He got out at the right time. He showed us a way to exit with dignity and grace, and I don't know if mine will look that way. I don't know what mine's going to look like. I do know it's coming sooner than later. I'm still having fun operating at a high level, no matter what anybody says, and until I can't contribute, I still will."

CM Punk is set to turn 50 on October 26, 2028. The reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion made his pro wrestling debut back in 1997 and he wrestled full-time until he walked out of WWE in 2014.

After a stint as an analyst on FOX's WWE Backstage, Punk returned to pro wrestling on a full-time basis in August 2021 as part of All Elite Wrestling. He remained with the promotion until his firing in September 2023. Punk returned to WWE two months later at Survivor Series.