AEW star and pro wrestling veteran Dustin Rhodes recently appeared on AEW Close Up with Renee Paquette, where he discussed several topics. He mentioned that he has a clear vision for how he wants to end his career, which he anticipates will be within the next two to three years. Rhodes expressed his belief that Tony Khan will provide him the opportunity to have a final match, similar to the farewell match Sting had at AEW Revolution last year.
Rhodes said, “I’ve thought in depth, and there’s a list of three guys. I’d rather not say them right now. I want to keep that close to my chest, but I do have a plan. It’s not soon, guys. I know I’ve said I have one more year sometimes in the past, and it always changes. Then the next year I’ll say, ‘Oh, I got a couple more years,’ and the next two years come, and, ‘Oh, maybe next year.’ Seriously, it’s not very close, but it is,” he said. “I would say a couple of years, two and a half, maybe. I do have a plan of who I want to work, who I want to face, and I think Tony’s going to be okay with that. I think he’s going to give me the opportunity to go out like Sting did. and that is the most respect that I could ever feel. Feel the most love, the most passion from this company, and I feel it every single day. With all the tribalism out there about the other place and us and what’s good, what’s bad, whatever, they have no idea how hard we work and what goes on. I mean, we’re our startup company. This is our sixth year. We are growing every single year, doing amazing, making huge amounts of money, and working all over the world. It is a place I want to be and finish my career.”
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(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
