“The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels called time on his profession in January 2025 following a brutal Texas Death Match with Hangman Adam Page on that yr’s Maximum Carnage edition of “AEW Collision.” Daniels has remained with AEW since his retirement, retaining his role because the Head of Talent Relations that he’s had because the company’s inception, in addition to becoming the brand new manager of the SkyFlight stable. Nonetheless, his final match against Page is considered one of his finest achievements in AEW, stating in an appearance for “K&S Wrestlefest” that he’s incredible pleased with his final bout.
“I used to be pleased with that effort and I used to be pleased with with the ability to work with someone like Adam, [it] was numerous fun, and it meant loads to me to have my last match with him.” Daniels admitted that attempting to pinpoint his favorite AEW moment is difficult considering that he lost more matches than he won. Nonetheless, he could be very joyful that he was in a position to end his profession in style. “I assumed it went well, I did the whole lot I desired to do and like I said, just with the ability to have a match like that with someone who I respect as much as Adam, it meant loads to me. It was nice to finish on a high note with someone like him.”
Daniels was then asked if he wishes he could have continued wrestling, and while he admits that the latter stages of his profession were strong from a psychology standpoint, his body simply couldn’t delay any longer. “I wish I could but I even have to be honest, physically, how my body’s beat up…I watch a few of the last matches of my profession, like I did numerous stuff in DEFY in Seattle, Washington, and while the mental a part of those matches is actually, really good…I wasn’t really in the most effective of shape.”
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