Former WWE wrestler Gene Snitsky is retiring from wrestling.
The 48-year-old announced last Friday that he plans to stop wrestling after working several more shows. Snitsky is looking to spend more time with his girlfriend and focus on weight training.
Snitsky wrote,
"Only gonna do a few more shows!!!!! I've decided to move on and focus more on other things like @carianneb1 for instance.... And of course weight training and appearances just no more in ring competition lol....."
"I've been losing the love over the last few years and honestly don't like the way wrestling is going..... Just wanna thank all my fans.... for without you there would never have been a SNITSKY!!!! I truly love my fans and always will...... Thx for taking the time to watch me perform it means the world to me!!!!!"
Since leaving the WWE 10 years ago, Snitsky has mostly worked for various independent wrestling promotions in his home state of Pennsylvania. He had a brief run with TNA in the summer of 2014, where he was aligned with president Dixie Carter until she fired him over losing a match.