Homicide’s final match has been made official.
Homicide has wrestled for over 30 years. The former TNA star originally made his professional debut in 1994, but got his fame in the business because of his stints in Ring of Honor and TNA. With such a long and storied career, it’s natural that the guy hang up the boots for good, especially when Homicide is pushing 50. Homicide has previously stated that 2025 will be his final run and Outlaw Wrestling has just confirmed that news.
Homicide is infamously known for his time with Konnan and Hernandez in LAX. But he’s also done great work down in ROH and is a former ROH World Champion. He’s won the TNA and NWA World Tag Team belts three times. He’s also competed and won titles in AAA, Full Impact Pro, and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. It’s a shame that Homicide never really got a chance to prove his skills in WWE, but he’s had a pretty darn career nevertheless.
The news of Homicide having his final match shouldn’t be a shock as the former TNA star previously told Piers Austin that 2024/2025 was his last run.
"Well, at first (I started having thoughts about retirement). But, let’s start at like 10 years ago. 10 years ago, my 20-hour thing and I’ve been telling my friends, ‘I’m done man’ but I was really burned out.” Homicide told Piers Austin. “Now, this is my last run. I don’t think when it’s my last match. I just go with the flow. But I feel like this is my last run. My body cannot take it because of all the years I’m wrestling. Like I said, I got a bad neck, my elbow, broken toe, my knee is dislocated. I might have a bruise on my brain that affects my speech so I hate doing promos and I never liked doing promos. I like to be like Dean Malenko, but I really hate doing promos.
I’m going through a stage right now that I think it’s time bro. You’ve been doing so much. I think it’s really that time and mind you, 30 years, no breaks, on a high level. A lot of people say, ‘Well, 30 years, you might take breaks.’ Bro, I’ve been doing every weekend, high levels. If it’s not NWA, it could be New Japan Pro-Wrestling, it could be the travels but the travels really kick you in the butt. I went to PROGRESS in the United Kingdom like a couple of weeks ago and that travel was a pain in the butt. I’m very tired and everything. Come back home, then I do New Japan. I’m lucky they were in Chicago (for Windy City Riot) but, New York City to New Japan is like five hours so maybe less, four or three. But I’m still tired.
Then you want me to do a match, like a Hardcore match and I’m very picky. It’s gotta be somebody who’s smart, who knows what they’re doing. If I get somebody who’s a rookie, who’s got a bad attitude or ego, then things are gonna happen bad. But I’m very cautious where I’m at right now but yeah man, I think it’s that time. I just don’t know when. It could be next week or it could be November. I don’t know but, I think it’s about that time."