Sami Callihan Says He Wasn’t Supposed To Retire In August 2025

Sami Callihan competed in his last match at TNA Emergence in August 2025, losing to Mike Santana in a Baltimore Street Fight.

Callihan had teased retirement in the weeks before, but wanted one last match against Santana to try and prove himself. Ultimately, Callihan was defeated and officially retired from in-ring competition.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Callihan revealed he wasn’t supposed to retire in August.

“I’ve seen a lot of people on social media, ‘They were paying him and he retired in August.’ I wasn’t supposed to retire in August, but that’s here or there. Don’t particularly want to wrestle anymore. My body is broken. I got super fat working sixty hours a week for TNA and not having time to work out. Working sixty hours a week on top of that for Wrestling REVOLVER. I didn’t want to wrestle,” he said.

Callihan took on a bigger behind the scenes role in TNA after wrapping up his in-ring career, but was fired in June.

Fans can learn more about his TNA departure here.

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