Tyson Kidd Says Working As WWE Producer Helped Him Cope With Retirement

Tyson Kidd may have retired from active in-ring competition. That doesn’t mean he’s completely out of the wrestling scene. The real-life TJ Wilson is with the WWE as backstage producer these days.

Kidd was forced to retire from professional wrestling due severe spinal cord injury in 2015. He recently appeared on The Dropkick Podcast to talk about his love for pro wrestling. Here’s what he said:

“Yeah. There’s a lot of things I do miss about it. But, I got hurt at 34 right before I turned 35. Even then, I knew at some point this stage is going to come to an end. When I got hurt, I was forced to retire. The choice was taken out of my hands. I think with the way I’m wired, I think I’m a little bit glad… I’m not glad, but I can accept the way it happened.

“If that injury didn’t happen, I might have just kept wrestling past my prime. At least this way… it’s hard as an athlete. It’s hard to know when is it time to say ‘Okay, now this is your game. It isn’t mine anymore.’ In hindsight, I was a little fortunate that I didn’t have to make that choice, but I had it made for me.

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“Now, I wouldn’t be as zen with it if I didn’t have this role as a producer and this special connection I have with the women. If I didn’t have that, I wouldn’t be sitting here so calmly saying my in-ring career is over.”

Tyson Kidd is one of the most respected people backstage in the WWE and there’s no denying that. The talent loves working with him. Kidd has been a producer/agent since 2017. He is currently listed under WWE’s alumni section.

H/T Fightful

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