In an interview on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, the 44-year-old stated he has no interest in returning to wrestling, regardless of any company, including WWE as he's past his prime and his body cannot keep up with the traveling.

WWE SmackDown saw a decrease in viewership on0. According to Wrestlenomics (via Programming Insider), SmackDown averaged 1.494 million viewers on Friday. The show drew a 0.45 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown averaged 1.495 million viewers on USA Network, down 13.2 percent from last week. It’s the lowest audience total of the year for the show, although it’s only SmackDown’s second week on the current network after airing on Fox until September 13.