The AEW star shockingly announces his immediate retirement; Ends a 20 year career

The AEW star has officially hung up her boots after contributing 20 years of her life to the professional wrestling industry. Madison Rayne was one of the top veterans in the Jacksonville-based promotion. She made a name for herself in TNA. After wrestling in the company for most of her career, she decided to help young people in the trades, and thus, became an All Elite as a coach in 2022.

After spending some time backstage, the 39-year-old star is now wrestling in the squared circle. She hasn’t been seen on AEW for almost two years. She lost to Deonna Purrazzo in February 2024 but still wrestled in ROH. She wrestled her last match on ROH alongside Virtuosa at Hammerstein Ballroom. The duo lost to Billy Starks and Diamante.

At tonight’s ROH taping, before her final match, Madison Rayne announced her exit from the professional wrestling industry. She and her tag team partner burst into tears backstage.

AEW President Tony Khan was optimistic about Madison Rayne’s return to the ring earlier, following her retirement

Madison Rayne announced her retirement a few years ago when she left TNA. However, after she joined All Elite Wrestling as a coach, many fans wanted to see her return to the ring.

When asked about the possibility of her returning to the ring I caught the radio onTony Khan said he considered bringing the 39-year-old star back into wrestling, which he later did.

“I’m not saying she won’t wrestle anymore,” Khan said, noting that he is “open to that.” “We have people in the office wrestling as part of their schedule,” with management figures like QT Marshall, Sonjay Dutt, and Christopher Daniels still involved in matches and angles, Khan said of the service’s latest delegations. “I’m primarily focused on the entire company,” Khan said of the service’s latest delegations. “but [Madison Rayne wrestling is] Definitely something I’m really open to.”

It will be interesting to see what’s next for the retired AEW star.