BREAKING: Popular WWE Veteran Officially Retiring, Ending 22-Year Career; He Is 49 Years Old

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Earlier, Extreme Fight World announced that Michael Tarver will be wrestling at an event on May 23. It was being advertised as the former star’s final match and that he would be ending his career there.

Now, Michael Tarver himself has confirmed the news and said that he is bringing an end to his career once and for all, and wrestling his last match after 22 years in the business. He said that he had loved his career and wrestled everywhere from Ohio to Japan, London, India, Puerto Rico, and even South Africa. He also commented on how he signed a WWE contract while homeless and then went on to be a part of the WrestleMania and SummerSlam main events.

“This is emotional week. This is my official goodbye to the pro wrestling Biz (in ring). I finish my now 22 year journey with the 2 brothers who took me in 22 years ago in Barberton in a little dive bar called the Shamrock night club Josh E Robinson , Lamont Williams my brothers for life. I will be sharing some of my favorite moments of my career over the next week. Drew Jeffrey Andrew Taylor , from my start in UWC, CAPW, AIW, PWU, NWA to WWE / NXT and NJPW. From Akron, Ohio to Japan to London to India to Puerto Rico to South Africa. From signing a @wwe contract homeless to being a part of a WrestleMania main event and main eventing SummerSlam.”

This match will finally bring an end to the star’s very eventful career. As part of the original Nexus, Tarver was part of iconic moments in the company’s history. He was ultimately released from the company in 2011, after which he went on to wrestle in NWA, NJPW, and wrestled in the indie circuit. His last recorded match prior to this was in 2021.

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