00:01I mean, I grew up 45 minutes down the road in Gainesville, Georgia.
00:09And that is a lot of things.
00:11People don't get to have a celebration like this when they retire.
00:14So I am incredibly thankful for this night.
00:19And I understand again that this doesn't happen very often, so thank you.
00:31I'm still that kid from Gainesville, Georgia who fell in love with professional wrestling.
00:40And I wrestled in Gainesville, Georgia.
00:42And I wrestled in the asylum in TNA in Nashville.
00:47And I wrestled in the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
00:53And I wrestled under the bright lights of wrestling.
01:01And man, I wrestled some OGs.
01:05In TNA, Daniels, Joe, Frankie Kazarian.
01:10We made a mark in wrestling.
01:14Not just in TNA, but in professional wrestling.
01:17With uncertainty, I left TNA and I went to Japan.
01:24And I met some good brothers over there.
01:31These guys, Gallows, Anderson, you show me what it's like to have fun in pro wrestling.
01:38It's not serious all the time.
01:40And if I'm having fun, that means you're having fun.
01:44And that's what it's all about.
01:50I've literally done almost everything.
01:58Almost.
02:04I can tell you this.
02:06The one thing that I haven't done is be a full-time father.
02:19And you've heard this before.
02:22Miss birthdays.
02:25I miss anniversaries.
02:27I miss games.
02:30You name it.
02:31I've missed it all.
02:35That stuff.
02:37That stuff.
02:39And my flex should be, at least most people think my flex should be, all the world championships
02:47that I've won all over the world.
02:51I mean, I grew up 45 minutes down the road in Gainesville, Georgia.
03:00And that is a lot of things.
03:01People don't get to have a celebration like this when they retire.
03:05So I am incredibly thankful for this night.
03:10And I understand, again, that this doesn't happen very often.
03:13So, thank you.
03:19Biggest flex.
03:21Right here in front of God and everybody in Atlanta.
03:24My biggest flex is having the best wife in the world.
03:36You never slowed me down.
03:39You never told me to stop.
03:41You kept pushing me forward.
03:43You held the family together, even though I watched them grow on FaceTime.
03:49You're the one.
03:54I love you.
03:58Now, I know.
04:01Hey, by the way.
04:03Thank you guys for being here.
04:05Avery, Al Vianney.
04:07I love you.
04:08A.J.'s at home with the Flo 11 boy.
04:11But here's the thing.
04:29When you think about it.
04:33It was kind of poetic.
04:37Hear me out.
04:40Yeah.
04:41Not many people get to go out where they started.
04:47My debut was at the Royal Rumble in 2016.
04:54And my match, my last one against Gunther was at the Royal Rumble in 2026.
05:05Now, I know there's some questions about, I didn't leave my gloves in the ring.
05:12Well, here's the thing.
05:14I am a man of my word, and at the end of the day, all we have is our word.
05:38I didn't take off my gloves at the Royal Rumble, because I wanted to take them with me to the
05:45house, and come here to Atlanta, and be in this ring, and leave my gloves at home.
06:17From the bottom of my heart, I would have been nothing without you.
06:25Thank you for your love, and I love you right back.
06:52I changed that phrase a little bit.
06:56Because if you see me coming, that means you're going.
07:03Hall of Fame.
07:05AJ.
07:10It is my esteemed honor to inform you that you think you are the newest inductee.
07:38In the 2026 class of the WWE Hall of Fame.
08:12Wow.
08:13Wow.
08:13Look at that.
08:23This is crazy.
08:30I wonder if he knew.
08:32What an honor.
08:35Asian South is going in the 2026 Hall of Fame.
08:38His whole family is in the ring.
08:49We didn't know.
08:50Do you know?
08:50My laiate-
08:51Not to want to march.
08:52He could get together.
08:52Who are?
08:53He could be in the 2026 Hall of Fame.
08:55Do you know?
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