48-year-old former WWE Superstar Gene Snitsky is retiring from pro-wrestling.
Last Friday Snitsky announced on Instagram, his plans to stop wrestling after working a few more shows and that he wants to spend more time with his girlfriend and focus on weight training.
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WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel has been dealing with some health issues for the past few months.
The 68-year-old is hailed by the WWE Universe as the best ring-announcer of all time. Finkel is also the longest-tenured employee in WWE and celebrated 38 years of employment with the company in April, 2018.
Today marks my 38th year of employment by the WWE it’s been a hell of a great ride for me!
— Howard Finkel (@howardfinkel) April 1, 2018
Finkel began working for Vince McMahon Sr.’ World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1975, two years before he was handed a permanent role as a ring announcer. Howard Finkel coined the word “WrestleMania” based on the Beatlemania team.
Howard’s on-air role with WWE was reduced in the early 2000’s when the company hired Lilian Garcia and Tony Chimel but he continued to work behind-the-scenes at the company offices in Stamford, CT. In recent years, he was the ring announcer for the annual Hall Of Fame ceremony but hasn’t been a part of WrestleMania since 2016. He told friends in 2017 that he could not travel to WrestleMania 33 in Orlando, Florida due to sickness.