WWE Rumor Roundup - 5th April 2021

WWE Rumor Roundup: 41-year old superstar announces retirement, Edge frustrated, another big name could be joining AEW, Cesaro insulted - 5th April 2021

By Shiven Sachdeva

Modified Apr 05, 2021 15:18 GMT

#4 Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick retires

Former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian Kendrick has seemingly retired from in-ring competition. In a recent clip uploaded by the WWE Performance Center to Youtube, it was shown that Kendrick has retired from in-ring action and now works as a producer on 205 Live.

Brian Kendrick shot to fame in WWE when he was paired with Paul London. The two became a key element of SmackDown's tag team division in the mid 2000s. Kendrick was released by WWE in 2009 but continued to make a name for himself around the globe.

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Kendrick returned to WWE in 2016 as part of the freshly formed cruiserweight division. The veteran Superstar became a pivotal part of 205 Live, even holding the cruiserweight title at one point.

In a 2016 interview with Talk Sport, Kendrick mentioned how he took being a part of WWE for granted before he got released by the company:

“I would say I’ve always loved wrestling intensely since I was eight years old – when I was consistency watching video tapes and recording what was on TV. But I started on TV at a really early age, which was great as I got to learn from a lot of legends, but I had to go away for a while because I took it for granted and it made me appreciate what I’d lost.''

Brian Kendrick was a stellar performer and it is sad that he never got a true shot at shining on the main roster in his second run with WWE.

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