{"id":113141,"date":"2021-02-10T13:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=113141"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:31:33","slug":"christian-discusses-royal-rumble-return-and-future-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/02\/10\/christian-discusses-royal-rumble-return-and-future-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian discusses Royal Rumble return and future plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3251693240\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Christian surprised WWE fans around the world after making his surprise return to wrestling in the 2021 Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p>On a new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pgfj4u2F7l8&amp;feature=youtu.be\">The Bump<\/a>, Christian provided insight and details on how the return came to be, how he felt about the match, and his future in professional wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I found out (about the return) at 7:30 on Friday night and it was a whirlwind from there,&#8221; Christian said. &#8220;In hindsight, I would have liked to have a little more time, being able to get in the ring and things like that, but it also gave me &#8212; I was nervous when I got the call. Where is my gear? These are things I have to find. Once I started piecing things together, there was no time to think. I had so much to do to prepare on Saturday, then we all went to the arena on Sunday and I was surprisingly calm. For not having stepped foot in the ring for seven years, there were no nerves. This is what I was born to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Christian discussed the process of getting his mind to a place where he was comfortable with a return to the business and credited Edge&#8217;s 2020 surprise entry into the Royal Rumble as the moment that kickstarted that process. &#8220;It&#8217;s been a long process to get myself to the point where I could step into the ring again,&#8221; he said. I retired because of injuries seven years ago and I&#8217;d be lying if I didn&#8217;t say Edge returning last year at the Royal Rumble made me think a little bit. When I heard his music hit and that reaction, there&#8217;s nothing like that live reaction from the WWE Universe. When I watched him, I know we had different injuries, but it put that bug in my ear and I started thinking maybe it was a possibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The way my career ended before never sat well with me as it was,&#8221; Christian said of his retirement. I needed to get back in there and finish it on my terms and my way.&#8221; It sounds as if everything is on the table regarding what comes next. &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure at this point, it&#8217;s still to be determined,&#8221; Christian said. We&#8217;ll take it day-by-day. If that (Royal Rumble 2021) ends up being my last match, I did it on my terms and that&#8217;s all I wanted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Special credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/christian-details-wwe-royal-rumble-return-says-no-decision-has-been-made-his-future\">Fightful<\/a> for the interview transcription.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/02\/01\/future-of-christian-in-wwe-revealed\/\">Future of Christian in WWE revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2393226554\"><div id=\"pwtor-3746683021\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Christian surprised WWE fans around the world after making his surprise return to wrestling in the 2021 Royal Rumble. 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