WWE News Batista says he's thinking about retiring from WWE within the next couple of years Jun 22, 2008 - 01:06 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Batista discussed his eventual retirement and life after wrestling in an interview with Slam Wrestling. "I hope to always have a job within WWE," he said. "I'm thinking about hanging up my boots in the next couple of years. I'm almost 40; turn 39 this year, so I hipe there's going to be a spot for me within the company. "Really love to be in the developmental program working with some of the younger kids. It really makes me sad. I think a lot of the art form of wrestling has been lost. Nowadays it's about these guys that want to do these fancy spots. Ric Flair always said to me our business is selling, what we do is sell and we tell stories. And that's what I feel is the art form of wrestling and I really feel that's been lost." To read the full interview, click here. Powell’s POV: This is a good, lengthy interview and Baitsta covers a lot of territory. He addresses his reputation as a womanizer, his feelings on the WWE million dollar giveaway, and working with Shawn Michaels. I highly recommend it. As for retirement talk, seeing is believing in pro wrestling. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Mike Adamle to wrestle for WWE? Jim Ross comments on the WWE Championship Scramble matches, a surprisingly bald wrestling legend, Takeshi Morishima reminds Ross of a late legend ECW rating increases despite Olympic competition WWE Raw rating rises against the Olympics and preseason football Edge removed from WWE Smackdown lineup, dark match main event for next week's Smackdown taping announced Steve Austin advertised for a WWE pay-per-view appearance