Kevin Blackwood Announces He’s Stepping Away From Wrestling After February 20

Jeremy LambertJanuary 10, 2026, 1:47 pm

Kevin Blackwood says he will wrestle his last match on February 20th at Prestige Roseland XIII.

Blackwood said that his mental health has been in horrible shape and that he needs to step away.

From Blackwood:

I’ve dwelled on this thought for months and came to terms with it a few weeks ago, but it’s taken me a while to find the strength to say anything publicly. I’ve told some privately and truthfully it gets easier every time I say it. For the last quarter or more of 2025 and now into the new year my mental health has been in horrible shape. I have good days and bad but the trend is ultimately still downward. For a long time wrestling was one of the things that always picked me up when I felt that way and it sucks to know and say that for a while now it’s been the thing hurting me most. I love wrestling and have for the entirety of my life that I have memory of. I’ve made my contributions to it in small ways and it’s taken me places and introduced me to people I’m forever grateful for. But the more I hang on the worse I believe things will be for me, and I just don’t want that. Prestige Roseland XIII on February 20th will sadly be the last Prestige show and it’s fitting l allow it to be my last match. I have a few bookings I’ve kept until then, including one in Buffalo on January 31st, and then I need to rest. Mentally and emotionally. I wish I could say physically but I know me, I never sit still. Wrestling will continue without me and I am so happy to know all my friends it’s given me will continue to thrive and grow in the sport, and I hope they achieve everything they’ve dreamed of. Wrestling’s incredible and I’ll always love it. I can’t say for sure if this is “goodbye” or “see you later,” but I can say with my whole heart, thank you to everyone who’s been there. 9 years well spent