Summary

JD McDonagh said he does not see himself drifting far from wrestling once his in-ring career is over.

The Judgment Day member said he has been involved in wrestling since he was 12 years old, and that connection makes it hard for him to imagine a life completely outside the business. While he said he has not mapped out that stage of his career in detail, McDonagh named producing and opening a gym in Ireland as two possibilities.

Quote from JD McDonagh

Speaking in a recent interview, McDonagh said:

"I can't really picture my life without wrestling. I've been doing wrestling since I was 12 years old. So I feel like when the day comes that I can't get into the ring anymore, and I'm at the level that I'm happy with, and I have to pack it in, I still want to be involved and around wrestling. Whether that's as a producer, helping new stars put their matches together, I don't know maybe I'll go back to Ireland and open my own gym. You know, the Irish Academy or something like that. I don't know, I haven't really thought that far ahead, to be honest with you, I'm solely focused on right now."

What McDonagh's comments could mean for his WWE future

McDonagh's answer points less toward an imminent retirement and more toward how seriously he views wrestling as a full-life profession. His mention of producing and coaching suggests he already sees value in the creative and developmental side of the business, not just his current run on screen.

For WWE fans, that also fits the way McDonagh has been presented in The Judgment Day, as a wrestler whose technical background and ring detail are central to his identity. If that remains his mindset, it is easy to see him staying useful to the industry long after his active run ends, whether that happens inside WWE or back home in Ireland.

Sources

JD McDonagh while speaking with German Suplex Media