Summary

The Godfather said he has been under a WWE Legends contract continuously since 2003.

He said he retired from full-time WWE competition in 2002, then signed the Legends deal the following year.

According to his comments, fan demand has stayed strong at conventions and signings despite being out of full-time wrestling for 23 years.

He also said no one else has been on a WWE Legends contract for as long as he has.

The Godfather's long Legends run shows sustained demand beyond active competition

The Godfather saying he still draws convention lines 23 years after full-time retirement creates a concrete consequence, WWE's long-term value model for legacy talent can remain active well beyond in-ring years.

With his Legends deal running uninterrupted since 2003 and following his earlier account of how his WWE run wound down, his role has shifted from weekly performer to durable nostalgia-era attraction.

Quotes

Quote from The Godfather

"I’m still doing these conventions and these signings because it’s still in demand. People want to talk about the Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango, The Nation of Domination, and they always want to talk about Godfather. It’s pretty cool that people still remember. I was out of there in 2003, so that’s 23 years I’ve been out of wrestling. I still have lines, dude. It’s crazy, it’s humbling, it’s cool. But I never expected that 23 years out of the business, I’m still signing autographs and I’m in demand."

The Godfather later went on to say:

"Another thing is, they started a Legends contract in the WWE in 2003, the same year that I left. I have been on it continuously since 2003, and there’s nobody else that’s been on it that long."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.