David Finlay Thinks His Father Fit Finlay Could Still Go in the Ring if He Wanted to Wrestle Again

– Fightful recently spoke to NJPW wrestler and former IWGP heavyweight tag team champion David Finlay, who discussed the wrestling career of his father, former WCW and WWE Superstar Fit Finlay. Finlay last wrestled for WWE in 2012. He later became a producer for WWE, but he was put on furlough last April due to the ongoing pandemic. Below are some highlights.

David Finlay on his father Fit Finlay returning to the ring in WWE 2006: “The break was because he injured one of his legs. Severed most of it, almost had to lose his leg. The doctor said he probably wouldn’t walk again, much less wrestle. My Dad’s the kind of guy, if you tell him ‘no,’ he’ll say ‘yes.’ A few years went by and he had that itch and had to get back. He started training, and he talked to WWE, and they gave him the go ahead for it. He was a producer at the time. He debuted at like 46, which is crazy. I remember watching it on TV, and people at school the next week were like ‘was that really your dad?’ It was great to see him wrestle again.”

David on his dead getting better as he got older: “This might be biased, but I feel like my dad got better as time went on. I think when he retired, that was his peak. He never diminished in his skill level, whatsoever.”

David Finlay on his dead possibly getting back into the ring at 62 years old: “He thinks that he can. I train with him and my little brother weekly, and he’s still got it. He’s still better than he was when he retired eight years ago or whatever. In my opinion, yes, he could go in there and do better than most people wrestling today.”