Hodge never wrestled again. Hodge found life on the road taxing and came to hate the travel associated with pro wrestling. I got cut in Oklahoma City and had 140 stitches in my right leg. Terry Funk is still going today. What's really great about wrestling is you take a lot of lumps and bumps but you're not getting hit in any of your vital organs.
Wrestling can go much longer than other sports.
Looking at the current crop of young talent, Hodge is impressed by one wrestler in particular. He can mix it up with the big boys. Now, I've got two grandsons on the wrestling team this year, one's a senior and one's a freshman.