Marko Stunt: I Wouldn’t Have Even Considered Returning If Jack Perry And I Weren’t Teaming Up

Marko Stunt is happy to be back in the pro wrestling world with his best friend right by his side.

Joey Janela’s Spring Break X features plenty of crazy matchups for Mania Week, but one of the biggest comes with the return of Marko Stunt as he reunites with Jack Perry to get revenge on KJ Orso and Sam Stackhouse.

Stunt announced in November 2024 that he would be stepping away from pro wrestling immediately and retiring due to health issues. Since then, he has worked at a dealership and was adjusting to life outside of the business. However, that has now changed and he is back to chokeslam his enemies like his hero, the Big Show.

While speaking with Jeremy Lambert & SP3 on In The Weeds, Stunt opened up about how his return to pro wrestling came about and how he wouldn’t be doing this if he wasn’t teaming up with Perry.

“A few months ago. Joey called me and pitched the idea. I wasn’t sure at that point if I was going to be able to do anything again, at all. Legitimately, the retirement was a real deal thing. Obviously, I’m back right now. I started wondering if there was a possibility of me doing it again. I went and got a couple extra opinions and had some doctors look at some stuff. I talked to them and they told me that it looked like something that we could work through, so I’ve been working through it. Right now, I feel okay. Feel good enough to beat up on KJ and Sam Stackhouse, with Jack in my corner. I plan to try and do some stuff after. Joey called me with an idea, not necessarily the full idea. A couple of months ago, I started honing in. I knew what was coming and what the potential was, but realistically, I wouldn’t be doing it at all if it had not been with Jack. If Jack and I were not tagging, I wouldn’t be returning. I wouldn’t have even considered it.”

“We were talking one night and I was just like, ‘Man, I miss it. I miss not being involved anymore.’ That kind of sparked some talks. ‘What if?’ I’m like, ‘I doubt it,’ but those what ifs? Ended up spiraling. Brett (Lauderdale) contacted me and set everything up. I did the whole retirement speech and bawled like a baby because it was real to me. I didn’t know if it was going to be a one-off. Right now, it’s not. I knew about it a couple of months ago and with it all coming to fruition now, I’m excited.”

You can check out the entire interview with Marko Stunt on In The Weeds below.

H/t to Fightful for the transcription.