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WrestleMania is the biggest show on WWE's calendar, which means that there's an endless list of stars who want to be part of the show every year, including stars who don't perform very often.
Earlier this year, two retirements took place at WrestleMania when Kurt Angle was defeated by Baron Corbin and Triple H defeated Batista. The Animal announced after WrestleMania that it would be his final WWE match and hasn't returned to the company since.
Next year's Road to WrestleMania begins in just a month at The Royal Rumble and could see several stars return to the company for a retirement match, as well as many opting to end their current careers on the Grandest Stage of them All.
#5 Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan has been floating around WWE over the past few years and was able to be part of Crown Jewel back in October, without stepping into the ring. That being said, the former World Champion has noted publically a number of times that he wants to make his return to the company for a one-off match at WrestleMania against Vince McMahon.
It's unknown as to whether or not WWE are taking this request seriously, but if the match was to go ahead, given the physical health of Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon, it would be assumed that WWE would want it to take place sooner rather than later.
The Royal Rumble is usually the place where matches for the biggest show of the year are set up and since Hulk Hogan recently unveiled a new look on Twitter, it could be a tease that he could be returning next month and being grated his retirement match. He also lives in the Tampa, Florida area, which is where WrestleMania is being held this year.
#4 The Undertaker
The Undertaker wasn't part of this year's WrestleMania for the first time in almost two decades, but as of yet, The Deadman is yet to reveal whether or not he is officially retired.
Undertaker seemingly retired after losing to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33 but returned to face John Cena at WrestleMania 34. This year he skipped WrestleMania and instead made an appearance on the RAW After WrestleMania.
WrestleMania is Undertaker's playground. He's the owner of the longest undefeated streak in the history of the show, has easily the best record (22-2), and without him, this past year's WrestleMania felt like it was missing something.
Undertaker's career in WWE will reach 30 years next year and the perfect final bow for The Deadman could see him face The Fiend at WrestleMania and pass the torch on to the man who has been dubbed this generation's Undertaker.
WWE has plenty of time to set up this match for WrestleMania with the show still five months away and the likelihood that Daniel Bryan's feud with The Fiend will come to an end at The Royal Rumble. One thing is for sure, when Undertaker does decide to walk away from the ring, the biggest show of the year will never be the same again.
#3 Triple H
Triple H has been dancing around the idea of retirement from the ring for a number of years now and since he was the one who retired Batista at WrestleMania earlier this year, it seems that next year's Mania could be the perfect place for WWE's COO to take his final bow.
The Game has done so much for WWE behind the scenes, which means that he could continue his legacy with NXT. He proved back at Survivor Series that he doesn't need to be in the ring to have a major influence on the product.
Triple H has been one of the company's stand out stars since the late 1990s, but now he may need to sit back and allow his brain to do the work rather than his body. It would make sense for him to bow out against someone like Adam Cole at WrestleMania next year.
The King of Kings has had some impressive WrestleMania runs over the last few years, including the fantastic storyline with Seth Rollins, but 2020 would be the perfect year for Triple H to decide to hang up his boots and focus on NXT's future.
#2 John Cena
John Cena broke his own record this year when he failed to wrestle at a single pay-per-view for the first time since his career began back in 2002. The former 16-time World Champion is categorized as a part-time star now, but he's much less than that since he rarely appears in WWE, and wrestles even less than that.
Cena didn't wrestle at WrestleMania, but he did appear, instead confronting Elias. If he decides to make his return to the ring for next year's show in Tampa, despite him stating that he will never retire from WWE, it would be the best place for him to pass the torch to another up and coming star.
Tampa has become Cena's home in recent years, so it would be a great plan for him to come back and put over another star on his way out. That being said, Cena is one World Championship win away from breaking Ric Flair's long-standing record, so the decision could be made to allow Cena to become a 17-time Champion in Tampa before he then relinquishes the title and walks away with his head held high, much like Trish Stratus did at Unforgiven back in 2006 (although she has wrestled since, which many wrestlers tend to do).
#1 Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio returned to WWE at The Royal Rumble last year in one of the biggest shocks of the show, before he later signed on to make a full return to the company. The current United States Champion has had a number of issues with injury since his return, but it has allowed him to bring his son Dominic into storylines with the biggest company in the world.
Mysterio has noted a number of times that his dream match would be against his son so that he can hand over his mask and retire a happy man. If WWE is able to wrap up Mysterio's current storyline with Brock Lesnar at The Royal Rumble, then there is nothing stopping Mysterio and his son from going one-on-one at WrestleMania.
If Dominic betrays his father in his feud with Lesnar then this feud could come to a head at WrestleMania and Mysterio would then be able to support his son throughout his career with the biggest company in the world.
Mysterio looked as though he was going to retire on an episode of RAW earlier this year, but his son convinced him to stay so that he could one day wrestle him, which makes this the perfect farewell match for Mysterio.
