3 WWE Superstars who retired in 2019 and 2 that are going to retire soon

WWE Superstars doesn’t just entertain the fans. They build a connection with their audience and it’s what makes wrestling special. A wrestler’s in-ring career completely depends on their health and several other factors. Some Superstars retired when the time came while others like The Undertaker, for instance, have been wrestling for decades.

This year as well, many Superstars retired from in-ring competition, while others are preparing to do the same. Many of these retirements left wrestling fans in tears, which is understandable. WWE’s roster is also filled with talent from all age groups. Some have been competing for decades, while others just recently started out. And, the ones with higher experience, are going to retire soon.

In this article, we will look at three WWE Superstars that laced up their boots this year and two that could be next.

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#5 Retired this year: The Rock

Please Note: While we know that The Rock has been inactive for a long time, but because he revealed he's retired in 2019, this will count as retirement for this year.

The Rock wrestled his last match in 2016 against Erick Rowan at WrestleMania 32. Since then, The Great One hasn’t returned to the ring but the fans keep hoping he returns soon. However, for those who thought The Rock is going to wrestle another match in WWE, there’s some bad news. While speaking to Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Rock revealed that he quietly retired from wrestling and it's indicated he won't wrestle again.

However, there’s some good news too. As per the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is in talks with The Rock to appear at SmackDown Live’s debut on FOX and considering how big of a show this will be, the former WWE Champion could return to the ring for a special moment.

#4 Will retire soon: Trish Stratus

That’s a wrap on media day #1! First flight out of Detroit then hopped right into media talking about taking on @MsCharlotteWWE in my FINAL match this Sunday ... now on my way home to my littles!!! #SummerSlam @ETCanada @globalnewsto @CherylHickeyETC pic.twitter.com/21e9ZSfXF3

— Queen of Queens (@trishstratuscom) August 7, 2019

Trish Stratus started wrestling in the early 2000s. After debuting in WWE, Stratus quickly became one of the most popular females in the company. Even though she had a great wrestling career, she retired just after winning her 7th Women’s Championship in WWE and the title was vacated later.

However, Stratus made several appearances in WWE for special events and just last year, she returned to the ring at the Royal Rumble and Evolution PPV. Recently, the former Women’s Champion made another return to WWE and now, she is set to tussle it out with Charlotte Flair.

And, it seems like this is going to be Stratus’ final match in WWE as she plans to retire after it, although she could change her mind if Vince McMahon offers her a massive deal to wrestle against more Superstars.

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#3 Retired this year: Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle started his wrestling journey back in 1998 with WWE (then WWF). Due to his amazing work, the WWE Hall of Famer won multiple championships. Angle left WWE in 2006 due to his health issues but shockingly made his return to the ring in TNA (now Impact Wrestling). This caused some issues between Angle and Vince Mcmahon but they buried the hatchet in 2016, after which, he returned to WWE as Raw’s new General Manager in 2017. Since then, Angle has made many rivals and one of his storylines was with Baron Corbin.

In 2019, Angle talked about his retirement with Vince McMahon and requested to retire at WrestleMania 35, to which the WWE CEO agreed. He faced Corbin in his final match and retired after losing the match.

Since the event, the Olympic Gold Medalist has made several appearances in WWE and it seems like doesn't want to return to the ring again.

#2 Will retire soon: Kane

Kane started his wrestling career in 1992 and since then, he has worked his heart out for the industry. He also had a decorated career in WWE and because of it, the fans still respect him.

However, due to his age, the former WWE Champion can’t work as efficiently as he once used to. Last year, he reunited the Brothers of Destruction along with The Undertaker to take on D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) at Crown Jewel. And since then, he hasn’t returned to WWE programming and that’s because of his political duties.

A recent rumor also revealed that Kane is going to return to WWE soon as he is currently advertised for several live events which are going to happen later this month. However, this may no longer be the case as per the latest rumor.

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#1 Retired this year: Batista

After years of requesting Vince McMahon, Batista finally got the match he always wanted to have and that was against his mentor, Triple H.

The former WWE Champion has successfully transitioned to an actor and it’s one of the major reasons why he wanted to end his wrestling career. Batista returned to WWE this year at Ric Flair’s birthday celebration and shocked the fans by attacking the 16-time World Champion. The Animal's actions enraged Triple H, who is Flair’s good friend, and then WWE booked a match between the two Superstars for WrestleMania 35.

And as expected, Batista lost the bout to Triple H and then retired from in-ring competition. Several weeks later, Chris Van Vliet interviewed him and asked if he is ever going to wrestle again to which Batista said:

"This is a real wrestling retirement. I am done. My in-ring career is over. I would love to go back on the show because I love the company and I believe in the product so I would go back and go on the show. If they ask me to go in the Hall of Fame I will. But I will not have another wrestling match. I will go broke before I have another wrestling match and I will not go and work for another promotion," he said via Fightful.

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