5 WWE legends who could retire at WrestleMania 35

The tides could be about to change in WWE
The tides could be about to change in WWE

Wrestling as part of the biggest wrestling promotion in the world is a pipedream for many youngsters since there are so many who are unable to make a career out of their favorite hobby and even less are able to have a lengthy spell in the squared circle.

There are only a select few who are able to last at the highest level for more than a decade and it appears that many of them are now looking to wind down their careers so that they can walk away from the company and look into life from the outside.

WrestleMania 35 is looking as though it could be the passing of the torch for many stars since there are so many who are prepared to hand the company over to the next generation as they ride off into the sunset.


#5 Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy could return for one more match
Matt Hardy could return for one more match

Matt Hardy hasn't been seen in a WWE ring since August after it was reported that the former Tag Team Champion had been struggling with an injury that saw his spine infused to his pelvis. Hardy and Bray Wyatt dropped the Championships to The B Team before Hardy was then sidelined and seemingly retired from the ring after he stated that he thought that was the last time he would wrestle.

Over the past few months, the eldest Hardy brother has been working as a producer backstage and learning the ropes just in case he isn't able to make his return to the ring, but he and his brother Jeff stated that they would make their return to WWE in order to retire as part of the biggest promotion in the world.

It's completely feasible that Hardy could be given the chance to wrestle one more match before he calls time on his time in the ring and WrestleMania 35 would be the perfect place for him to bring down the curtain on a two-decade-long career.

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#4 The Big Show

Will The Show come to a close at WrestleMania?
Will The Show come to a close at WrestleMania?

The Big Show has been dancing around the outside of WWE for the best part of the year, after undergoing hip surgery, but he's now part of The Bar where he is the muscle for Cesaro and Sheamus as they look to keep hold of their SmackDown Tag Team Championships.

Show is definitely wasted in this role since neither Cesaro or Sheamus need the help since they are formidable forces on their own and Big Show isn't being given any in-ring time as part of this deal.

Big Show has been teasing a match against Shaquille O'Neil for a number of years now and if WrestleMania 35 is the final year that The Giant is going to be able to fight on the grandest stage of them all, then this would be the perfect match for him to bow out on.

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#3 Kurt Angle

Does this story have another Angle?
Does this story have another Angle?

Kurt Angle recently tapped out to Drew McIntyre on an episode of Raw that was filmed in the United Kingdom and hasn't been seen on Raw since. Many believe that Angle passed the torch over to McIntyre as part of that match and that he is looking to wind down his career now, but given the impact he has had on the business, Angle deserves a much bigger send-off and that could be the plan for next year's WrestleMania.

Kurt Angle could return to the company in the coming months and challenge McIntyre to another match, where the two men will instead face off on the Grandest Stage of them all and this time Angle will be able to walk away with his head held high after enjoying a lengthy career with both WWE and TNA over the past two and a half decades.

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#2 Triple H

The Game could be about to change at WrestleMania 35
The Game could be about to change at WrestleMania 35

Triple H has started to make fewer and fewer appearances as a physical performer in WWE in recent years since he has instead accepted more control of the company backstage as the head of NXT and 205 Live. Triple H was recently injured as part of his match at Crown Jewel, which could lead The Game to question whether or not it's time to walk away.

Triple H isn't the same wrestler he was a decade ago, he has a family and responsibilities now, which means that surgery does more than just sideline him from the ring, it stops him from doing his job backstage in the company and he could now be looking for a way out.

WrestleMania has always been Triple H's yard and where better for The Game to finally come to an end than The Showcase of the Immortals where he holds the most unflattering record in WWE history.

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#1 The Undertaker

Could the final chapter of Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels be written at next year's WrestleMania?
Could the final chapter of Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels be written at next year's WrestleMania?

The Deadman has been at the helm of the company for almost three decades and it seems that every year fans predict that it will be his last WrestleMania and somehow they're wrong. Undertaker seemingly retired at WrestleMania 33, but still returned to face John Cena the following year.

There are rumors that now suggest that Shawn Michaels could be open to returning to the ring at WrestleMania so that he could face The Undertaker and return the favor of retiring the former World Champion much like their Streak vs Career match back at WrestleMania 26.

This would be the fairytale ending that The Undertaker has always deserved, after all, The Deadman can't wrestle forever, at some point he will have to call time on what has been a legendary career inside the squared circle.

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