5 WWE legends who will be retired by WrestleMania 35

In the history of pro wrestling, there have been many legends who have come, and many legends who have gone. Retirement is just a part of the process, and as some legends ride off into the sunset, newer, younger stars emerge ready to take the spot.

With WWE, 2019 is a very interesting year, because, for the first time in this decade, we can safely say that the dominance of part-timers is coming to an end. We've seen the legends take major spots at WrestleMania time and again the last few years, only to disappear from WWE programming after that.

It could be argued that the transition should have happened much earlier, but better late than never. It's come to the point where the prime of these legends have long gone, and they'll step aside so that the younger superstars of today can shine. Let's take a look at a few legends who will most certainly call it quits this year.

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#5. Kurt Angle

This one is already confirmed because, on the 11th March episode of Monday Night RAW, Kurt Angle revealed to the world that he's going to have his farewell match at WrestleMania. There were initially rumors that Angle has already retired and won't be getting a farewell, but it was the right move on WWE's part to allow him to call it quits on his terms.

While Angle has expressed the desire to wrestle a lot of young talent, it's quite clear that he's physically way past his prime and can no longer really go at the highest level anymore. That's alright because Angle has entertained fans for years, both in WWE and in TNA/Impact Wrestling.

Hopefully, he faces the right opponent at WrestleMania 35, and puts them over and endorses them as they rightfully should be.

#4. Batista

So the Batista-Triple H segment on RAW was a lot weirder than expected. It was essentially Batista just shouting "GIVE ME WHAT I WANT" over and over again, even salivating a bit while doing it.

Either way, the one part of his promo that many people missed out on was that he said that he wanted his final match to be against Triple H and that he wants it to be Triple H's final match too.

Triple H said that it would be a No Holds Barred match, but don't be surprised to see a retirement stipulation added to it as well. After all, Batista has openly stated that he would only return to WWE if it were a program against Triple H and if it were on his own terms.

With his stock in Hollywood rising by the day, it's more than likely that Batista wants to end his WWE career on his own terms, and that's by retiring in a match against his arch nemesis Triple H.

#3. Kane

This one really feels like a long time coming, because Kane has already seemed like he's retired a while ago - mentally, atleast. We all know that he was successful in the election and is now the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee.

He most definitely deserves it, and with his focus shifting increasingly towards his political career, his time in the ring is set to unwind. Don't be surprised to see Kane appear in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and then never appear on WWE television again.

While you could argue that a legend of his caliber deserves a fitting farewell, it seems like he probably just wants to quietly ride off into the sunset. Think about it - fans won't even notice if he stops showing up occasionally as he does.

Ultimately, there really isn't anything left for him to do in WWE, so it makes sense that he says his farewell.

#2. Brock Lesnar

While we admit this one is the least likely to happen on this list, there's still a pretty heavy chance of it happening. The talks of a Brock Lesnar-Daniel Cormier UFC Heavyweight title fight seems to have stalled, but that could also be Cormier's retirement fight as well.

Brock Lesnar is facing Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35, and while there is still a chance that he could win (to put over Roman Reigns again at a later date), it seems as though 2019 might be the year where Brock Lesnar officially calls it quits in WWE.

He's not advertised post-WrestleMania nor anytime during SummerSlam. While that could obviously change, it seems like his contract seems to be coming to a close and he's probably not going to renew it.

Hopefully, he makes Rollins look good on the way out if he is going.

#1. The Undertaker

For the first time in 19 years, The Undertaker doesn't have a match at WrestleMania. Let that sink in. He's gone up to 24-2, and wrestled on PPV/Specials on four different occasions in 2018, further proving that he's far past his prime and needed to retire.

Unfortunately, him being past his physical prime was clear years ago, with many fans suggesting that he should have retired at WrestleMania 30. Ultimately, it can be frustrating because nobody knows what his endgame is.

He was supposed to retire at WrestleMania 33, only to come back and have a 165-second match against John Cena the next year. However, from the look of things, The Undertaker seems to have finally realized that he was taking too many dates, and has openly stated it as well.

He's even stated that he doesn't want to overstay his welcome, and while he is the greatest legend in WWE history, his time is simply over. He's likely already retired..