5 WWE Superstars and their major career mistakes

#1 Ric Flair regretted wrestling after his WWE retirement

When a sports star calls time on their career, it is very rare that they will come out of retirement and continue to perform at the highest level again. But when a WWE Superstar calls time on their career, the WWE Universe is usually left wondering if that person will ever reverse their retirement decision and return to the ring.

One of the most famous examples of a retirement U-turn came after Ric Flair lost to Shawn Michaels in a career-threatening match at WWE WrestleMania 24 in March 2008.

Fast forward to November 2009, and Flair decided to lace up his boots again to face Hulk Hogan in four matches in Australia. The WWE legend then competed in another 11 matches for IMPACT Wrestling between March 2010 and September 2011.

Speaking to the Metro in April 2020, Flair reflected on his WWE retirement match and admitted that he should never have wrestled again after that.

“The best answer I have is that [match against Shawn Michaels] was the greatest moment of my life, the saddest moment in my wrestling career, and I wish I’d never wrestled again after that. I just couldn’t stay away. At the end of the day, people remember that like it was my last match, and that’s the important thing.”

Flair is a two-time WWE Hall of Famer – 2008 (individual) and 2012 (Four Horsemen) – and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest Superstars of all time.