6 Superstars who want to return to WWE and their rumored opponent

WWE has seen numerous Superstars come in and out of the promotion over the years. But the limited number of opportunities means that not all of them can be in the company at the same time. Some Superstars may no longer have the star power or may have fallen out of favor with the company's management.

Time heals relationships and these veteran Superstars could get an opportunity to return to the company for maybe one more match.

Let's take a look at 6 Superstars who want a WWE return for one more match and their rumoured opponent:

#6 Hulk Hogan

A few years ago, Hulk Hogan was not in the good books of WWE as he was removed due to racist comments that he made. But the legend made a return to WWE in 2018 and was reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Hogan hasn't wrestled in the WWE, though, with his last match in pro wrestling coming way back in 2012, while his last WWE match came back in 2006. The Hall of Famer revealed last year that he wants to have one last match in WWE and revealed a surprising opponent that he would like to face in WWE.

"Yeah, I've been talking to Vince McMahon. History is very important to me. I've had a very long career, and part of my career was with a very, very small company and a very gracious lady named Dixie Carter at TNA. I actually had my last match there. That's hard for me to live with. I want my last match to be in the WWE. I'm going to have one little teeny surgery on my back, it'll take me a couple of months to recover, but I've got my eyes focused on WrestleMania. The one I'd love to get in the ring with, if I only had one person? It would be Vince McMahon."

#5 The Rock

Ever since leaving the WWE to become an actor in Hollywood, The Rock has become one of the biggest stars in the world. But his WWE career has come to a standstill with his last match coming in 2016 at WrestleMania 32, where he squashed Erick Rowan.

He has made very few appearances in WWE since then and it doesn't seem like he will return to the WWE anytime soon. The Rock did tease a possible match against Roman Reigns earlier this year.

"I think anything is possible. Sure, of course, I'm always open. That's the cool thing about professional wrestling, there is an adaptability to wrestling. You never say never in the world of pro wrestling. You never say never to Vince McMahon, who has been one of my mentors in the business for a very long time. Very, very close friend and confidant. You never say no. For something like that to happen, I think the venue would have to be right. The business model would have be right. But I'm very close with Roman, he's family to me, so we will see."

#4 Booker T

Booker T has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, first as an individual performer and the other as a member of Harlem Heat, alongside his brother, Stevie Ray. The 55-year-old legend has wrestled on and off for his Reality of Wrestling promotion, last wrestling in February 2020.

Booker T still looks in tremendous shape and seems ready to get back in the ring for one more time. He talked about potentially returning at this year's Royal Rumble to be a part of the men's Royal Rumble match, but that did not happen.

He also revealed on WWE Backstage at the start of the year that he and his brother Stevie Ray wanted to face The Revival, who are sadly not a part of WWE anymore.

Current WWE commentator, Corey Graves, is reportedly training to return to the ring and Booker T said that he wants to be Graves' first opponent if the SmackDown commentator returns.

In his Reality of Wrestling podcast, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer revealed that he too wants to make a comeback and "finish properly".

#3 Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey has not been seen on WWE television since WrestleMania 35 where she lost her RAW Women's title to Becky Lynch. The former UFC fighter took a leave of absence to have a baby, but there's been talk about her returning to the WWE ring as she is still contracted with the company.

Rousey spoke to Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast earlier this year, where she said she would love it if WWE allowed her to appear randomly at WWE house shows:

"Probably whenever the hell I feel like it. If they would just let me show up at live events, probably very soon.”

She also revealed one NXT Superstar that she would love to get in the ring with:

“Oh, my God. Rhea Ripley, she is doing amazing. Like, I would love to be in a match with her some day. She matches up with everybody so differently, and there are so many things that she could really pull out of people that they can’t do with anybody else. So, I’m really looking forward to seeing if we ever get that opportunity, but I’d love to get in the ring with her. She’s fantastic.”

However, this was before her outburst at the WWE lifestyle and the WWE Universe, which angered many in the business.

#2 Sting

WWE Hall of Famer Sting had to bring a stop to his pro wrestling career back in 2015 after suffering a nasty injury in a match against Seth Rollins.

But it seems that Sting could be available to have one more match against one WWE legend and icon - The Undertaker.

This would be a match for the ages and the history books and one that has not happened in WWE. In an interview in December 2019, Sting said that if there was a possibility of a match against The Phenom, he could get in shape.

"If there was a ‘Taker situation at WrestleMania, I would listen to that phone call. I could get in condition and I could pull it off.”

After The Undertaker vs AJ Styles match at WrestleMania 36 where the two told a fantastic story, many fans believe that a match between The Undertaker and Sting in a cinematic style could happen. WWE commentator and Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler" also said that the two legends could pull off a match:

“Now in this style, we could easily have The Undertaker in the match that they’ve always wanted to have forever, Sting. Can you imagine watching that in that cinematic style that the Boneyard Match was done in? It could be done. That was a perfect location for the Boneyard match in a cemetery.

#1 CM Punk

A year ago, not many thought that CM Punk would ever be associated with WWE in any form. But following his appearance on WWE Backstage where he is an analyst employed by FOX, there have been rumors of Punk wanting to return to WWE, although Vince McMahon is not keen on seeing this happen.

But if Punk does return to the ring once again, there are numerous dream feuds that he could have. The former WWE Champion himself revealed the Superstars that he would want to face if he were to return to WWE.

"As far as people that I’ve worked with before, I think if there was like a clean slate so to speak and if the money was right, I think a guy like Daniel Bryan, I would go, 'I would listen to your idea. If you said John Cena, I’d probably listen to your idea. Rey Mysterio, I would listen to your idea."

If Punk does return to a WWE ring, it would get one of the loudest pops in recent history.

Edited by Zaid Khan