10 Wrestlers Who Should Have Stayed Retired

10. Ric Flair

Often considered the greatest professional wrestler of all time in spite of countless personal indiscretions that could and should have realistically tarnished any legacy forever, Ric Flair just can't and won't call time. 

His retirement match at WrestleMania 24 against Shawn Michaels was the perfect send-off - maybe up to that point the best in the history of the entire industry. There was no bigger stage, put on as it was by the market leader in an act of genuine respect and deference to a locker room that mostly idolised 'The Nature Boy'. But Flair's story didn't end there.

He returned to the ring in 2009 - just one year later - to do some Australian house shows with Hulk Hogan before becoming a semi-regular TNA TV act the following year. He was back at it again in 2022 at the age of 73 for a one-shot "Last Match" pay-per-view against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal alongside Andrade, his son-in-law. These matches were a far cry from his heyday, with the latter particularly raising concerns over his health and safety. 

Flair's return did little to enhance his legacy; instead, it left fans worried, nostalgic or just simply depressed thinking of a long-distant time when Flair could live up to his many monikers.