10 Legendary Wrestlers Who Just Couldn't Face Retirement

5. The Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh

When a wrestler's knees begin to go, it must be truly tough to keep performing at a high standard, but that's something Keiji Mutoh can claim to have done for the past decade plus. Many longtime wrestling fans in the Western hemisphere will recall Mutoh as The Great Muta in WCW, but he is infamous in his native Japan. Crucial to his longevity, Mutoh has adapted his style hugely, no longer busting out moonsaults and other high-flying moves on a regular basis. It's the sign of a great performer that the man has been able to sustain his career by mixing it up, favouring a ground-based style nowadays, one permeated by flashes of his old self, just enough to put smiles on the faces of his fans and rekindle his youth. Most men and women would have called it a day by now if they were in Mutoh's shoes, especially considering the pain he must be in daily, but the New Japan and All Japan Pro Wrestling icon still plies his trade for Wrestle-1 in his homeland, proving that age is nothing more than a number.