10 Saddest Ends To Legendary WWE Careers
1. Shawn Michaels
Why Shawn, why?! In the space of a fateful half-hour, HBK's finale went from being one of the best matches in WrestleMania history to the previously mentioned car-wreck at Crown Jewel 2018 - the match that soured the swansong of two legends of the business.
The greatest in-ring performer in the annals of WWE had the privilege of going out in his prime, main-eventing the same WrestleMania card that Bret vs. Vince was on, and leaving the company with fans begging for one more run. The story was perfect, the opponent was perfect, and the match was a perfect send-off for the two-time Hall Of Famer.
Michaels was undoubtedly the standout in the match, despite being the one performer in the contest who had been out of action for eight years, but that still isn't saying a lot. Even more so than The Greatest Royal Rumble, the main event of Crown Jewel 2018 should be considered by everyone who saw it as a fever dream that didn't actually happen in any dimension of reality, only in our collective minds.