10 Saddest Ends To Legendary WWE Careers
4. Batista
Poor Dave. The Animal could appear twice on this list for each of his WWE exits, so unbefitting of a star of his quality. The first saw him foaming at the mouth as he quit the company while sitting in a wheelchair in the centre of the ring, having been defeated on television for the third consecutive time by John Cena.
The second time, the former Deacon dictated his own circumstances, being kind of retired by Triple H at WrestleMania 35 after one of the most unpopular legends returns ever known in 2014. Having The Animal come back as a babyface, then winning the Royal Rumble instead of Mr Yes, Daniel Bryan, immediately caused wave after wave of go-away heat.
After the underwhelming, overly long 'Mania match (which was for Triple H's career by the way, not Batista's), The Animal repeated his performance of 2010, quitting in the ring and heading back to Hollywood. Given the long-told story of Batista wanting The Game to be the one to eventually retire him, it looks like that plod down memory lane will be the last time we see the great champion compete in a WWE ring.