10 Wrestlers That Love Their Lives Too Much To Retire
7. Ric Flair
Ric Flair's loss to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24 helped craft arguably the most beautiful and ernest sendoff in wrestling history as 'The Nature Boy' said goodbye to the robes, tights and all the friends and kayfabe enemies he'd worked with and inspired along the way. A post-WrestleMania Raw farewell closed the broadcast in predictable emotional fashion - the whole Flair family were in tears as usual, but the moment couldn't have been sweeter.
His decision to return to the ring for TNA just two years later made clear the reality of 'The Dirtiest Player In The Game' - there isn't really any kind of retirement that encapsulates the magic of pro wrestling more than simply being in wrestling.
Health setbacks for much of his late-60s have resulted in him finally being forced away from physical conflict (Flair's last match proper was in 2011), but a new reason to remain tied to WWE emerged when daughter Charlotte began rapidly advancing through the Performance Center/NXT ranks.
After a brief spell as her manager in 2016, Flair has since appeared as an infrequent guest on the show despite some significant health scares, clearly and understandably enamoured with 'The Queen's sensational work.