10 Wrestlers Who Regret What They Did AFTER WWE

To become a WWE Superstar is a feat in life not many people can say they have achieved. Once you've made it to the top of the wrestling mountain, your talent, skills, and luck are undeniable. While not everybody can conquer it there, to say that they have made it to the dance is worth a lot of merit in its on right.

To put it simply: if you are fortunate enough to make it to WWE, life is good.

While life can be a wonderful thing and provide you with many opportunities, the fall always comes after the peak. Many wrestlers have made it to the big leagues and harvested a successful career, and gone on to have success in their post New York life. Some others, however, have failed to do so.

Of course, there will always be set backs. You just have to roll with the punches. For these wrestlers, however, the punches just kept on coming, and bad choices were made.

Many people live with regret, but as the saying goes, you live and learn. Hopefully these wrestlers can learn from mistakes that were made after leaving WWE.

After Ric Flair announced he was never going to retire in late 2007, fans applauded this legend's tenacity. However, Vince McMahon publicly announced that Flair would be history the next time he lost a match. Building up this storyline over several months, The Nature Boy competed against several wrestlers and won. At WrestleMania XXIV, Flair finally lost to Shawn Michaels, in what would be his last bout in WWE, and seemingly, forever.

Originally accepting a role backstage, Naitch was unable to adjust to the change of pace, and had on-going financial concerns stemming from his decadent lifestyle. Once his WWE contract was up, Flair headlined the Hulkamania Tour, competing in several matches with The Hulkster. His retirement lasted 18 months.

By 2010, The Nature Boy had made his way to TNA. Initially being the centre of several angels, including managing the stable Fourtune, Flair was back to in-ring competition on a regular basis. Originally being used in high-profile bouts, teaming with AJ Styles to face the team of Hulk Hogan and Abyss, by the end of his run, Flair was performing weekly on episodes of Impact.

After having a frenzied run in TNA ,which lasted eighteen-months, Flair wrestled his final match ever match against Sting on an episode of Impact shortly before leaving the company.

While Flair's financial situation forced his hand, since hanging up his boots in 2011, The Nature Boy has survived. Was tarnishing his legacy really worth the payout?