10 Wrestlers Who Should Have Stayed Retired
8. Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan is easily the most recognisable name in professional wrestling, and at this point courts infamy as much as he ever did the bright lights of standard issue fame and fortune. But even discounting every gross detail that's emerged about the views he holds beyond promos, his post-full-time wrestling run remains full of misses rather than hits.
Hogan’s initial farewell from the ring came in the early 2000s following a last WWE Championship-winning run that flattered to deceive. From there, he continued to make sporadic appearances for the market leader, but when that well ran dry, he embarked on a TNA run that was nothing short of a disaster.
The matches were plodding, the promos lacked the energy and bizarre believability of his heyday, and his physical limitations were painfully evident save for one magic night against Sting at Bound For Glory 2011. Hogan's aura of invincibility was shattered, and each subsequent appearance only further tarnished his once-untouchable legacy. That his presence had actively damaged the company's standing in the industry hung over the run too - he was mostly as terrible a booker as he was a talent.