10 WWE Superstars That Should Consider Retirement In 2018

1. Brock Lesnar

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Matches with AJ Styles and Goldberg in 2017 avoided the year becoming Brock Lesnar's most criminal in singles competition. Matches against Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman either side of a SummerSlam fatal four-way did little to help either killer foe, with a creative laziness once alluded to by Dean Ambrose seemingly overwriting his will to justify his meaty salary with exciting displays.

What the anomalies did imply was that Lesnar could still contribute more than just significant name value as the stay-away Universal Champion. But can he do it once Roman Reigns dethrones him? Or will he even want to?

In truth, there's probably never been a more ideal time for WWE to cut bait on 'The Beast'. His Monday Night Raw appearances have lost all their lustre despite the game efforts of Paul Heyman on the microphone, and an increasing reliance on the 'Suplex City' schtick has infected his matches with a german suplex malaise.

Broadly speaking, WWE could and should be better with Brock on the books, but evidence from recent years suggests either the company (or man...or both) aren't willing to tinker with a faulty formula.

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