10 WWE Superstars That Should Consider Retirement In 2018

2. Dolph Ziggler

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In what appears to be the latest reboot of a character kicked half to death by reckless creative, Dolph Ziggler has actually feigned retirement in recent weeks. Could this be foreshadowing a permanent departure in 2018?

Ziggler's abdication of the United States Title was rooted in inconvenient truths - fans truly didn't give that much of a toss about 'The Show Off' anymore. He won the belt in a match most assumed he was only inserted into to lose. His bombastic bumps no longer draw in audiences as they once did, so bereft of faith that the crowd are in the overall package. Even his words fall on deaf ears - the insincere farewell mirrored numerous moans he's had on screen since before he turned heel at the start of the year.

He's presumably due back any day now as the championship he surprisingly snared gets battled over during a Royal Rumble tournament finale, but may this latest return be his last? His career, whilst occasionally memorable, has been a catalogue of near-misses. Going out on his own terms would be the opportunity to (at long last) score a hit.

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