10 WWE Superstars Who Went AWOL After WrestleMania
6. The Undertaker
Now regularly swanning off after his annual day's work, The Undertaker and WrestleMania have become inexorably associated with one another, particularly following a run in the mid-2000s where his matches took a sharp upturn in quality.
Reducing his schedule later in the decade, he'd take extended breaks from action virtually every year from WrestleMania 25 onwards, including some disappearances lasting until a month before the next 'Showcase of the Immortals'.
At this point, his annual vacation following the biggest night of the year appears designed to aid recovery on his ageing frame and diminishing aura.
Whilst the WrestleMania defeat to Brock Lesnar will be deconstructed for generations to come, the match quality suffered enormously thanks to an early concussion suffered by 'The Deadman' and weakening frame from over thirty years in the industry.
That was more apparent in his tepid contest with Bray Wyatt one year on and interminable Hell in a Cell match with Shane McMahon the following year, as the annual absences seemed to age 'Taker more than the year he was gone for.
Retirement cannot be far away for Undertaker now, but with a epic John Cena match chalked off the WrestleMania line-up yet again, it appears as though there may be more bumbling efforts to endure before his final farewell.