10 WWE Wrestlers Who Retired In Their Prime
1. AJ Lee
Former longest-reigning WWE Divas Champion (the award was taken from her for reasons that are about to become clear) AJ Lee was a more crucial component in driving forward the Women's Revolution than the company will ever give her credit for, not only because of her on-camera incinerations of the sh*t state of the league at the time but also the brave manner in which she tried to smash payscales and archaic structures by herself.
Challenging the patriarchy backstage and Stephanie McMahon on Twitter, Lee went for everybody she could reach, whilst working beyond rock bottom expectations whenever the company gave her matches time.
The definition of this list's title more than just about anybody else in it, Lee had her prime years remaining to perfect one of her passions, but instead decided to walk away in 2015 just after her 28th birthday. Settling into life as an author and mental health advocate thanks to the rich response to her exhaustive and open-door autobiography, AJ has remained almost entirely absent from the wrestling industry, despite relentless rumour-mongering that she will one day return, possibly in line with husband CM Punk's own improbable comeback.