10 WWE Wrestlers Who Retired In Their Prime
9. Trish Stratus
The fleeting Trish Stratus comebacks over the past few years have solidified one thing - she was bang right to retire in 2006 with her health and wellbeing in tact.
A gifted, natural talent during a period in which much of her skillset wasn't even valued in the way it should have been, Stratus' appearances amongst the women of the current era have been a joy to behold. Not short a step for her decade-plus away, the former Women's Champion has managed to enjoy the fruits of her labour and that of those that followed in her footsteps.
The decline following her exit was sharp and unpleasant, but she missed virtually all of it starting her own business and a family with the time and financial freedom she'd accrued as a battle-worn WWE star. That last word being the operative one - few women from her era or now carried with them the respect and reactions she'd been able to harness.
A lesson to all wrestlers and promotions, Trish's Unforgiven 2006 farewell match is a masterclass in making nice with a departing star rather than the usual horror shows spitefully deployed. Such as...