4. Ric Flair
A common theme that unfortunately comes up with the men on this list is that they chose to wrestle slightly beyond their prime and in some instances slightly tarnished what was a great career by leaving a final effort that doesn't do their memory justice. If Ric Flair isn't one of those guys already, he probably will be by the not too distant future. Ric Flair has wrestling running through his veins. It is an addiction he cannot give up. He had a beautifully crafted retirement storyline in WWE where his close friend Shawn Michaels reluctantly defeated a beaten Flair ending his storied career. At this stage however Flair was actually having some of the best matches of his career. His World Title match against triple H on Raw, and PPV main event steel cage match against Randy Orton were as good as anything he had done in the prior fifteen years. When Flair retired it felt a shame, as he was still better in the ring then most of the twenty and thirty something year olds on the roster. His return in TNA may not have been a return to the glory years, but he still put out matches better than anyone else of his age who was still laces their boots up. Maybe Flair will have an odd match here or there going forward, but it will be his epic battles with Ricky Steamboat, Randy Savage, Dusty Rhodes and The Undertaker that will be recognised as why there were few better in the ring then Flair. His incredible charisma and ability to manipulate the audience has through the years lead to some of the greatest matches and feuds of all time. The figure of four and his trademark chops still invoke common calls of 'Wooooo' from the crowds as a sign of respect for perhaps the man with the most longevity the business has ever seen.