These WWE Superstars are likely to return to the ring next year, while a few may not. Some may never wrestle again.
When you cross Kharma, your fate is sealed. At nearly six feet tall and more than pounds, this bad-tempered behemoth is not your typical Superstar. Despite previously having claimed to have given birth on December 31, , Stevens informed TMZ that the unborn child did not actually survive the birth. Kharma responded vehemently to her detractors by winning championships around the globe and decimating her opposition until WWE could no longer ignore her.
WWE Universe is a great game for the players who love wrestling. Her agent told the v2Journal recently that she was not available for interviews due to negotiations with her re-signing with one of the "big companies". However, earlier this week, her future was confirmed when all reference to "Kia" and "Amazing Kong" were removed from her Twitter profile. Whilst some will find it to be a hard sell to really get back into the Divas in WWE, a legitimate wrestling presence such as Kharma returning to the business should lead to real feuds and an ever increasing standard of women's wrestling becoming a key part of the programming.
Personally, the thought of feuds with AJ Lee, Kaitlyn, Natalya and the rising star Paige are all things to be excited about. Injury and a return to Hollywood put an end to that run, and appearances since then have varied in meaning and quality. Then there was an ill-advised interjection in the Royal Rumble that saw both he and Roman Reigns get booed out the building and an even-more ill-advised six-second defeat of Luke Harper at WrestleMania Emma was axed from the WWE more than once.
A graduate of the Storm Wrestling Academy, she has as much talent as anyone in that locker room today. Emma survived all sorts of difficulties on the main roster, from being Santino Marella's sidekick, all that dancing and the abandoned Emmalina gimmick change. Released for a second time, she returned to the indies under her real name Tenille and naturally impressed there, with runs in Ring of Honor, Impact and of course AEW. She's got plenty of years left in the tank, and we'd love to see her come back to the WWE and finally win that Women's Title she's always deserved.
Unlike some wrestlers, Cody Rhodes certainly isn't hankering after a WWE comeback following his departure. He famously wrote a list of things he'd like to achieve in the next phase of his wrestling career, and just went ahead ticking them off one by one.
More than that, he not only moved on past the WWE, he has become the founder of the first company we might consider actual competition for it or at least a genuine alternative in All Elite Wrestling. Back in his WWE days, his Stardust gimmick split the crowd we were big fans , but there was never been any doubt about the raw ability and pedigree of the American Nightmare.
There's been a bit of bad blood between him and the WWE over trademarks and the like, but nothing nearly as ill-tempered as the feud between CM Punk and the company. Instead, Cody has just got on with it. Since then, AEW was formed and has gone from strength to strength to strength. It's hard to think of an ex-WWE wrestler still doing it in the ring who needs the company less, and that's exactly why we'd love to see him come back and take the place by storm, culminating in a world championship run his talent and charisma deserves, capped with a WrestleMania main event.
After a soft start in developmental, Rusev absolutely exploded onto the main roster of the WWE all the way back in He had a strong Royal Rumble debut and bulldozed his way through countless feuds before picking up the United States Championship and setting himself on a collision course with John Cena.
He ultimately lost to Cena at WrestleMania 31 and despite some occasional moments since then he never quite regained that incredible initial momentum. There were highs Rusev Day!
Rusev was maybe the biggest name to leave in the first COVID round of axing , and he's definitely the one we miss most. He's still a young man only in his mids and, of course, was picked up by AEW where he fights as Miro and is doing remarkably well. But surely he has another WWE run left in him? And we'd love love love to see him rolling into Mania in a tank once more.
No-one stays quit forever, they say. Everyone comes back, they add. And maybe they're right. After swearing blind that he was done with wrestling, CM Punk made a stunning return to the business after seven years away by signing up to AEW. But his abrupt departure after the Royal Rumble from which he was eliminated by a non-legal Kane means it always felt like there's unfinished business. His signing with AEW doesn't completely close the door on him walking through the most forbidden door of all.
After some time being Elite, he might just fancy popping by to drop one last pipe bomb. Both women got plenty of unfair grief from some sections of the WWE Universe during their careers. Dismissed as models, wannabes, reality TV stars, attachments to their top-tier male partners, now that their retirement has set in and we can look back at their work in its totality, they can be truly appreciated.
Gamechanging, era-straddling superstars, they as much as anyone were at the vanguard of the Women's R evolution. Never happy to rest on their laurels, they always strived to improve in the ring.
Always brought it as characters. And with Total Divas and Total Bellas , they were responsible for some of the best, most consistent, most entertaining content to come out of the WWE. Both confirmed their retirement in succession on Total Bellas in , with Brie's family life and Nikki's serious neck issues seemingly putting a permanent end to their careers.
Yeah, things will be trickier now with Daniel Bryan over in AEW, but he left on good terms so that shouldn't be the biggest stumbling block. And talking of Daniel Bryan, it's amazing what medical science can do these days, and at only 37 years old, we think both could offer something special to the WWE if their bodies allow it. Sure, he's not a co-founder of AEW, but in the short time since his surprisingly smooth split from the WWE, the reborn Jon Moxley has taken the independent wrestling world by storm.
What's more, he's not reliant on the fortunes of the fledgling company, with matches in New Japan, Northeast and other promotions meaning he's got a lot keeping him busy. Mox has been pretty vocal about what he didn't like about WWE long story short: Vince McMahon's daft ideas , but Vince is in his 70s and seems to be slowwwwwwwly giving up control.
Jon is only half that age, and it's certainly possible to imagine a not-too distant future where Dean Ambrose returns to the WWE with a little more freedom to express himself though probably with fewer deathmatches.
Another one of those WWE supstars who made a big splash and wash pushed oh-so hard, before things fizzled out much too fast. As leader of the Riott Squad, Ruby was a big deal. Once Absolution fell and the Squad had no antagonists, she kept things together. Even after the Squad disintegrated, you hoped that Riott herself would push on for major solo glory.
It didn't quite happen like that, and like many on this list she's found greener pastures and a better spot over in AEW. But that doesn't make a comeback impossible, and despite the solid talent still at the WWE Becky, Sasha, Bayley , there's still a real need for fresh blood and solid talent to shake things up, and second time around Ruby could absolutely do that.
Of all the departures from the WWE over the last few years, this was undoubtedly the most shocking. Others like Braun Strowman and Ruby Riott seemed to have hit a ceiling. But even when he wasn't a champ or going for the title, Wyatt was always hovering around the top, and always, always bringing something to the table. We wouldn't rule out a swift return for Bray Wyatt, and we're already excited about what form he might take. It's hard to think of a wrestler who had worse luck in recent yearswith injuries than Hideo Itami.
A massive independent and foreign star, the capture of the then-KENTA was a sign that NXT was no longer just a training ground for home grown talent, but something much bigger and better for the industry.
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