5 popular WWE Superstars that must retire in 2018
Is it time for your favorite Superstar to hang up the boots for the last time?
That's a question that wrestling fans are forced to wrestle with as their favorite Superstars grow older, become less mobile in the ring, or lose their spot to younger talent year after year. Unfortunately for fans of these five Superstars, it might be time for them to finally hang up their boots for good.
With that being said and another calendar year upon us, here are five Superstars that must retire from WWE in 2018. Some of the reasons on this list might not make sense to some, especially those that have a bias towards one of the wrestlers on this list.
#5 John Cena
You're probably either shocked or outraged by the fact that John Cena is on this list, but keep in mind that this selection isn't without merit and will make much more sense when you look at what he has accomplished throughout his career.
Cena has accomplished pretty much everything the WWE has to offer, including main eventing several WrestleMania's, winning almost every championship on the main roster and equalling Ric Flair's record for most runs with the WWE Championship belt, and there is absolutely no reason for him to be there anymore.
Sure, he could continue to risk his health year after year and continue to come back for the massive paychecks that await him when he gets there, but wouldn't it be smarter for him to just hang up his boots and give the talent of tomorrow a chance to shine without a WWE veteran standing in the way of that?
In the end, there's only so many gatekeeper angles that WWE can do with John Cena moving forward and Cena and WWE both need to understand the gravity of that. Hopefully, WWE and John Cena do, but if they don't, it's only going to taint Cena's legacy moving forward and make the WWE look ridiculous for holding on to the talents of yesterday.