3 WWE Legends that want to return for a match, and 2 Legends that won't return

In WWE, many talents are putting out great matches every week, and most of them have already faced almost every Superstar Vince McMahon currently employs. But the fans still want to see them slugging it out with wrestlers they haven't fought yet. These types of fights are also known as dream matches.

However, not every dream bout could happen in WWE, especially when a wrestler is retired from professional wrestling. For some, wrestling is not a job but a passion. They do it because they enjoy it and it’s why some wrestlers are still wrestling despite their age, but it isn’t possible for everyone.

Some former WWE Superstars still want to return and perform in the ring but due to some reasons they can’t, while some don't have any plans to work for Vince as a wrestler again. Here are 3 WWE Legends who wants to return for another match but they can’t and 2 legends who don't want to return

#5 Sting

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After years of denying to join WWE, Sting finally stepped foot in Vince Mcmahon's promotion. He appeared on Survivor Series 2014 with one goal: costing Team Authority their match. It started a feud between him and Triple H and WWE booked the two for WrestleMania 30. Fans expected Sting to win his first ever ‘Mania match, but it didn’t happen because of the interference from DX Generation and NWO (New World Order).

Shortly after WrestleMania, Sting started his rivalry with Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship. They fought at Night of Champions 2015, but a botched move injured his neck. He finished the match somehow, in a losing effort, and later retired.

Since then, The Icon has said it many times that he would return against only one Superstar, The Undertaker. Fans also wanted to see a dream match between the two, but WWE never had the opportunity to do so. We should also note that now, it is almost impossible for Sting to return in-ring, considering he can’t wrestle because of his injury.

#4 CM Punk

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CM Punk came into the limelight through his work in Ring of Honor (ROH). Sometime later, he signed a contract with WWE and worked in their developmental territory and then in ECW. Punk didn’t waste any time in winning the ECW Championship which helped him build his name on a larger scale.

He won the WWE Championship in 2008 and kept it for a few months before forming the Straight Edge Society. A few years later, Punk dropped his famous Pipebomb promo, and it made him famous overnight. WWE saw money in him, and they handed the WWE Championship to Punk at Money in Bank. After having a great title reign, the Straight Edge Superstar lost it to The Rock, so that he could feud with John Cena.

Punk continued working for Vince McMahon for the next few months until 2014. Later, giving an interview to Colt Cabana, the former WWE Champion revealed that he didn’t leave WWE, but the company fired him, on the night of his wedding with AJ Lee. Whenever fans ask about his return to WWE, Punk always deny that he would ever return and work for Vince. Even though he made his return to pro wrestling, a few weeks ago, we are pretty sure that he won't work for Vince again.

#3 Steve Austin

When WWE was on the verge of running out of business, Steve Austin took the responsibility of it. His in-ring work and legendary promos were always a masterpiece, and it’s why fans consider him as one of the greatest sports entertainers of all time. In 1997, however, Austin suffered a severe neck injury when Owen Hart dropped a botched reverse piledriver on him.

It forced Austin to miss some months of in-ring action, but he quickly recovered and continued performing for Vince, until in 2003, he was forced to retire. The Texas Rattlesnake fought his last match against The Rock, at WrestleMania XIX, where he lost.

On his weekly podcast, Austin named two opponents he would like to return against if he ever will.

"I’m good friends with Brock Lesnar and it’d be fun to work with Brock ’cause I was supposed to all those years ago.

“I also really think Elias is doing well. I’d like to work with that guy to elevate him. I think he’s on his way to being a top guy.

While it’s practically impossible for The Ringmaster to return at this age, it will never stop us from thinking about dream matches he could have with young talents.

#2 Shawn Michaels

If I were writing this article years ago, I would have never mentioned Shawn Michaels’ name. It’s because he never showed his intentions to return to the ring again. However, in 2018, Michaels finally returned to the ring, after staying in retirement for ten years, against The Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel.

One of the main reasons it happened is because the fans always wanted to see his return, while the Saudi Arabians loves feeling nostalgia. Even though the Heartbreak Kid couldn’t wrestle like before, WWE still felt that he could put out a great match. Since he had returned to the ring, fans started speculating whether he will fight more matches or not. But earlier this year, Michaels made it clear that he doesn’t plan to return to the ring again:

“They forced me. No, it (Crown Jewel match) was a really special thing, and I really felt that one for a while. I’m good with what I’ve done. I no longer want to do it anymore.”

#1 Booker T

In WCW, Booker T found great success. However, in WWE, he never reached his full potential. He remained in the mid-card scene under Vince McMahon’s booking but still received positive comments from the fans.

Booker fought his final WWE match in 2012, when he teamed up with Drew McIntyre to beat Christian and Mark Henry. Since then, the former champion hasn’t wrestled any matches in WWE, but in a recent interview, he said:

"I can tell you if WWE asked me to come back and do a match, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Preparation is the only luck I've ever had in my career, and if they asked, I'd be prepared.

While it’s good to see that Booker still wants to work as a wrestler, it seems like WWE has no intentions to book him in matches because they could have done it in the past seven years.

Edited by Mustafa Ismail