5 former WWE Superstars who retired in 2021

#2. Former WWE Superstar Jake Atlas

Jake Atlas kicked off his wrestling career just five years ago before officially signing with WWE in 2019. He made his NXT debut in April 2020, losing to Dexter Lumis in his first WWE match.

The 27-year-old then participated in the 2020 Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship round-robin tournament, and the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, alongside Isaiah "Swerve" Scott. However, he failed to win any of them.

Atlas spent nearly two years in WWE before the company released him from his contract last August. Following his departure, the 27-year-old wrestled only two matches on the independent circuit before announcing his retirement in September.

"I’m not concussed or “banged up.” I simply just can’t keep going anymore. Take your mental health seriously, both for yourselves & for each other, because we only have one life to live. Thank you to anyone who did support me for 5 years. I didn’t do much, but what I did was fun," he wrote on Twitter.

Jake Atlas has not yet revealed what his post-retirement plans are. However, he has recently been modeling for Franky Monet's clothing brand, Loca.