5 WWE Superstars who got to retire on their own terms and 5 who didn't

Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels
Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels

#5 Didn’t: Paige

Paige
Paige

Today, Women’s wrestling is very much a focal point of all the three brands in WWE. As a result, it can be hard to remember that less than a decade ago, the internet world was set ablaze by a revolutionary match between Emma and NXT Women’s Champion, Paige, at NXT Arrival in February 2014.

Fans eagerly awaited the call up of the “Anti-Diva” hoping she could help revitalize a Women’s division that needed an overhaul. The WWE Universe got their wish on the RAW after WrestleMania in 2014 when Paige made her surprise debut and beat AJ Lee to capture the WWE Divas Championship.

Paige would then become be a focal point of the Women’s Revolution before a suspension for a wellness policy violation cut her momentum short in 2016.

Paige was unable to get her career back on track as personal issues kept her away from the ring at various points.

Finally in 2017, following her much anticipated return from an injury, Paige's career was cut short while wrestling in a six-woman tag team match having suffered a severe neck injury. Paige still appears for WWE in various roles and was a panelist on WWE Backstage as well.

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