5 WWE Superstars who retired too soon

#4 Four-time WWE Women's Champion Lita

One of the pioneers of modern-day women's wrestling, Lita honed her craft with CMLL and ECW before joining WWE. Lita initially connected with the audience as a member of Team Xtreme alongside the Hardy Boyz. She went on to defeat Stephanie McMahon, one of the top heels in the company, to win her first Women's Championship.

Lita also played an integral role in establishing Edge as a main eventer. She became his manager in 2005, instantly boosting the Rated-R Superstar's credibility. With Lita in his corner, Edge cemented himself as WWE's top heel - a position he occupied for several years.

Lita retired in 2006 after dropping the Women's Championship to Mickie James at Survivor Series. Although she has returned for a few appearances, she hasn't had a dream match with the current generation of female wrestlers.

Perhaps we'll be fortunate enough to see Lita make good on her tweet and wrestle Becky Lynch in the near future.

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#3 Seven-time WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus inspired an entire generation of children to take up professional wrestling. She was initially recruited as a fitness model but sharpened her in-ring skills over time and became an incredible performer.

When Stratus retired from professional wrestling there was a significant void in the women's division. She had a dream send-off, defeating long-time rival Lita to win the Women's Championship for the seventh time at Unforgiven 2006 in her farewell match.

Stratus has occasionally returned to WWE since her retirement, most notably as one of the returning legends in the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble in 2018. Stratus also joined forces with Lita at the all-female Evolution pay-per-view and then had a dream match with Charlotte Flair at SummerSlam 2019 in her hometown of Toronto.

There has been speculation about Trish Stratus having one final match with Sasha Banks but the WWE Hall of Famer has confirmed that she's unlikely to ever wrestle again.