6 wrestlers who retired in 2017

Modified Jan 01, 2018 18:56 GMT

There are a number of wrestlers who have walked away from the business over the past 12 months

#2 Gail Kim

Gail Kim retired from Impact Wrestling back in November

Gail Kim is widely considered to be one of the best female wrestlers of the last generation and even though she left WWE after a number of issues with backstage executives. She is one of the very few women who were able to find success outside of the company.

Kim made history in Impact Wrestling and became a standout star for the Orlando based company before she became the first woman ever to be given a place in the TNA Hall of Fame.

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She was the inaugural TNA Knockouts Champion title that she held a record-setting seven-times, much like Trish Stratus in her seventh reign as Women's Champion in WWE back in 2006, Kim relinquished her Championship back in November the night after she had won the title at Bound For Glory when she also announced her retirement from the company.

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav