9 WWE Superstars who retired before they turned 40

Punk, Paige, and Austin
Punk, Paige, and Austin

#5 AJ Lee

AJ Lee
AJ Lee

Soon after CM Punk left WWE in 2014, he tied the knot with AJ Lee. For the next year or so, Lee remained a mainstay in WWE and went on to register a win over The Bella Twins at WrestleMania 31, with Paige as her tag team partner.

The next night on WWE RAW, Lee wrestled her final match in WWE. She teamed up with Naomi and Paige to defeat The Bella Twins and Natalya. Lee was 28 when she left WWE. She won the Divas title 3 times during her stint in WWE.

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#4 Paige

Paige
Paige

When she returned on WWE RAW as a heel in late 2017, Paige aligned with the debuting Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, with the trio naming itself Absolution. Weeks later, a kick from Sasha Banks led to Paige getting injured at a house show, and the referee had to immediately stop the match.

Paige came out on RAW after WrestleMania 34 and announced that her injuries had forced her to retire from active competition. The announcement left fans baffled, as Paige was a mere 25-year-old at the time. Paige went on to become the GM of SmackDown and is currently a panelist on FS1's WWE Backstage.

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