8 Superstars whose last WrestleMania match was their WWE pay-per-view finale

#4 Edge

Nearly every time Edge stepped onto wrestling's biggest stage, a title was involved

Previous WrestleMania Resume

Wrestlemania 2000 - with Christian, defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a Triangle Ladder Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Wrestlemania X-7 - with Christian, defeated The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match for the WWF Tag Team Championship

Wrestlemania X8 - defeated Booker T to win a Japanese shampoo commercial

Wrestlemania 21 - defeated Chris Jericho, Christian, Shelton Benjamin, Chris Benoit, and Kane in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match

Wrestlemania 22 - defeated Mick Foley in a Hardcore Match

Wrestlemania 23 - lost alongside CM Punk, King Booker, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and Randy Orton in a Money in the Bank Ladder Match to Mr. Kennedy

Wrestlemania 24 - lost to The Undertaker in a World Heavyweight Championship Match

Wrestlemania 25 - lost alongside The Big Show in a Triple Threat World Heavyweight Championship Match to John Cena

Wrestlemania 26 - lost to Chris Jericho in a World Heavyweight Championship Match

His Finale

Edge entered Wrestlemania 27 the defending World Heavyweight Champion. His opponent was the winner of the 2011 Royal Rumble Match (at that point, the largest Royal Rumble in history, a record to be broken this year in Saudi Arabia), Alberto Del Rio.

Del Rio and his bodyguard Brodus Clay would lead several sneak attacks on The Rated-R Superstar, most notably after Edge had successfully defended his title in an Elimination Chamber match. Edge was saved by his best friend, and former storyline brother, Christian, and the pair protected each other from Clay and del Rio until the April spectacular.

Edge successfully put down AdR's title challenge at Wrestlemania, demolishing the aristocrat's car in a victory celebration afterward.

It Was the End Because

In the coming weeks, Edge would have to confront mounting concerns over lingering damage from his numerous neck injuries; over the course of his 15-year WWE career, Edge had needed numerous neck surgeries, including a spinal fusion surgery in the early 2000s.

In preparation for Wrestlemania 27, Edge passed his medical physicals, but was experiencing weakness in his limbs, and sought an MRI at the urging of WWE front office staff. In early April of 2011, doctors ruled that Edge's next bump could very well be his last: a diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis meant that a hard enough fall could, like with Austin, cause permanent paralysis or even death.

Over a pair of heartbreaking promos, Edge surrendered the World Heavyweight Championship, bade goodbye to the WWE Universe, and announced his retirement from professional wrestling; while still involved with various wrestling-related projects, Edge has followed doctors' orders in the seven years since his retirement and has not taken another bump.