WWE RAW Reunion: 5 WWE legends who won't be making an appearance 

Monday Night RAW has been struggling when it comes to ratings over the past few months and The USA Network reportedly came up with an interesting concept, which was to bring back a number of the company's biggest legends in order to give those ratings a boost ahead of SummerSlam.

Next week on Raw a number of name including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Melina and even Santino Marella will all be in attendance in Tampa, Florida for what is setting up to be one of the biggest episodes of Raw in the history of the company.

Whilst all these names have been announced over the past week, there are some superstars who won't be invited back, and others who have already declined the invitation to return, so don't wish too hard that these stars will be in attendance on Monday night because it isn't going to happen.

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#5. Sunny

Sunny isn't someone who has been invited back for Raw

Sunny is a WWE Hall of Famer and even though she has returned to the company a number of times since her departure more than two decades ago, the former star has had so many personal issues outside of the wrestling world that it would be hard for WWE to overlook her problems in order for her to return.

Sunny has struggled with fame outside of WWE and has had run-ins with the law many times over the past few years, which could be why the company opted not to have her return to WWE as part of Raw 25 last year and it's likely that her invitation to this show was lost in the mail as well. The last time Sunny appeared on Raw was as part of their 15th Birthday, which was more than a decade ago.

#4. Jim Ross

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler won't be reunited next week on Raw

Another WWE Hall of Famer who definitely won't be part of proceedings on Monday night is commentary legend, Jim Ross. Over the past few months, Ross has been employed by AEW and has been helping the company to push forward in his own unique way, since his contract with WWE came to an end back in March.

Of course, Jim Ross was one of the names that WWE asked to return to be part of the show since his voice will always be synonymous with WWE in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but he declined. Even though there is no bad blood between Ross and WWE, he obviously decided that it was a better decision to focus on his career with AEW rather than return to WWE for a one-off show like he did for Raw 25 back in January 2018.

#3. Bret Hart

Bret Hart has had his own fair share of issues with WWE over the years

Bret Hart has had an on and off relationship with WWE over the past few years, he declined the invitation to be part of RAW 25 last year since he had an appointment with a doctor to look at his injured hand, but was able to return back in April. Hart was attacked by a mystery fan at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony whilst he was inducting The Hart Foundation, which was the last time he appeared on WWE TV.

Hart has since appeared for AEW instead since The Hitman was the one to unveil the company's new Championship back at Double or Nothing when MJF made the joke about him being attacked by a fan once again. Hart isn't one of the names announced for next week's show despite being a two-time Hall of Famer, which means he has once again declined the invitation.

#2. Gail Kim

Gail Kim won't be part of the show on Monday night

The Women's Revolution is still in full-swing in WWE, something that Gail Kim herself has claimed the company stole from Impact Wrestling, who took women's wrestling seriously first. Kim is widely considered to be one of the best female wrestlers of all time, but she was wasted throughout her time in WWE and literally walked out of the company as part of a live episode of Monday Night Raw back in 2011.

Kim isn't someone to mince her words when it comes to WWE and has commented a number of times when it comes to a return and even though the likes of Melina and Candice Michelle are rumored to be making their returns, Gail Kim will never be on the list of superstars to walk back through that curtain. Too much water has gone under the bridge for the former Women's Champion.

#1. Batista

Batista won't be in attendance for next week's episode of Monday Night Raw

Batista is done with the wrestling business now, he made his return earlier this year and was awarded a match at WrestleMania with none other than The Game, Triple H. Whilst this wasn't the match that he wanted at the time, since he later claimed he wanted it to be contested inside Hell in a Cell, The Animal was happy with his No Holds Barred match and has since retired from the business so that he can focus on his acting career.

Batista is a former World Champion and someone who would be at the top of the list when it comes to announcements for returns but throughout all of the videos, The Animal isn't actually listed, which means that it's highly unlikely that the former World Champion will make his return on Monday night Raw.