Has anyone officially retired?

[thuganomicalcrippler]

I'm just wondering if there are ANY wrestlers who have actually announced their retirement on TV, as opposed to being released, moving to a different promotion or being forced out due to injury.

I know Bret Hart came close to it, but we all know why that didn't happen.

[KayfabeMan]

Ric Flair announced his retirement on TV.

[KayfabeMan]

61,397 times

:shifty:

[Lamuella]

do you mean, officially retired and never come back?

Dean Malenko officially announced his retirement at the brian pillman memorial show in (IIRC) 2001

[John la Rock]

Hogan retired 1000000000000000000000000000000000000 times

[John la Rock]

I think Bret Hart is the only BIG NAME wrestler who retired retired

[The Mackem]

Nah gotta be Terry Funk

[Jonster]

:lol: I was gonna say Terry Funk.

[Ruien]

Whow, when I first read the topic name, I thought this was so a noob bashing topic. nice question though.

Mick Foley, I believe at least.

[TerranRich]

Mick Foley and Dean Malenko have definitely retired (Mick for now, at least).

The Rock retired too. ;) But that's just because he's gay :lol:

[thuganomicalcrippler]

Mick Foley and Dean Malenko have definitely retired (Mick for now, at least).

The Rock retired too. ;) But that's just because he's gay :lol:


Yeah, but has Mick actually announced that he has retired?

[Rob]

If I remember correctly, Ricky Steamboat is the only guy who went in the ring and retired and actually stayed retired.

Bret Hart had no choice once he got the concussions. He would have done the retirement speech had WCW not released him.

[Evolution]

Foley retired, but he keeps coming back.

Austin I guess. Never announced retirement, Bischoff said he was a liability.