The Changing Face of WrestleMania/WWE

XL · 03-31-2010, 09:30 PM

With HBK's storied career coming to an end this past weekend in a match against The Undertaker I got to thinking about how these two men had out lasted a lot of the guys featured on the WWE's showpiece over the last 10 years alone.

The list below should show all the wrestlers/divas featured in matches since WrestleMania 16 (2000) and either their current status or how they left WWE.

Big Bossman (deceased)
Bull Buchanan (released)
The Godfather (released)
D-Lo Brown (released)
Hardcore Holly (released)
Test (deceased)
Albert (released)
Al Snow (released/retired)
Steve Blackman (retired)
Edge
Christian
Bubba Dudley (TNA)
D-Von Dudley (TNA)
Jeff Hardy (TNA)
Matt Hardy
Terri (released/retired)
The Kat (released/retired)
Grand Masta Sexay (released/retired)
Scotty 2 Hotty (released)
Chyna (released/retired)
Eddie Guerrero (deceased)
Perry Saturn (released/retired)
Dean Malenko (retired)
Chris Benoit (deceased)
Kurt Angle (TNA)
Chris Jericho
Kane
Rikishi (released)
X-Pac (TNA)
Road Dogg (released/retired)
Triple H
The Rock (retired)
Mick Foley (TNA)
The Big Show
Rob Van Dam (TNA)
William Regal
Ron Simmons (retired)
Bradshaw/JBL (retired)
Tazz (TNA)
Stevie Richards (TNA)
Val Venis/Sean Morley (released)
Raven (TNA)
Ivory (released/retired)
The Undertaker
Steve Austin (retired)
Diamond Dallas Page (released)
Maven (released)
Goldust
Spike Dudley (TNA)
The Hurricane (released)
Ric Flair (TNA)
Booker T (released)
Scott Hall (TNA)
Billy Gunn (released)
Chuck Palumbo (released)
Lita (retired)
Jazz (released)
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Trish Stratus (retired)
Victoria (TNA)
Chavo Guerrero
Rhyno (TNA)
Shawn Michaels (retired)
Hulk Hogan (TNA)
Brock Lesnar (retired)
John Cena
Mark Jindrak (released)
Garrison Cade (released)
Rene Dupree (released)
Rob Conway (released)
Randy Orton
Batista
Sable (retired)
Torrie Wilson (released/retired)
Stacy Keibler (retired)
Jackie Gayda (released/retired)
Nunzio (released)
Shannon Moore (TNA)
Funaki
Ultimo Dragon (released)
Tajiri (left)
Akio
Billy Kidman (retired)
Jamie Knoble (retired)
Goldberg (retired)
Rikishi (released)
The Bashams (released)
Charlie Hass (released)
Shelton Benjamin
Molly Holly (released)
Eugene (released)
Hassan (released/retired)
Christy Hemme (TNA)
The Boogey Man (released)
Mickie James
Mark Henry
Candice Michelle (released)
Ken Kennedy (TNA)
C.M. Punk
Finlay
The Great Khali
MVP
Sabu (released)
Sandman (released)
Tommy Dreamer (retired)
Elijah Burke (TNA)
Kevin Thorn (released)
Marcus Cor Von (left)
Matt Striker (commentator)
Bobby Lashley (left)
Umaga (deceased)
Melina
Ashley (released)
John Morrison
Beth Phoenix
Maria (released)
Kofi Kingston
Santino Marella

That's 87 performers that are no longer employed for whatever reason and only 29 still active (5 of which have left or been released before being rehired).

So in your opinion, which guys featured on the most recent WrestleMania(s) will still be around in 10 years? Or even 2-3 years? And which will be a footnote in WWE/WrestleMania history?

03-31-2010, 09:30 PM	#1
XL Feeling Oof-y Posts: 17,151	The Changing Face of WrestleMania/WWE With HBK's storied career coming to an end this past weekend in a match against The Undertaker I got to thinking about how these two men had out lasted a lot of the guys featured on the WWE's showpiece over the last 10 years alone. The list below should show all the wrestlers/divas featured in matches since WrestleMania 16 (2000) and either their current status or how they left WWE. Big Bossman (deceased) Bull Buchanan (released) The Godfather (released) D-Lo Brown (released) Hardcore Holly (released) Test (deceased) Albert (released) Al Snow (released/retired) Steve Blackman (retired) Edge Christian Bubba Dudley (TNA) D-Von Dudley (TNA) Jeff Hardy (TNA) Matt Hardy Terri (released/retired) The Kat (released/retired) Grand Masta Sexay (released/retired) Scotty 2 Hotty (released) Chyna (released/retired) Eddie Guerrero (deceased) Perry Saturn (released/retired) Dean Malenko (retired) Chris Benoit (deceased) Kurt Angle (TNA) Chris Jericho Kane Rikishi (released) X-Pac (TNA) Road Dogg (released/retired) Triple H The Rock (retired) Mick Foley (TNA) The Big Show Rob Van Dam (TNA) William Regal Ron Simmons (retired) Bradshaw/JBL (retired) Tazz (TNA) Stevie Richards (TNA) Val Venis/Sean Morley (released) Raven (TNA) Ivory (released/retired) The Undertaker Steve Austin (retired) Diamond Dallas Page (released) Maven (released) Goldust Spike Dudley (TNA) The Hurricane (released) Ric Flair (TNA) Booker T (released) Scott Hall (TNA) Billy Gunn (released) Chuck Palumbo (released) Lita (retired) Jazz (released) Rey Mysterio Jr. Trish Stratus (retired) Victoria (TNA) Chavo Guerrero Rhyno (TNA) Shawn Michaels (retired) Hulk Hogan (TNA) Brock Lesnar (retired) John Cena Mark Jindrak (released) Garrison Cade (released) Rene Dupree (released) Rob Conway (released) Randy Orton Batista Sable (retired) Torrie Wilson (released/retired) Stacy Keibler (retired) Jackie Gayda (released/retired) Nunzio (released) Shannon Moore (TNA) Funaki Ultimo Dragon (released) Tajiri (left) Akio Billy Kidman (retired) Jamie Knoble (retired) Goldberg (retired) Rikishi (released) The Bashams (released) Charlie Hass (released) Shelton Benjamin Molly Holly (released) Eugene (released) Hassan (released/retired) Christy Hemme (TNA) The Boogey Man (released) Mickie James Mark Henry Candice Michelle (released) Ken Kennedy (TNA) C.M. Punk Finlay The Great Khali MVP Sabu (released) Sandman (released) Tommy Dreamer (retired) Elijah Burke (TNA) Kevin Thorn (released) Marcus Cor Von (left) Matt Striker (commentator) Bobby Lashley (left) Umaga (deceased) Melina Ashley (released) John Morrison Beth Phoenix Maria (released) Kofi Kingston Santino Marella That's 87 performers that are no longer employed for whatever reason and only 29 still active (5 of which have left or been released before being rehired). So in your opinion, which guys featured on the most recent WrestleMania(s) will still be around in 10 years? Or even 2-3 years? And which will be a footnote in WWE/WrestleMania history?