Predict the order in which the following leave the WWE.

[RoyHahn]

I got this idea from the thread "A New Era" which lists many veterans/those who are aging. On the list is: HHH, HBK, JBL, Kane, Big Show, Jericho, Mysterio, The Undertaker, and Batista. If you had to predict, what do you think the order is for these to retire, starting with the soonest retirement?

1. Undertaker - He just seems so much weaker and so much older than ever before. He has severe knee problems and is taking a much reduced schedule. I honestly believe that he will retire within a year.

2. JBL - He has stated that he will soon retire for good. He is just past his prime and has nothing exciting to look forward to in the business. He is basically a jobber to the stars and is aging.

3. HBK - Like Undertaker, HBK is aging extremely quickly. He is seemingly always injured and takes a very reduced schedule. He is also taking the Ric Flair path, of using more chops and punches in most of his matches rather than technical moves. I love HBK, but his time is coming up.

4. Kane - He is in the JBL category, of guys who have nothing left ahead of them in the company. He was a world champion for a day, and has since been a jobber to the stars. I see him leaving within a couple years, before he turns 45.

5. Batista - Based upon his attitude recently (like needing to win over Cena to be pleased), I think he will only stay with the WWE if he gets to be at the top. Yet, the WWE seems far more interested in Cena, Orton, Edge, and Hardy than Big Dave. His gimmick is bland, and he is no longer going to be utilized. He'll retire out of frustration.

So that gives us four left: Triple H, Big Show, Jericho, and Mysterio. These guys don't seem nearly as close to retirement as the other five. Mysterio could go quickly due to contract disagreements, but I see that as being unlikely. I see Jericho retiring within 5 years. I can't base that with fact, but he just seems like he'll tire of the business and leave. The same is true for Big Show, though I think he'll retire even sooner, maybe even 2010 or before. I see Triple H and Mysterio as the only ones on this list who will be in the WWE in 2015. Yes, I realize that that is a very far date to predict. I see Mysterio as gradually transforming from a main eventer to a Super Crazy-type jobber, who gets pops still but isn't utilized as much. He will get slower and more out of shape, and will be gone in maybe 7 years.

As for Triple H, he will obviously stick around until he can beat Flair's 16 world championships. I see that happening by maybe 2012. After that, I think he will be like HBK is now - still in the main event, but not winning titles. I think he'll be satisfied working a reduced schedule and being in high-profile matches every once in a while. I see him finally hanging up the boots around 2020, or around age 50.

What do you all think?

 

[Kyphael]

Oof, hard to predict. Things can change every day but if I were to guess, based on the past and the present, the order would go as such.

Shawn Michaels: Shawn Michaels is financially secure, he is best friends with the boss's daughter's husband, is in good terms with Vince as far as we know so he'll continue to get a check from the WWE. He is a devoted family man and he's banged up so bad, he no longer has the passion he once had. In my opinion, Shawn will be the first to go. He has kids to raise, a wife to be with, he shouldn't be risking his health. He has nothing left to prove. I believe he will be the first to go in that list. I wouldn't be surprised if it happens at Wrestlemania 25.

The Undertaker: The Undertaker is just as banged up as Shawn is, they're in the same boat but the Undertaker doesn't have a family like Shawns. I'm not sure if he has kids, but considering he's dating Michelle McCool, he really has no real ties back home. I believe he can continue working at least a couple more years, as long as it is a VERY light schedule. Yes, even lighter than his current schedule, as he is obviously in pain. Now, if he were to work only the big four PPV's of the year as a star attraction, he could stay healthy enough to wrestle for five years. That's only four dates a year he'd wrestle, and maybe a few other PPV matches here and there. He has many nagging injuries, but none of them, as far as I know, are as sidelining as Shawn Michaels' back problem. Plus, the Undertaker has a very different character; many fans don't realize the guy is mortal and sometimes in pain in the ring. So if he appears only once in a while, just to maintain his mystique but at the same time pro-long his career, no one will think weird of it. That is why I think he has more gas in the tank left than Shawn Michaels.

JBL: The guy is out of shape and he can't work out extensively to get into shape due to a back problem. Being out of shape and past his prime, creative won't have him go anyone relatively big, therefore JBL is stuck in the midcard. A sad fate for SmackDown's longest reigning WWE Champion. I'm surprised he came back at all. He ought to be very frustrated by now with his position, but he sticks around. I know he cares about being on top, everyone who ever made it to the top does but perhaps his passion for the business outweighs his ego. Otherwise, why would he still wrestle? The guy is filthy rich, he could still be earning a check from the WWE commentating at ringside but he chooses to still wrestle, even now. He'll be the third to hang it up, though, at least in my mind.

Kane: Kane is past his prime, though he has really stepped up his mic skills recently with a slight character overhaul. Nevertheless, the man will never reign as World champion on either of the two big brands, not with guys like Edge, Orton and Cena around him. He has nothing left to do. He only wrestles now because I imagine he enjoys it but sooner or later he will burn out. Pun not intended.

Big Show or Rey Mysterio: Honestly? It's hard to predict. Mysterio is so injury prone, whereas Big Show, no matter how much weight he lost and I am sorry for saying this but every time I see him moving around that ring, I keep thinking he'll take a nasty spill and break something. I'm amazed as to how a man's knees who is that size can sustain him as he does all that he does in the ring. Either of these two can go at unforeseeable times depending on frustration or fates forbid, injury.

Batista: If the guy stays healthy, and judging by this past year, apparently he is not as injury-prone as I imagined, he could wrestle until he's 45. The power man style is an easy one to maintain even at old age, look at Steiner or Hogan. Sure, he'll get slower but that won't hurt him much considering he was never stellar to begin with. The problem is, however, that unlike most of the main eventers around him, Batista doesn't have the same passion for the business. He's obviously just in it for the spotlight, the cars and the women. Being surpassed by younger, more exciting stars will frustrate him as creative push him less until he finally says "fuck it" and walks away.

Chris Jericho: Jericho by all means should be the last man to walk away. He is the youngest (I think), I don't think he has ever been injured in his WWE career and he is as red hot as he's ever been. He can be face or heel and he will forever be over, treading the waters at the top. However, he seems to tire the business quickly. He loves wrestling, we can all tell but as the years drag on, he probably starts to wonder why he's still on the road. As a wrestling fan, he could very well sit at home and watch it on TV at his own leisure, knowing he accomplished everything he sought to accomplish and that much more. HHH will outlast him, however, because he's HHH and I'm sorry to say, more passionate to be wrestle than Y2J, which brings me to...

HHH: Let's be honest people, and I say this jokingly as well as seriously. The man will wrestle until he's 65. He has the Hogan-esque build that tells us he'll look as good into his late 50's as he does not, or close to it. The plus side to it is, he doesn't have the receding hairline. One day, he'll be running the show. I'm not saying he'll consistently be on the road 300 days a year in old age, of course he won't but he'll be a main event star and in the title picture for as long as he wants. If he stays healthy, only HHH will decide when HHH retires, which could be DECADES from now. I would not be surprised in the last if we find HHH wrestling in the main event for Wrestlemania 35 ten years from now.

 

[Gutter Phenomenon]

I would say either HBK or Taker will definitely be the next to go. Both of them are really beat up and after just about every ppv they take a week or off before being in the ring again.

After them, I would say either JBL or Kane. Neither of their gimmicks are working really well in the new era that is starting. Not to mention both of them are being booked as low main eventers.

Rey would be next just because he's become way to fragile in the last few years and he wont be able to stick around. I think the only reason he's still on the roster now is that WWE doesn't want to give up his merch sales.

Show will be gone because he's not going to be needed once Khali develops a little bit more, and if Khali is getting the fans over better than the show, he becomes irrelevant.

Jericho will last a little longer than the rest of them just because he has the age factor and doesn't look broken down at all. Plus he gets the crowd over better than just about all the rest. The only reason I could see him leaving soon is because he gets caught up in a side project which it looks like he's prone to do.

Batista will last for the same reason Taker can last. He's a huge face, an his presence out of the ring can carry him for while.

HHH will last the longest for a few reasons. Even with his injuries, he always comes back in great shape and looks as good as ever. Plus once he's done in the ring, I can definitely see him taking a GM type role with Steph or something on the lines of that. Maybe he would even start another Evolution type stable where he would be the in the Flair role.

 

[George Michael]

I'd say of the five you've listed:

1. HBK
2. Undertaker
3. JBL
4. Batista
5. Kane

HBK could still retire and make a comeback a la Randy Savage, and Roddy Piper. It's and easy sell to drive up PPV sales (the retriement match and the comeback) and he'll need some time off anyways. If this were a 'stays retired' thread I think we'd all have to rexamine our choices.

Undertaker doesn't have much left in the tank, or so people have been saying for the past few years. Unlike Shawn, he doesn't need a retirement sotryline to get time off. When he retires, he'll probably stay retired, short of a few Wrestlemania gimmick matches.

I doubt JBL's back is as good as they say it is, and there seems to be an urgency to get him into big name storylines (maybe before he goes?). He has other business ventures and (probably) stays with the WWE as a hobby.

Dave Batista will be forty in January, and despite his constant top billing in WWE PPV's he seems to be tired/bored with 'the business'. What else could they give this guy to keep him aboard? He seems to have all that he wants, with plenty to lose. The more muscles one has, the more muscles they can tear.

Kane will stick it out past Undertakers retirement to claim the throne as 'top monster', a role he's been entitled to for some time. He is old, but seemingly has a Cal Ripken-esque streak of health. If that continues as he get's older, he would be a safe investment as 'top monster' champion.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Honestly, I think JBL is going to be the first out of that bunch to retire. HBK probably has a year or two left in him...Taker probably has 2 or 3. Batista, while getting up in age, most likely has 3 years or more left. Kane's a bit tricky. He seems to be in better shape than some of the others (outside of Batista) but its got to be tiresome not to get any sort of push and such. Mysterio, HHH...really, its hard.

In general, I think all of these guys will be gone in 5 years, which is sad, cause a WWE without HBK and Undertaker seems so bleak. Within 5 years, though, Edge, Orton, Cena, Morrison, Punk, and a few other guys will be seasoned vets and the newest members of the highest shelf. The locker room is a bit tough to say, as Taker has always been there, but I could see Cena taking his place...maybe Edge as well, since he seems to be very respectful when it comes to the industry.

All in all, when you weigh in JBL's weight, back problems, lack of drawing power, lack of pretty much anything worthwhile outside of mic skills, and his backstage reputation, I think he'll be the next to go. When you aren't offering anything to the product and when the business is sort of mad at you, its much easier to walk away. Someone like HBK or Mysterio have a lot of friends and that would help convince them to stick it out an extra year or so.

 

[pewter02ws6]

Oof, hard to predict. Things can change every day but if I were to guess, based on the past and the present, the order would go as such.

Shawn Michaels: Shawn Michaels is financially secure, he is best friends with the boss's daughter's husband, is in good terms with Vince as far as we know so he'll continue to get a check from the WWE. He is a devoted family man and he's banged up so bad, he no longer has the passion he once had. In my opinion, Shawn will be the first to go. He has kids to raise, a wife to be with, he shouldn't be risking his health. He has nothing left to prove. I believe he will be the first to go in that list. I wouldn't be surprised if it happens at Wrestlemania 25.

The Undertaker: The Undertaker is just as banged up as Shawn is, they're in the same boat but the Undertaker doesn't have a family like Shawns. I'm not sure if he has kids, but considering he's dating Michelle McCool, he really has no real ties back home. I believe he can continue working at least a couple more years, as long as it is a VERY light schedule. Yes, even lighter than his current schedule, as he is obviously in pain. Now, if he were to work only the big four PPV's of the year as a star attraction, he could stay healthy enough to wrestle for five years. That's only four dates a year he'd wrestle, and maybe a few other PPV matches here and there. He has many nagging injuries, but none of them, as far as I know, are as sidelining as Shawn Michaels' back problem. Plus, the Undertaker has a very different character; many fans don't realize the guy is mortal and sometimes in pain in the ring. So if he appears only once in a while, just to maintain his mystique but at the same time pro-long his career, no one will think weird of it. That is why I think he has more gas in the tank left than Shawn Michaels.

JBL: The guy is out of shape and he can't work out extensively to get into shape due to a back problem. Being out of shape and past his prime, creative won't have him go anyone relatively big, therefore JBL is stuck in the midcard. A sad fate for SmackDown's longest reigning WWE Champion. I'm surprised he came back at all. He ought to be very frustrated by now with his position, but he sticks around. I know he cares about being on top, everyone who ever made it to the top does but perhaps his passion for the business outweighs his ego. Otherwise, why would he still wrestle? The guy is filthy rich, he could still be earning a check from the WWE commentating at ringside but he chooses to still wrestle, even now. He'll be the third to hang it up, though, at least in my mind.

Kane: Kane is past his prime, though he has really stepped up his mic skills recently with a slight character overhaul. Nevertheless, the man will never reign as World champion on either of the two big brands, not with guys like Edge, Orton and Cena around him. He has nothing left to do. He only wrestles now because I imagine he enjoys it but sooner or later he will burn out. Pun not intended.

Big Show or Rey Mysterio: Honestly? It's hard to predict. Mysterio is so injury prone, whereas Big Show, no matter how much weight he lost and I am sorry for saying this but every time I see him moving around that ring, I keep thinking he'll take a nasty spill and break something. I'm amazed as to how a man's knees who is that size can sustain him as he does all that he does in the ring. Either of these two can go at unforeseeable times depending on frustration or fates forbid, injury.

Batista: If the guy stays healthy, and judging by this past year, apparently he is not as injury-prone as I imagined, he could wrestle until he's 45. The power man style is an easy one to maintain even at old age, look at Steiner or Hogan. Sure, he'll get slower but that won't hurt him much considering he was never stellar to begin with. The problem is, however, that unlike most of the main eventers around him, Batista doesn't have the same passion for the business. He's obviously just in it for the spotlight, the cars and the women. Being surpassed by younger, more exciting stars will frustrate him as creative push him less until he finally says "fuck it" and walks away.

Chris Jericho: Jericho by all means should be the last man to walk away. He is the youngest (I think), I don't think he has ever been injured in his WWE career and he is as red hot as he's ever been. He can be face or heel and he will forever be over, treading the waters at the top. However, he seems to tire the business quickly. He loves wrestling, we can all tell but as the years drag on, he probably starts to wonder why he's still on the road. As a wrestling fan, he could very well sit at home and watch it on TV at his own leisure, knowing he accomplished everything he sought to accomplish and that much more. HHH will outlast him, however, because he's HHH and I'm sorry to say, more passionate to be wrestle than Y2J, which brings me to...

HHH: Let's be honest people, and I say this jokingly as well as seriously. The man will wrestle until he's 65. He has the Hogan-esque build that tells us he'll look as good into his late 50's as he does not, or close to it. The plus side to it is, he doesn't have the receding hairline. One day, he'll be running the show. I'm not saying he'll consistently be on the road 300 days a year in old age, of course he won't but he'll be a main event star and in the title picture for as long as he wants. If he stays healthy, only HHH will decide when HHH retires, which could be DECADES from now. I would not be surprised in the last if we find HHH wrestling in the main event for Wrestlemania 35 ten years from now.

wow, you pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one except for the order of the first two. they are both banged up pretty badly but i think shawn enjoys being in the spotlight too much to hang it up anytime soon.

lets face it, taker already stated in an interview years ago that when it takes longer for him to get up, then he'll consider retirement. shawn is banged up but he is in much better shape than taker and still moves pretty quickly in the ring. watching taker in a match anymore is like watching an old dog play with a puppy. the old dog may be stronger but the puppy has too much stamina and dominates in the long run when the old dog gets too winded and just lies down because he is too tired to fight. taker has been my most favorite wrestler over the years but it hurts to see him gasping for breath only a few minutes in the match. you could see it in his face how run down he is anymore. it appears he doesn't even enjoy doing what he does anymore. i'm sure we will see a couple more years out of him but i think an even more reduced schedule is needed for it to happen. the guy needs some time off to get healthy again however considering how much he works now, i don't even know if an even lighter schedule will do the trick to make him healthy again.

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

I can't honestly see JBL hanging around longer than HBK and Taker, unless he goes back to the announce table. The guy is pissing people off left, right and center, and is probably only there today because he's in Vince's good graces. He'll probably want another title run, but i don't see that happening either, so i think his focus will turn more towards his financial skills and his own enterprises.

Kane is very much the same as JBL, except the boys all like Kane and he's been a consistently good investment for WWE. He'll probably stick around another few years, maybe get one more decent angle out of him and then he'll leave.

As for HBK and Taker, well i doubt Taker is going to WANT to retire until he's wrestled at his 20th Wrestlemania personally, but because of the matches he's being booked in, i don't think he's likely to make it that far. Gimmick match after gimmick match for a guy who already has a number of nagging industries will only quicken his departure from the ring. I think Taker will probably go before HBK does, but there won't be a great deal of time between them leaving, but we'll have to see.

If i had my way Batista would have left months ago, but sadly...... being the youngest of the 5 listed, he has the potential to be around another 5-10 years, it just depends on whether or not he can resist whining like a baby all the time.

HHH is going to be on WWE TV until either he and Steph get divorced or until he dies. He'll be the first full time wrestler to OWN part of the WWE. He definitley won't hang up his boots until he's a 17 time champ.

Mysterio is a guy who could easily take himself out of action permenently any day of the week. As he gets older, Rey has been botching more consistently and is very injury prone in general. Regardless of whether Rey thinks he's got plenty of gas left in him, that doesn't mean that Vince will want to invest another 5 year deal with Rey based on his time on the shelf in the past 2 years alone.

Jericho and Show both have plenty of time left in them from what i've been watching, but then these 2 are both guys who gave up professional wrestling to pursue other endeavours, so they may again see something else that they'd want to during their prime, and like Rey (but for totally different reasons) they could be gone at any minute.

Based on how many years i trhink these guys have left in them, coupled with the way they are being used on TV and their positions within the company i'd say:

1:JBL
2:HBK/Taker (whichever leaves first the other will be next
3:Taker/HBK
4:Kane
5:Rey
6:Show
7:Jericho
8:Batista

and then HHH NEVER RETAAAAAAHHHHHHS!!!!!!!

 

[Joker ' Ferreira]

In my opinion I think that the only character that wont retire soon will be The Undertaker's. And why?

It's simple, they can "burn his face" or something like that and get Matt out of WWE as a regular competitor and have someone else play the role, they don't need to have Matt forever, the gimmick can be played by someone else in the future, someone as talented as Undertaker was when he appeared, someone with the same size and appeareance, he doesn't even has to show his face.

About the order, I'll say:

1. Jericho
2. Shawn Michaels (although I think it would be great to have HBK vs. Y2J at Wrestlemania XXV as a goodbye match for both competitors)
3. Khali (Vince is trying to get as fast as he can all from Khali, his health is already a problem)
4. Batista (he doesn't like the bussiness, he likes the money)
5. Big Show (Paul Wight is one of my all-time favorites in Pro Wrestling, not as a competitor but as a person outside the squared circle as far as I know, but he doesn't have the body to compete for as long as he wants)

 

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

Shawn Michaels: I think that Shawn Michaels will be the first to retire because he is shown to be slowing down a lot more in the ring unlike the other wrestlers. Shawn Michaels was the first Grand Slam Champion and has done everything he needs to do in WWE and needs to take care of his family. Retiring will not affect WWE as much as the others because of how he is being utilized now.

The Undertaker: I think that Undertaker has more time left in his career than Shawn Michaels. HBK is obviously hurt from his years in the business and so is Undertaker, but HBK seems to show it more than Undertaker. We all know that Undertaker has several nagging injuries, but it would be hard to tell just from looking at his recent matches.

J.B.L.: I would not be surprised if J.B.L. left the company before Undertaker retires, but I believe that J.B.L. will leave the WWE before he retires and work more on his business before finally retiring.

Kane: It should be interesting how WWE will play (or not play) his retirement, but I think he still has a lot left to do, but WWE just does not push him in order to do those things. Kane deserves atleast one more long title reign before he retires and I am not sure how WWE feels about him now and if he will still work for WWE after retiring?

Batista: Batista seems like he is ready to retire now, but does not exactly want to until he knows that WWE has pushed him to the top as many times as they wanted. He started in the business a little later than others (33 years old) and wants to know how many times WWE will allow him to win the World Championship before retiring.

Rey Mysterio: The fact that Rey Mysterio has become so injury-prone for the last two years means that he will be forced to retire earlier than he wants. I really do believe that he has atleast 5 or 6 years left in him, but if he gets too many injuries during that time periods, then he will retire way before then.

Big Show: I think that Big Show should retire before Rey Mysterio, but don't think it will happen. When WWE brought him back to WWE earlier this year, I thought that they had major plans for him, but it's declining now, though I still think he deserves one more title reign.

Chris Jericho: This guy obviously does not have the same passion he once had, but does not show it one bit in the ring or on the mic. He has had a lot of success in his WWE career and that is because he has shown to be a loyal worker, so I think he still has a lot of time left, not knowing if he will utilize it.

Triple H: I hate to compare Triple H to Ric Flair, but it seems to me that everything that HHH is doing in the WWE to consider himself the best of all time is something down to put a damper on all of Flair's accomplishments. Despite his body letting him or not, he is guaranteed to continue wrestling until atleast 55.

 

[CENAtion]

Great point NoFate007 on the locker room leaders.


This is definitely an interesting point to be made. I do think the 5 guys you mentioned will be gone within 5 years easily. HBK or JBL will go first. Then i think its a toss up, but in the end i think Batista will be the last to go

No onto the locker room:

Its well documented Taker is the man amount men backstage. Once he goes those shoes will be hard to fill. I think HBK and Kane are very well respected as well. After these guys are gona you have to look for new leaders. HHH comes to mind but at the same time he still has that title of being married to the bosses daughter attached to him. I think the ultimate leader will become John Cena. The guys passion for the business is unmatched, he stays out of trouble, and is always trying to help advance the WWE. Edge is another guy who has to be looked at as a leader for the fact hes been there for awhile. Now to some harder predictions how about Cody Rhoads or Ted DiBiase Jr, both have wrestling in their blood. And finally, how about Randy Orton? He hasnt got in trouble recently, he got married, has a kid, his on screen performance continues to get better and better. Could this be signs of a guy growing up and maturing into a leader?

 

[Thumz9814]

To clarify-the title of the topic asks who will leave the wwe first, and the actuall question asks who will retire. My choices are based on who will retire from all of wrestling (for good...no comebacks) first.

JBL------he can't have too many good years left. He may be half the age of ric flair, but JBLs body is looking more and more like the Nature Boy's.

Undertaker-------I choose this with a heavy heart. I simply think his career with the wwe is entering a down slope, and I simply can't see 'Taker going for much longer, especially after his Undefeated streak at WrestleMania ends (rumored to be soon).

HBK--------Won't be too far behind 'Taker. He's had a good run, but I don't see any more title runs in his future. He may try to tough it out like his idol Ric Flair, but I don't think his back and his neck will carry him that far.

Big Show--------Not being used too much anymore. He might make a few more appearences here and there, but he'll eventually be dropped by the wwe when they find more giants to fill in the angle for each show. He'll probably retire shortly there-after.

Kane-------This will happen years after the Big Show, and like him, the wwe will simply run out of storylines for Kane and put him on the shelf.

Mysterio--------He'll finally sustain one too many injuries and be axed by the wwe. He'll travel abroad a little while before finally getting injured again and finally decide to hang up the boots.

HHH------Normally I would figure him to retire much earlier, but given the connections he has with the wwe, I can't imagine him wanting/being forced to leave any time in even the distant future.

Batista-------I would put him last if I believed his heart was truley into the sport. Unfortunatly, his head isn't always in the game and he'll finally decide to do something else with his life.

Jericho-------The reason I chose Jericho last was simple. He's the youngest of them all, and he easily has the brightest future. 'Nuff Said.

 

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

Here is my order.

1. Batista- As was said earlier, Batista has a bad attitude. He seems like one of those guys who get pissed because there aren't enough zeroes in his next contract or because he won't be getting the push HE thinks he deserves. This will cause him to leave the WWE out of spite and perhaps go somewhere like TNA where he can replace Nash as being the leader of backstage politics. He will leave first, but it won't be under good circumstances.

2. JBL- If JBL is one thing, it's smart. He's not hurting for money and he's not some ego-maniac. But he came back to see how he would stack up against the RAW brand stars of today and he's done pretty well. He probably won't get another world title run, and if he doesn't it will be a short one. But to be honest, JBL has nothing left to prove and he is financially stable for life. He has entirely too much other stuff going on in his life to stay. But I do see him hanging around a little longer before either returning to broadcasting or hanging it up all together.

3. Kane- Kane has no gas left in the tank. He's old. His physique is a pale comparison of what it used to be. And he's got one single gimmick that is stale and mediocre at best. He's only good for putting other up and coming stars over or giving more credibility to the guys who are getting pushed. Well at least he gets camera time huh? The thing is that I don't see him going to TNA or anything like that. But I don't see him being around the WWE for much longer as the only thing that he has going for him is his size and the fact that he remains, for the most part, injury free.

4. Shawn Michaels- I know that he is financially sound. I know that he is also on his last leg. The thing about Shawn is that his ego won't let him leave the WWE just yet. I'm sure that when he gets tired of reliving DX dreams and showing us how "Christian" he has become that he will begin the search for the guy to give the rub to at a final Wrestlemania. Not sure who that will be, but I'm sure that Shawn has at least 3 more Wrestlemania's in him before he goes down the road to retirement. So baring an unforseen major freak hair loss that can't be combed over, I don't see him hanging it up soon.

5. The Undertaker- Now alot of people had Taker higher on their lists due to him doing such a light schedule. If anything, I think that will actually extend his career somewhat. I mean he's now in the Hogan roll of only doing a special match here and a special match there just to get an extra ratings point or to give an extra attraction to a pay per view. But I really don't see him getting tired of this. This can help make him go a little longer and I can see it helping him to stretch his career out another 5 or 10 years as he sees himself as being a major part of the WWE and really wants to rub in the fact that others didn't see this potential in him during his younger years.

Well there is my list from the choices I was given. If I had to REALLY predict who was going to be going next, it would have to be Rey Mysterio. His body can't keep up with his style anymore and he's just going on reputation and fumes these days. It's rather sad, but a fact of life nonethless.