It's been over two decades since WCWran out of business. Most wrestlers who used to work for WCW are retired at this point. Although some stars like Sting and Goldberg are still wrestling on and off. Then there are wrestlers like Ric Flair who will do anything for just one more match as well.
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Many wrestlers like to retire the old-school way and pass the torch to someone else on their way out. Though there are also some stars who retired with one final victory. These following WCW wrestlers are retired now, and let's take a look at the last opponent they defeated.
10 Arn Anderson: Crowbar & David Flair
On August 25, 1997, Arn Anderson decided to retire from wrestling due to numerous neck and upper back injuries. His retirement speech was very emotional, and during the same promo, Anderson gave up his spot in the Four Horsemen to Curt Hennig.
But three years later, Anderson returned to the ring and faced Ric Flair's son, David, on an episode of Thunder. He then teamed up with Ric and defeated Crowbar and David in a tag team match. Anderson was taken out before the match, but Flair picked up the win anyway. This was also his final wrestling match.
9 Kevin Nash: Flex Armstrong, Darren Young, James Ellsworth, Todo Loco & 2 Others
Kevin Nash wrestled his final match at a Big Time Wrestling event in 2018. It was a gauntlet match where Nash ended up winning the BTW Heavyweight Title. He didn't wrestle another match, and the title was vacated later.
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Nash injured his right knee in 1986 and had multiple knee surgeries over the years. Some years ago, he underwent knee replacement surgery, and it took two years of rehab for him to recover completely.
8 Ric Flair: Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett
Ric Flair recently returned for his last match in wrestling. He teamed up with his son-in-law Andrade to take on Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. His return to wrestling was really hyped, and it ended up becoming the second highest-grossing independent wrestling event of all time.
Fans were concerned about Ric Flair's ability to compete considering his recent health struggles, but his partner and opponents did more than enough to get him to a decent match.
7 Hulk Hogan: Bobby Roode, Bully Ray & Kurt Angle
Hulk Hogan wrestled his last wrestling match in 2012 at an Impact Wrestling live event where he teamed up with James Storm and Sting to take on Bobby Roode, Bully Ray, and Kurt Angle. He had announced his retirement a few months back after losing to Sting at Bound for Glory 2011.
6 Booker T: Rex Andrews
Booker T recently returned to wrestling for his Reality Of Wrestling promotion. It was Team Sharmell vs Team Booker T, and the latter's team lost. Booker T's last wrestling victory came in January 2019, when he defeated Rex Andrews in a singles match.
He was recently contacted about a return match next year, but Booker T ruled it out because his body can't take the physical toll of getting in the ring again.
5 Sid Vicious: Paul Rosenberg
Sid Vicious first retired from wrestling after suffering a gruesome injury at WCW Sin 2001. He returned to wrestling a few years later and wrestled on and off until 2012 when he returned to the WWE ring after 16 years to defeat Heath Slater in a squash match.
He didn't wrestle for the next five years but returned for Great North Wrestling's 10th Anniversary Supershow, where he defeated Paul Rosenberg.
4 Dean Malenko: Chad Collyer
While Dean Malenko was a great technician inside the ring, his lack of charisma and inability to construct good promos always held him back. Malenko could provide great matches against almost anyone, but he was never seen as a major star.
He retired in 2001 after wrestling Chad Collyer (one of his students) at a Heartland Wrestling Association event. Malenko then started working for WWE as a road agent. He did make a one-time comeback in 2007 against Mistico in a dark match but lost.
3 Lex Luger: Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner
According to Jim Ross, Vince McMahon was once convinced that Lex Luger would be the next Hulk Hogan. But in 1995, Luger left WWE and returned to WCW. He hadn't told anyone from WWE about this, and this was really surprising because the company was negotiating a new deal with him. Luger had a great run in WCW, but after the company collapsed, he didn't receive a return offer from WWE.
Luger spent the next few years working for independent wrestling promotions and wrestled his final match in 2006. He teamed up with his former tag team partner Buff Bagwell to take on Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner at a Universal Wrestling Federation event.
2 Ricky Steamboat: Caylen Croft & Trent Beretta
Shortly after he won the US Championship from Steve Austin at WCW Clash of the Champions 1994, Ricky Steamboat relinquished the belt due to a back injury.
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As Ricky was recovering, Eric Bischoff sent him a FedEx package to tell him he was fired from WCW. Steamboat came out of retirement in 2009, and wrestled a handful of matches. His final match happened at FCW Father's Day Salute event where he teamed up with his son, Richie Steamboat, and defeated The Dudebusters.
1 Rick Steiner: Elliot Russell & Sigmon
One half of The Steiner Brothers, Rick Steiner, doesn't get talked about often by fans. After WCW's sale, Rick joined NJPW and Pro Wrestling NOAH. He also worked for Impact Wrestling and some independent wrestling promotions.
His final match took place in 2018 at a wrestling show in Tokyo, Japan. He teamed up with a wrestler named Kazushi Miyamoto to take on Elliot Russell & Sigmon.
