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In one of my previous articles I noted how I think many current superstars will go out of the business, and I'm here to give you a full list of people I think will be out of the company by 2012, due to retirement, not cuts or suspensions.
I'll start my list with Finlay. Finlay is 51 years old and lately his role has been getting smaller most likely due to his age.
Although I don't expect to see Finlay to continue wrestling in 2012, I expect him to be used as a manager and kept in talent evaluation for the company.
Mark Henry has left the WWE numerous times during his 13-year career, which in my opinion, was a mistake by the E to sign him for that long without him proving anything.
Henry has left numerous times to compete in weightlifting and sent back to OVW to work on his gimmick, since he can never seem to get over.
Without having a solid gimmick, I see Vince getting tired of having Henry waste space and not resigning him when it comes around to it.
Tommy Dreamer is known for his role in ECW, but we're talking about the one years ago, not the current one where he can't seem to find his place.
Working in the original ECW can never mean anything good for your body, as the matches you go through never seem to stop with the violence.
Dreamer hasn't really found a gimmick to go by in the new ECW except for being the last "Original" and I see him getting fired or retiring at this year's "One Night Stand" PPV, Extreme Rules.
Batista is an older wrestler who has had a number of injuries that has kept him out of big events including Wrestlemania 25. Without a huge time period of coming back from injuries, Batista has missed a huge amount of time since joining the WWE.
After suffering one more injury, I expect Batista to hang up the boots at an event where I think more wrestlers will retire, but I'll talk about that later.
The Big Show has been one of the most dominating big men in wrestling history but he can never seem to find a gimmick to stick with him, other than being a big man.
Show is getting older, his gimmicks are getting staler, and his body can only hold up so much longer.
I'm expecting them to give him one more big title victory before he retires and I think he'll announce his retirement sometime in 2010, after losing his title.
Mr. Kennedy was seen as a future main eventer by many people when he first debuted due to his outstanding mic ability, but injuries have derailed his career.
A serious latissiumus dorsi tear, an exposed cranium laceration, a torn right triceps muscle, and a dislocated shoulder have all affected Kennedy since he has joined the WWE in 2005.
Kennedy does more mic work than actual wrestling and I expect him to pull a JBL, and retire and join the announce team to replace Tazz.
The Great Khali is another wrestler who I feel has a stale gimmick and nothing to work with. He has gone from World Heavyweight Champion to kissing other men for a career; he must be loving life right now.
The WWE seems to only keep Khali in the company for the Indian fans, but he isn't needed and I feel like out of this list, he will be gone the quickest.
Rey Mysterio is one of the smallest men in the company and has had his title run but also has had hardcore matches and injuries to go along with them.
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