WWE/TNA: Why I Feel Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Scott Hall Should Retire for Good

Today's wrestling environment seems to be in a youth movement. WWE has been pushing younger stars for the last couple years, and TNA has been featuring stars new to the game on a regular basis—but which superstars need to know when to call it quits?

There have always been guys who seemed too old to be in the ring; who couldn't let go of their spot. Today, it seems like there are less of them, but they are still around. Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall and Ric Flair are three of those guys.

Hulk Hogan

This one doesn't need explaining in my opinion. Rumors have been circulating for quite sometime that Hogan is trying to get one more match with Sting. This is absurd in my opinion.

This guy has had more back surgeries in the last 10 years than lifetime visits to a hospital for most people. If he wants to get in the ring one more time, it shows me that he is still stuck in that mindset of wanting to be the main event.

He can talk about how he wants to help the younger guys all he wants but, until I see him declare once and for all that he is done in the ring, I will always think he is overstaying his welcome from here forward.

I appreciate what he has done for the business, but he needs to realize that he doesn't draw like he used to. His crazy home life has been in the media since his last major run and he has become a joke in some media outlets.

I wish Hogan would just suck it up, take some kind of GM role in WWE and stay away from competitive action. The occasional punch is fine, but he needs to stop before he hurts himself to the point where he is in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

Edge retired because one more bump the wrong way could have left him in a really bad spot, and Hogan is already in a much worse spot than Edge currently is in terms of his amount of injuries and recurring problems.

For the record, as a child I purchased at least half a dozen Hogan action figures, a few shirts and plenty of trading card sets; all of which now reside somewhere in my storage unit.

Ric Flair

Same as for Hogan, this guy is just tainting his legacy at this point.

I loved Ric Flair growing up. The Four Horsemen were awesome, and his many title reigns make him one of, if not the greatest wrestler of all time—but recently, he has just made himself look bad.

In TNA, Flair is in an environment he has not been in for a long time; a place where he does not have that much pull. Hogan and Bischoff have actual jobs behind the scenes, but Flair is just talent and he is being featured less and less—I think continuing to compete after saying he was retired in WWE is kind of a low blow.

I know many people retire and then make comebacks, but Flair is not anywhere near the level he should be to be considered a top draw.

I still have tons of respect for Flair, but I want him to go out before he ends up as one of those guys who just can't let go.

Scott Hall

I feel for this guy sometimes, but then I realize that he has ways to get help. He can get rehab free of charge from WWE, and I hope he is doing that right now. From what I have heard, he is sober at the moment but in rough shape physically.

He has made random appearances over the past year—every time, people report he looks worse and worse.

When he came to TNA, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. He looked worse than I had ever seen him and I felt like I wasn't looking at the same guy who showcased his machismo as Razor Ramon, or the same guy who helped change the landscape of wrestling by showing up on Nitro and setting the NWO movement in motion.

If you think about it, the whole NWO thing started with Hall. He came into WCW first, then Nash showed up and they became the outsiders. Hogan joined and it was official: the NWO was born. After that, it grew to such large numbers that it became a bigger entity than WCW itself.

Hall had successful runs in both WCW and WWE, but he was never able to capture the World Championship in either promotion. I don't know if that is something he wishes had happened or if he is happy with the way his career turned out.

I hope he gets healthy and to a good place, I truly do, but I think he needs to call it quits for the sake of his life and his family.

I have tremendous respect for the groundbreaking things all three of these men have done for pro wrestling, but enough is enough.

There will always be places for legends in wrestling, but there needs to be a full changing of the guard at some point.

Do you agree with me? Why or why not?