Often popularly hailed as the “The Showcase of the Immortals”, WrestleMania is widely regarded as the most prestigious annual event of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) company. Since its inception in 1985, WrestleMania has featured numerous prominent WWE wrestlers, including Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and many others.
While these iconic faces of World Wrestling Entertainment have undoubtedly dominated the ring at WrestleMania, a few of them left the fans shocked after disappearing from the annual event after their dominant exploits.
In this article we will take a look at the top four WWE champions who disappeared from the wrestling scene after dominating WrestleMania.
Top 4 WWE Champions Who Vanished After WrestleMania
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Goldberg
The American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle, William Scott Goldberg, popularly known by his ring name “Goldberg”, is at the first spot in our list of the top four WWE champions who ruled WrestleMania and vanished shortly after it. Goldberg made a surprising return in WWE in 2016 after being away for over twelve years.
The American wrestling sensation left the fans stunned after defeating the legendary WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar in just 86 seconds at the Survivor Series. Additionally, Goldberg also claimed the Universal Title from Kevin Owens in early 2017. Well, just when the fans believed Goldberg was back into the WWE arena to claim his fame, he disappeared for a couple of years after losing the title back to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33.
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Seth Rollins
At the second spot in our list of the top four WWE champions who disappeared from the wrestling scene after dominating WrestleMania, we have the 39-year-old American professional wrestler Colby Daniel Lopez, popularly referred to by his ring name “Seth Rollins”.
After witnessing an extremely successful wrestling career that spanned over a decade, Seth Rollins walked into WrestleMania40 as the World Heavyweight Champion and faced Drew McIntyre on Night 2 and eventually ended up losing the title. Well, right after the shocking defeat, Seth Rollins disappeared from the wrestling scene due to a serious knee injury that required surgery. Nonetheless, Seth Rollins’ fans felt disappointed as the WWE made his exit feel like an afterthought with no farewell.
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Brock Lesnar
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top four WWE champions who disappeared from the WWE wrestling scene after reigning at WrestleMania, we have the American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler and professional American football player, Brock Lesnar. Often hailed as one of the most prolific combat sports athletes in the world, Brock Lesnar went against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania38 and entered as the ultimate WWE Champion.
Although fans anticipated Lesnar to defend his title, Roman Reigns ended up defeating the defending champion, leaving the fans stunned. Shortly after the match, Brock Lesnar disappeared from the wrestling scene, leading to a spine-chilling curiosity among the fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
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Triple H
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four WWE champions who disappeared from the wrestling scene after dominating WrestleMania, we have the American business executive and former professional wrestler, Paul Michael Levesque, popularly referred to by his ring name “Triple H”. After witnessing a successful reign in the WWE, Triple H shockingly suffered a major cardiac arrest in late 21, leading him to an early retirement in 2022.
Additionally, Triple H ventured into a corporate role and established himself as WWE’s Chief Content Officer. Although Triple H announced his official retirement in 2022, he was never a full-time wrestler again after his feud with Roman Reigns in 2016 and by the year 2019, he was more involved backstage.
