Who is the best part-time wrestler in WWE history?

Working a dozen dates a year and still closing the show is its own skill. Some of these men earned that deal; a couple just outlasted everyone else.

1. 1
   Brock Lesnar

   Wrestled a handful of dates a year for over a decade and still held the world title through most of it.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Rock

   Left for film in 2004 and came back for WrestleMania main events in 2012, 2013 and 2019.
   898pts
3. 3
   Goldberg

   Returned in 2016 for short, explosive runs and won the Universal Championship in under two minutes.
   762pts
4. 4
   Ronda Rousey

   Split two short WWE runs around her MMA career and held the Raw Women's Championship in both.
   571pts
5. 5
   John Cena

   Cut back to a part-time schedule after 2017 while filming in Hollywood, then closed his career on a year-long farewell tour.
   571pts
6. 6
   CM Punk

   Returned in 2023 after nine years away and worked a selective schedule around injuries.
   467pts
7. 7
   The Undertaker

   Spent his last decade wrestling almost exclusively at WrestleMania, and made each one an event.
   467pts
8. 8
   Chris Jericho

   Built a career out of leaving and returning, with a new character each time.
   467pts
9. 9
   Kurt Angle

   Came back for a WrestleMania-anchored final run in his late forties after years away.
   467pts
10. 10
    Batista

    Came back between films for the 2014 Royal Rumble win and a final match against Triple H.
    343pts
11. 11
    Edge

    Retired in 2011, came back nine years later and worked a limited schedule of big matches.
    190pts
12. 12
    Sting

    Wrestled only a handful of WWE matches, all of them treated as spectacles.
    190pts