10 female WWE Superstars who retired too soon

#6. Former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro

Ashley Massaro joined WWE in 2005 after winning the Diva Search contest. During her time with the company she feuded with several superstars, including Torrie Wilson, Mickie James, and Victoria. She also tried to capture the Women's Championship a couple of times in 2005 and 2007 but unfortunately failed.

The 2005 Diva Search winner asked for her release from WWE in 2008 due to her daughter being sick. Following her departure, Massaro quietly retired from in-ring action at only 29 years old.

In 2018, Massaro worked as a radio DJ for WWSK-FM/94.3. In 2019, the station was planning to make her the host of its evening program on Wednesday nights when she tragically passed away at the age of 39.

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#5. WWE Hall of Famer Molly Holly

Molly Holly is one of the most talented female superstars to ever compete in a WWE ring. However, she hung up her boots at a very young age.

Holly joined WWE in 2000 after spending a few years wrestling in other promotions. She spent nearly five years in Vince McMahon's company, during which she won the Women's Championship twice and the Hardcore Title once.

However, the former Women's Champion left WWE and retired in April 2005 at only 28 years old.

In an interview with the latest Art of Wrestling podcast in 2017, Holly disclosed why she retired from WWE.

"I knew about a year before I quit that I needed to. I was crying everyday at work, I was so miserable and I think going so many years with so little sleep, sometimes four or five hours a night four days in a row plus always being sick. Because I was run down, I’d get colds constantly. I was always sick, I was always tired, my body hurt and because I had already accomplished everything there was to accomplish in women’s wrestling, I just felt like I had nothing more to give. I was worn out and miserable and wanted to be done but I didn’t quit because it was really good money. Then it got to a point where it didn’t matter how much they paid me, I could not to it anymore," she explained.

The former Hardcore Champion has made several WWE appearances in the past few years. She competed in two Women's Royal Rumble matches and two Battle Royals at WrestleMania 25 and Evolution. The Hall of Famer is currently working as a backstage producer in WWE.