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Pregnancies have become a hot topic of conversation in WWE over the past few years, with Maria Kanellis seemingly starting a trend. Recently, Sarah Logan, Becky Lynch, Maryse, and The Bella Twins all announced their pregnancies to the WWE Universe.
It's hard for fans to know the difference between reality and storyline because there are several women in the company who are already mothers in real life. Of course, there are many others who plan to become parents in the future.
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In recent years, there have been several on-screen pregnancies. The following list looks at the revelations that were connected to a WWE storyline and the ones that were real announcements.
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#6. Storyline: WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young announces that she's pregnant with Mark Henry's baby
Early in Mark Henry's career, he was known as Sexual Chocolate. The World's Strongest Man was then pushed into a storyline with WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young. Their on-screen romance fit with his persona, and the 77-year-old later announced that she was pregnant with Henry's child.
Young was the target of The Dudley Boys throughout the storyline, and she was powerbombed through tables on several occasions. Young eventually gave birth, but her baby was revealed to be nothing more than a rubber hand. It later appeared on WWE programming a few years later alongside his parents.
#5. Real life: Becky Lynch announces her pregnancy on Monday Night RAW
The WWE Universe was shocked by the news that Becky Lynch was expecting her first child last year. The RAW Women's Champion announced on an episode of Monday Night RAW that she was pregnant. She was then forced to take maternity leave and relinquish her title.
Lynch has been away from WWE programming ever since. In December, she announced the arrival of her daughter. The Man's fiancée, Seth Rollins also took paternity leave, and he recently made his return to the company. Though Lynch still remains on the sidelines, several rumors suggest that The Man could return in the near future.
#4. Storyline: Former WWE star Lita announces that she's pregnancy with Kane's baby
Lita is a WWE Hall of Famer and a former four-time Women's Champion. But she has also been featured in controversial storylines throughout her career.
In 2004, Lita was part of an on-screen relationship with Matt Hardy, but she was being pursued by Kane. Hardy was overjoyed when Lita announced that she was expecting the couple's first child, and he even proposed to the former Women's Champion.
As it turned out, Hardy was not the father. Though Lita didn't seem to be happy with Kane's advances, The Big Red Monster claimed that she was carrying his baby.
Hardy and Kane feuded for several months on WWE programming before Kane won a match that permitted him to marry Lita. The former star later miscarried the baby after Gene Snitsky hit Kane with a chair and caused him to fall on Lita.
Ironically, this deveopment helped Lita and Kane end up on the same page in order to exact revenge on Snitsky. Regardless, this romance remains one of the most controversial storylines in WWE history.
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#3. Real life: Former WWE star Maria Kanellis announces she's pregnant on Monday Night RAW
Maria Kanellis returned to WWE for a second time in 2017 alongside her husband Mike, and the couple was initially seen as WWE's next "it couple."
Sadly, the return didn't work out for the two stars. Mike was moved over to 205 Live, and Maria later announced that she was expecting the couple's first child. She went on maternity leave, which somewhat derailed the duo's on-screen success.
When Maria returned in the summer of 2019, the couple wa dragged into a tag team match against Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch on Monday Night RAW. During the bout, Maria announced that she couldn't wrestle because she was pregnant.
Over the next few weeks, RAW featured a storyline where Mike wasn't the father of Maria's baby because he wasn't "man enough." She then named Ricochet and even Rusev as the father instead.
WWE eventually dropped the storyline, and Maria went on maternity leave again. The company released her in April 2020 shortly after her son was born.
#2. Storyline: WWE star Lana announces that she's pregnant with Rusev's baby
Bobby Lashley has finally been pushed into the main event picture on WWE programming, so The Almighty probably wants to forget how 2020 started out for him. Lashley was in a storyline with Lana throughout 2019, and it culminated in their wedding at the end of the year.
In the storyline, Lana seemingly cheated on Rusev with Lashley, and she hoped to get revenge on her former husband when she stated that she was pregnant with his baby.
Of course, this revelation was just another lie in the ongoing tale between Rusev and Lana. Moments later, the former Total Divas star stated that she wasn't actually pregnant. She was just playing games with Rusev.
This angle was somewhat confusing for WWE fans because Lana and Rusev are married in real life. In actuality, Rusev has made it clear that he wants to have children with his wife in the future.
In real life, Rusev's wish to have children was one of the storylines on Total Divas, but it seems like the couple has made the decision to wait a few years.
Lana's on-screen romance with Lashley was a polarizing storyline because it featured some dramatic twists, and her fake pregnancy is only one example.
#1. Real life: WWE star Lacey Evans announces her pregnancy on Monday Night RAW
The latest woman to announce her pregnancy on WWE TV is former NXT star Lacey Evans. The Sassy Southern Belle was forced to walk away from her feud with Charlotte Flair a few weeks ago on RAW when she announced that she was pregnant.
WWE then hinted that Ric Flair was the baby's father, but Evans never explicitly said that. Evans hasn't been seen on TV since the announcement, and her RAW Women's Championship Match with Asuka at WWE Elimination Chamber was canceled just hours before the show.
In reality, it has been reported that Evans is pregnant with her second child. It seems like she has been given some time away from WWE programming, as many female wrestlers prefer to go onto maternity leave as soon as possible.
This past week on Monday Night RAW, Ric Flair and his daughter Charlotte were part of an intense backstage argument. They seemingly ended the storyline without Evans, so this pregnancy probably won't get played out publicly on RAW.
