3 WWE Superstars who opted not to work due to COVID-19 (and 2 that were asked not to)

#4 Dana Brooke (WWE Decision)

Dana Brooke has been removed from the SmackDown Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania.The match is now a Fatal 5-Way. pic.twitter.com/eeSXR2xX6d

— Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) March 23, 2020

Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, Dana Brooke had been set for the most high-profile WrestleMania match of her career. Brooke had initially been announced as a participant in a six-way match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship at the biggest show of the year.

WWE removes Dana Brooke from WrestleMania

However, WWE pulled Brooke from the bout after she fell ill in the days prior to WrestleMania. The Championship match instead went ahead with five Superstars present, as Bayley successfully defended her title against Sasha Banks, Tamina, Naomi and Lacey Evans.

Dave Meltzer revealed at the time that WWE had asked Brooke to quarantine after she began feeling unwell, which effectively ended her WrestleMania involvement:

"Dana Brooke was in the match, she is now out of the match. She’s in quarantine right now. They don’t want to take any chances. They pulled her from the match because she’s sick. They are concerned, so there you go. She’s in quarantine."

As it turned out, Brooke was not diagnosed with COVID-19. However, WWE's caution was understandable.

Foiled by the #MITB conference room!@StephMcMahon just broke it to @DanaBrookeWWE that the REAL contract is on the roof. pic.twitter.com/JFiph4poJA

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 11, 2020

Brooke did return to SmackDown following WrestleMania, even qualifying for the Money in the Bank match in May. However, since failing to win the famed briefcase, Brooke has done very little on WWE TV.