5 Former WWE Divas who definitely won't be returning for Evolution 

There are a few former women who won't be part of Evolution
There are a few former women who won't be part of Evolution

Stephanie McMahon made the historic announcement earlier this week on Raw that the women of WWE would compete as part of a historic all-female pay-per-view on October 28th live from Nassau Coliseum.

Whilst WWE Hall of Famers Trish Stratus, Lita and Beth Phoenix have already been announced for the event and WWE has confirmed that women from all three WWE brands will be allowed to take part, there are still a few women who definitely won't be returning to the company in order to take their place in the history books.

Not every former employee of WWE left the company on good terms and this means that many of them have opted not to come back to be part of this Women's Revolution. For some of them, it's the fact that WWE doesn't actually want them to come back since they have are no longer the person that they were when they were employed by the biggest wrestling promotion in the world.


#5 Sable

Sable won't be in attendance on October 28th
Sable won't be in attendance on October 28th

The wife of Brock Lesnar is a former WWE Women's Champion, but she hasn't been seen on WWE since her departure back in 2004 which was reported to be on good terms. The former Playboy Covergirl left the company in order to spend more time with her family and has since given birth to two sons called Duke and Turk.

Despite Brock Lesnar being one of the biggest draws in WWE right now, Sable hasn't been seen at ringside cheering her husband on for any of his high profile matches. She has been spotted ringside in UFC though, which means that she has made the decision not to return to WWE.

Sable is someone who has stepped away from the spotlight over the past decade and a half and has dedicated her life to being a mother and a wife, so it's highly unlikely that she will return to the company after 14 years to be part of Evolution.

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#4 Debra Marshall

Debra hasn't been seen on WWE TV in more than 16 years
Debra hasn't been seen on WWE TV in more than 16 years

Manager and occasional wrestler Debra Marshall left WWE back in 2002 when she was married to former World Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin. Marshall and Austin divorced later that year after a number of personal issues and Debra hasn't returned to the company since.

Marshall has spent the past 16 years working for charities that include women who have been affected by domestic violence and even sold her wedding ring to raise money for these women. Debra has been somewhat forgotten by WWE over the past few years since Austin has made a number of returns to WWE but his ex-wife hasn't been mentioned in the years since her release and definitely won't be one of the 50 women who will be part of Evolution in October.

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#3 Sunny

Sunny shouldn't be part of the show
Sunny shouldn't be part of the show

Sunny is widely believed to be the first ever WWE Diva and someone that left WWE with a bad taste in her mouth more than two decades ago but has since returned to take her place in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 as well as being part of the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royale at WrestleMania 25.

Sunny has seemingly fixed a number of her issues over the past few years, but bringing her back to be part of an event that celebrates the fact that the Women's Revolution has been able to move on from being called Divas is quite hypocritical. Sunny represents everything that WWE wants to forget about its Women's Division, so it's highly likely that she won't be setting foot in a WWE ring as part of Evolution either.

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#2 AJ Lee

AJ has moved onto a career away from wrestling
AJ has moved onto a career away from wrestling

Former Divas Champion AJ Lee was once one of the most popular women in the company and the longest reigning Divas Champion in the history of WWE. AJ opted to retire from the company back in 2015 merely days after she and Paige were victorious over The Bella Twins back at WrestleMania 31.

Lee was struggling with a number of issues at that time including a cervical spine injury that she picked whilst she was still working for WWE. It was reported that this was one of the main reasons behind her decision to retire and she has since found success as a New York Times Best Selling Author. Lee is currently working on turning her autobiography into a TV series, and won't be available to return to the ring as part of Evolution.

#1 Gail Kim

Gail Kim has already confirmed that she won't be part of the show
Gail Kim has already confirmed that she won't be part of the show

Gail Kim has one of the best departures in WWE history when she eliminated herself from a women's battle royal on a live episode of Monday Night Raw before heading backstage and leaving the building for good.

Kim has since stated that she would never return to WWE and recently reiterated this by stating that even though she is retired, she would be open to returning to the ring but only as part of Impact Wrestling.

Kim has had a number of issues with WWE in the past and has openly talked about the fact that the Women's Revolution actually started in Impact Wrestling and that Stephanie McMahon could have pushed for the women much sooner, so it's no surprise that she will be one of the main women missing from the event in three months time.

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Edited by Raunak J
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