5 WWE Superstars who returned to the ring after becoming mothers

After leaving WWE back in 2019 to start a family, Ronda Rousey recently announced that she had welcomed her daughter. The Baddest Woman on the Planet is expected to return to the company when she is happy to leave her newest family addition and get back on the road.

Over the years, several female wrestlers who welcomed children have been able to return to the ring and wrestle other superstars in front of their families.

The following list looks at just five female wrestlers who have returned to in-ring action in recent years after becoming mothers. Honorary mentions go to the likes of Michelle McCool and Maryse, who also made their in-ring returns after welcoming new additions to their families.

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#5. WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus is arguably one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time, but her stint in WWE was a relatively short one that came to an end back in 2006.

Stratus then went on to marry and announced at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2013 that she was expecting her first child.

The WWE legend has since welcomed a son, Maximus, and a daughter, Madison, with her husband, Ron Fisico. She returned to the company during the WWE Women's Revolution in 2018.

Stratus has wrestled several times since she initially announced her retirement and even fought Charlotte Flair - in a dream match - at SummerSlam two years ago.

The former WWE star was part of the 2018 Royal Rumble match and was also featured in the first-ever all-women's pay-per-view called Evolution. Additionally, she has appeared on Monday Night RAW during special episodes over the years.

The former seven-time Women's Champion noted that her match at SummerSlam against Flair would be her final one. Despite this, she has since noted that she would return to WWE for the right storyline, as of writing, this was the last time that Stratus wrestled for the company at the age of 44.

#4. Former WWE Divas Champion Jillian Hall

Jillian Hall's seven-year stint in WWE came to an end in 2010 when she was released by the company.

The former Divas Champion was part of several memorable storylines throughout her time in WWE, but at the time it wasn't well-known that Jillian was already a mother.

Hall welcomed her first child, a daughter called Victoria, before she began wrestling for WWE and has since welcomed a second daughter after announcing her retirement. The former star moved on to try several different careers following her WWE release before announcing that she was expecting her second child back in 2019.

Violet Elise Farrow arrived in March 2020, and less than a year later, Jillian made her return to WWE as part of the Women's Royal Rumble match.

This was the first time that Hall had wrestled or appeared on WWE TV in more than a decade. The former star was later announced as one of the former stars who had made an impact outside of the company as part of a WWE Network series.

#3. WWE CBO: Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon has been part of WWE programming since she was a teenager. The CBO has been able to meet her future husband Triple H and start a family whilst working for the company.

Stephanie McMahon and Triple H married in 2003 and have since gone on to welcome three children. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Aurora, back in 2006, followed by Murphy in 2008 and Vaughn in 2010.

Despite being a mother to three girls, Stephanie has continued her work in WWE and has also returned to the ring several times as part of high-profile feuds.

At SummerSlam in 2014, Stephanie McMahon wrestled Brie Bella and was able to win the match following interference from Nikki Bella. The former Women's Champion then went on to team with her husband Triple H to wrestle Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 34.

To this day. McMahon remains an important part of the company and its day-to-day activities and much like her husband, she is yet to publicly announce her retirement from in-ring competition.

#2. WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella

Brie Bella and her sister Nikki dominated the WWE Women's Division for a number of years and are both now former Divas Champions. The two women have retired from the company in recent years and have both now started their own families.

The duo have been a huge part of the reason that The Women's Revolution gained worldwide success and were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame back in 2020.

Brie initially walked away from WWE following WrestleMania 32, which was seen as her retirement match, and then went on to start a family with her husband Daniel Bryan.

Brie and her sister have returned to the company several times over the years, with Brie making her return as part of the 2018 Women's Royal Rumble match just months after welcoming her first child.

Brie and Nikki Bella have since welcomed sons just hours apart and are now hoping to make their return to the company to hold the Women's Tag Team Championships, which have only been introduced since their departure.

#1. Current WWE Superstar Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch was one of the most popular superstars in WWE when she announced that she was expecting her first child with fellow superstar Seth Rollins.

Lynch and Rollins have since welcomed their daughter Roux and have gone on to marry, whilst Lynch has only recently been able to make her return to the company.

The former Champion announced that she was pregnant in May 2020, before her daughter arrived in December, which meant that the Irish star spent more than a year on the sidelines.

The Man made her return to WWE back at SummerSlam and was able to win the SmackDown Women's Championship in her return match.

This past weekend at Extreme Rules, Lynch was able to retain her Championship when she took on Bianca Belair, but the match ended in a no contest when Sasha Banks made her return.

Banks was the woman that Lynch replaced back at SummerSlam when she was able to capture the Women's Championship and it appears that The Boss is now back to take what she considers to be hers.