5 Wrestling stars you didn't know had quit WWE

#2. Beth Phoenix

WWE Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix is currently one of the voices of NXT, but the former WWE Women's Champion was another name that decided to walk away from the company when she had desires on starting a family with fellow Hall of Famer Edge.

Phoenix was stuck in a women's division that wasn't moving forward back in 2012, so she asked the company for her release, and was fired (on screen) by RAW General Manager Vickie Guerrero.

Whilst Phoenix stated that her reason for leaving WWE was because she wanted to focus on having a family, she later revealed that she was:

"Really frustrated with where the women were at from a company standpoint, and the investment that was being made in us. I felt in my heart I had done my best, and I'd try really hard to change things but, at some point, I just got really frustrated."

Phoenix has since returned to the ring and has made multiple appearances in pay-per-view matches since the "Women's Evolution" has taken place.

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Edited by Nick Sutherland