5 WWE stars who became parents in 2017

Modified Dec 16, 2017 17:30 GMT

A number of WWE stars have welcomed new additions to their families this year

#3. Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir

Roderick and his fiancee Marina welcomed their first child back in April

Roderick Strong was already well-known on the wrestling circuit before he was signed to WWE back in 2016. Since then Strong has performed on the NXT roster and most recently was seen partnering with The Authors of Pain at NXT Takeover: War Games back in November.

Outside of WWE, Roderick announced his engagement to mixed martial artist Marina Sharif back in December 2015 and last year the couple revealed that they were expecting their first child. Troy Veniamin Lindsey was born back on April 24th, 2017 and he has since made a number of appearances alongside his mother and father in NXT in recent months.

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Edited by Shiven Sachdeva