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#1 Mike Kanellis requested his WWE release back in October 2019
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Mike and Maria Kanellis came to WWE as the company's next power couple following Money in the Bank 2017. This then became quite a rocky journey for Kanellis after he was sent to 205 Live and Maria announced that the couple were expecting their first child.
Mike and Maria then became something of a joke in WWE and when Maria made her return to the company in 2019 and announced that she was expecting once again, this was turned into a humiliating storyline.
Mike Kanellis had decided that it was time to make it clear that he wanted out and requested his release publicly in October 2019. The pregnancy storyline was then dropped. Just two months after the couple welcomed their second child, they were released from WWE in April 2020.
Mike and Maria have since started their own podcast and are one of few WWE stars who have yet to find a new home following their WWE release. Mike Kanellis competed for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship when he faced Nick Aldis after his WWE release, but could not win the prestigious belt.
