7 Current and former WWE stars who became parents in 2018

Modified May 19, 2021 12:03 GMT

Many current and former WWE superstars have added to their families in 2018

#5 Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett

Maria and Mike Bennett welcomed a daughter

Maria Kanellis first joined WWE through the annual Diva Search, where she was signed to the company and became known as a ditzy backstage interviewer.

After leaving WWE in 2010, Maria went on to work for both Ring of Honor and TNA, which is where she met her husband Mike Bennett.

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The couple married back in 2014 and then made a shock return to WWE at last year's Money in the Bank pay-per-view before Maria revealed that she was expecting their first child and has since been absent on maternity leave.

On April 3rd the couple revealed that Maria had given birth to a daughter whom they had called Fredrica Moon.

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She also once had a dream that Drake Maverick was her father, this is yet to be confirmed by the man himself. Outside of the world of spandex and screwjobs, Phillipa likes to watch football, supports Stoke City and is a huge fan of Judd Trump.

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Edited by Alan John