5 Current WWE women who returned to the ring after giving birth

Becky Lynch shocked the world at the beginning of the month when she revealed that she was expecting her first child with fiance Seth Rollins. Lynch was then forced to relinquish the RAW Women's Championship and has since gone on hiatus, but has stated that she will return following her child's birth, which is believed to happen in December.

Ronda Rousey left WWE back in April 2019 and stated that she was going on an "impregnation vacation" but would return to WWE after she had started her own family with husband Travis Browne.

Whilst Rousey is yet to update the WWE Universe, the two women have a long road ahead of them if they are hoping to get back into shape following childbirth. Even though it's a rough road, a number of women have proved that it is possible.

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#5. Stephanie McMahon

Stephanie McMahon and her husband Triple H have three daughters, Aurora Rose Levesque ,who was born in 2006, Murphy Claire Levesque who was born in 2008, and their youngest Vaughn Evelyn Levesque who was born back in 2010.

McMahon was still able to remain employment with WWE throughout her three pregnancies and WWE even managed to make the 2006 birth part of a storyline with The DX. Stephanie is able to split her time between WWE and caring for her daughters, but as well as being one of the most influential figures behind the scenes in the company. Stephanie is also seen as an on-air talent.

McMahon was able to take hiatus from the company for the duration of her pregnancies but shockingly returned to the company soon after the birth of her third daughter back in 2010. McMahon has also stepped in the ring several times over the past few years, most notably at SummerSlam back in 2014 and WrestleMania 34 alongside her husband Triple H.

#4. Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix was once seen as the most dominant force in WWE's Women's Division as The Glamazon and a former Women's Champion. Phoenix quit the company back in 2012 and over the past eight years she has been in a relationship with WWE Hall of Famer Edge.

Following her WWE departure, Phoenix and Edge welcomed their first daughter, Lyris Rose in 2013 before their second, Ruby was born in 2016.

Phoenix returned to WWE TV merely months later when it was revealed that she would be inducted into the 2017 Hall of Fame. In January 2018, Phoenix made her return to WWE as part of their commentary team on WWE's Mixed Match Challenge before then stepping back into the ring as part of the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble.

Phoenix has since reunited with her Divas of Doom teammate, Natalya and the duo unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships in a fatal four-way match for the titles at WrestleMania last year. Phoenix currently appears as part of the commentary team on NXT every week.

#3. Mickie James

Mickie James was one of the stand out women Superstars in WWE back in 2006, when she was able to dethrone Trish Stratus as the Women's Champion at WrestleMania 22. Mickie went on to dominate the division for a number of years until she was released from WWE back in 2010.

James worked for several companies following her release from WWE, most notably Impact Wrestling, where she met her future husband Nick Aldis, who is also known as Magnus.

In September 2014, more than four years after James was released from WWE, the star welcomed her first child, a son called Donovan. James returned to screens the following year with both Impact Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling before WWE came calling once again.

James returned to WWE in 2016 as part of a NXT Women's Championship match against Asuka in Toronto, before she then signed with WWE the following year. James has tried, although in vain, to lift her seventh Women's Championship over the past few years.

Reports suggest that James' contract with WWE has recently expired, but the former Champion regularly appears on commentary on WWE Main Event.

#2. Brie Bella

Brie Bella and her sister Nikki Bella have been making headlines all over the world throughout 2020 since the twin sisters are now expecting children at the same time. The Bella Twins were also set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame before the COVID-19 pandemic meant that WWE was forced to cancel this year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Brie's sister Nikki is expecting her first child, but Brie already has a daughter with her husband Daniel Bryan. The couple got married back in 2014 before Brie then revealed that the duo was expecting their first child in 2016. Bella gave birth to Birdie Joe in May 2017 before returning to the ring the following year as part of the Women's Royal Rumble match.

Behind the scenes, videos of the show revealed that Brie Bella was worried about competing in the match since she was still breastfeeding Birdie at the time.

#1. Maryse

Maryse is a former Diva Search contestant as well as a former Divas Champion, but much like Mickie James, she left the company before making her return later. Maryse quit WWE back in 2011 but continued her relationship with The Miz, a relationship that later brought her back to WWE in 2016 when she took her place by his side.

Maryse has mainly returned to the company as on-screen support for her husband but has also stepped in the ring numerous times to face off against real-life couples Nikki Bella and John Cena as well as Brie and Daniel Bryan.

Maryse announced back in 2017 that the couple was expecting their first child, before taking hiatus from the company. The former Champion gave birth to her daughter Monroe in March 2018 before returning to the ring to battle Brie and Daniel Bryan just four months later.

At Elimination Chamber the following year, Maryse announced that the couple was expecting their second child, who arrived in September 2019. Maryse has been seen on WWE TV since but is yet to return to the ring.