10 Wrestlers Who Never Recovered From Their WWE Release
6. Kharma
Amazing Kong was a force of nature on Japan’s women’s wrestling scene, and Awesome Kong goes down as one of the most dominant forces in TNA history, regardless of gender. In her prime, Kong’s size, menace, and powerful moveset made her one of the greatest monster characters in women’s wrestling history. Kong was big, mean, and nasty, and she had the in-ring chops and charisma to back it up.
Her WWE signing should’ve been a home-run for both company and employee, but Kharma never quite worked-out. She signed for WWE in 2011 and made an immediate impact terrorising the Divas division, but became pregnant before having a chance to build-up any real momentum, and wound-up taking some necessary time off.
Tragically, Kharma suffered a miscarriage during her time away from the ring. She fell into a deep depression and wound-up gaining weight and falling out of wrestling shape, and simply wasn’t ready to return to WWE when they needed her back. She was released from her contract in July 2012, and while she’d return to both the indy circuit and TNA, she’s never been able to recover her lost magic.
Mounting back issues have severely diminished her in-ring ability, and Awesome Kong was released from her TNA contract earlier this year after backstage altercation with Reby Sky. Once one of the sport’s most important female athletes, she’s barely a footnote in 2016.