10 Wrestlers WWE Fired For Stupid Reasons
5. Dawn Marie
Becky Lynch recently received a ton of goodwill from WWE outlets on social media for falling pregnant and aiming to start a family with fellow wrestler Seth Rollins. Everyone gushed over Bex internally, and that had to feel good. One Dawn Marie didn't get the same treatment back in 2005.
She was cast out for daring to get preggers.
It's true. Marie was released from her contract once WWE management learned that she was with child, and the legal fallout from this decision was rather nasty for all involved. Dawn, who was rightly appalled that her employer would be so cold, had already been placed on maternity leave when she was told she was a goner.
In 2006, Marie decided to file a lawsuit against WWE with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She alleged that the firing had caused serious mental stress at a time when she didn't exactly need that; things were settled out of court in 2007.