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11. Mike & Maria Kanellis

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It's the end of the road in WWE for lovebirds Mike and Maria Kanellis.

Perhaps the only storyline they'll be remembered for is last summer's twisted cuckold-style angle that had Maria taunting a beleaguered Mike for being a poor father for their unborn child. That led Mikey to put himself through hell just to win his wife's affections back. Interesting, if nothing else.

This was Maria's second stab at the promotion too. She'd previously been there between 2004-2010, and rejoined in 2017 with hubby by her side. Things never worked out quite as they planned after that pay-per-view debut at Money In The Bank that year.

It's worth noting that Mike, months after signing a big-money deal with WWE, asked for his release in October 2019. He didn't get it then, but he has now.

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