While many female wrestlers decide to go through their entire careers and choose to start a family after they've retired, that isn't the case for everybody. There are many wrestlers who opt to start their families alongside their careers, with talents becoming pregnant while still being active professional wrestlers.

RELATED: Moms With Muscle: 10 Female Wrestlers Who Have KidsThey then start a family and return to the ring, showcasing just how impressive they are physically and mentally. With many top talents starting their lives as moms during their careers, it actually ends up helping to make them more relatable to audiences, who end up being even more impressed by them.

10 Candice LeRae

The most recent example of a wrestler who has announced that they are pregnant while still being an active competitor is Candice LeRae. She has been putting together great work as part of The Way, but her time inside the ring is going to be finished for now.

LeRae announced the news on social media, which was met by an overwhelmingly positive reaction. Her relationship with Johnny Gargano is one that audiences absolutely love, which has only made the announcement even more exciting to people.

9 Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans announced that she was pregnant in 2020 in the midst of her storyline with Charlotte Flair. While it brought her partnership with Ric Flair to an end and finished that angle immediately, it was a great announcement that people were happy to hear.

Evans already has one child which she had prior to joining WWE. However, she is clearly now ready to grow her family once again, which is fantastic news for her.

8 Brandi Rhodes

AEW is still a new company at this point in time, but Brandi Rhodes made history with the company by being the first member of the active roster to become pregnant. She had been getting to compete in the ring properly for the first time, but she and Cody made the decision to start their family.

RELATED: Brandi Rhodes: 10 Of Her Best Instagram PostsThe announcement they made is one that audiences absolutely loved due to how popular they are as a couple. Brandi continued to do work for the company behind the scenes, and is now a proud mother.

7 Sarah Logan

Sarah Logan was working as a member of the Riott Squad when she became pregnant, taking time away from the ring. However, fans haven't been able to truly appreciate her journey due to the fact that she was released by WWE.

It's unclear whether or not Sarah will actually return to the ring down the line, but her career prior to that was impressive, with Logan putting together some good matches and moments.

6 Maria Kanellis

Maria Kanellis actually has two children at this point in her life, and she had both of those during her second spell with WWE. While she wasn't much of an in-ring talent at that point in her life, she was a regular feature on the show with her husband.

RELATED: 10 Backstage Stories About Maria We Can't BelieveThis was particularly true with their second child, with her pregnancy actually becoming a part of the storyline. Maria pretended the child wasn't Mike's on television, but the whole story did end up fizzling out.

5 Kharma

Kharma didn't get to compete for WWE as often as most people had hoped, which is because she announced her pregnancy. This saw her step away from the ring, but she, unfortunately, suffered a miscarriage.

This was a truly difficult time for Kharma, which led to her taking time away from the ring in the long run, as it was something she had to do for her own health. She has since worked around the world, in addition to having a role on the Netflix show, Glow.

4 Rosa Mendes

Rosa Mendes may not have always been a featured member of the roster when she became pregnant, but she was still an active professional wrestler at that stage. Mendes was always someone who brought great character and sass to the show, and her decision to start a family was a great one.

Rosa has since retired from professional wrestling, but she did end up getting pregnant while being an active part of the roster, although there was no big announcement for her like some of the other talents on this list.

3 Mickie James

Mickie James is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, and the fact she was able to make time to become a mother only enhances that. James has had one of the best careers of all time and during that, she had a child with Nick Aldis.

RELATED: 6 Wrestlers Mickie James Loves (& 4 She Doesn’t)Her pregnancy came during her time away from WWE, but she never slowed down working outside of the time when she was actually pregnant, with Mickie being a dedicated pro.

2 Maryse

Maryse's time in the ring came to an end after her first spell with WWE wound down. However, when she returned to work alongside her husband, she became a huge part of the product, with the two of them working well together.

This led to them actually announcing the news on television, with Maryse then leaving in order to rest at home. However, it was the perfect way to wrap up their time together on-screen.

1 Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch is the most famous examples of a wrestler who became pregnant while being an active professional wrestler. She and Seth Rollins took the wrestling world by storm, which fans loved, and when Lynch announced her pregnancy, fans were left feeling very emotional.

Lynch's segment vacating the Raw Women's Championship due to being pregnant was one of the greatest in the history of Monday Night Raw. Lynch is set to return to the ring and the break is something that has only made her popularity surge.

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