Maria Kanellis: Difference between revisions

 

=== Return to WWE (2017–2020) ===

 

On June 18, 2017, Kanellis returned to WWE alongside her husband Mike Kanellis in his WWE debut at [[Money in the Bank (2017)|Money in the Bank]], establishing the Kanellis couple as [[heel (professional wrestling)|heels]] for the first time in Maria's WWE career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2017-07-18/article/mike-kanellis-def-sami-zayn|title=Mike Kanellis def. Sami Zayn|first=Ryan|last=Pappolla|work=WWE.com|publisher=[[WWE]]|location=[[Stamford, Connecticut]]|date=July 18, 2017|access-date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=July 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720190916/http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2017-07-18/article/mike-kanellis-def-sami-zayn|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Kanellis"/><ref name="MITB2017">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=6/18 Powell's WWE Money in the Bank Live Review: Men's and Women's MITB ladder matches, Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship, Naomi vs. Lana for the Smackdown Women's Championship, The Usos vs. New Day for the Smackdown Tag Titles|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/06/18/618-powells-wwe-money-bank-live-review-mens-womens-mitb-ladder-matches-jinder-mahal-vs-randy-orton-wwe-championship-naomi-vs-lana-smackdown-womens-championship-th/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=June 18, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2017|archive-date=June 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627150925/http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/06/18/618-powells-wwe-money-bank-live-review-mens-womens-mitb-ladder-matches-jinder-mahal-vs-randy-orton-wwe-championship-naomi-vs-lana-smackdown-womens-championship-th/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the July 18 episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', Maria helped Mike defeat [[Sami Zayn]] in his WWE debut match.<ref>{{cite web|title=Powell's WWE Smackdown Live Hit List: AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin and Kevin Owens, Charlotte vs. Becky Lynch, Jinder Mahal shows off the Punjabi Prison|url=http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/07/19/powells-wwe-smackdown-live-hit-list-aj-styles-shinsuke-nakamura-vs-baron-corbin-kevin-owens-charlotte-vs-becky-lynch-jinder-mahal-shows-off-punjabi-prison/|last=Powell|first=Jason|date=July 19, 2017|work=ProWrestling.net|access-date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=July 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719215016/http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/07/19/powells-wwe-smackdown-live-hit-list-aj-styles-shinsuke-nakamura-vs-baron-corbin-kevin-owens-charlotte-vs-becky-lynch-jinder-mahal-shows-off-punjabi-prison/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, Kanellis went on a leave of absence from WWE, following her pregnancy announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/mike-maria-kanellis-wwe-pregnancy/|title=WWE Couple Announces Pregnancy|date=September 25, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063142/https://www.thesportster.com/wrestling/mike-maria-kanellis-wwe-pregnancy/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 22, 2018, at the ''[[WWE Raw 25 Years|25th Anniversary of Raw]]'', a visibly pregnant Maria was honored as part of a segment involving women considered legends that contributed to the company's success, including [[The Bella Twins]] ([[Brie Bella|Brie]] and [[Nikki Bella|Nikki]]), [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse]], [[Kelly Kelly]], [[Lilian Garcia]], [[Torrie Wilson]], [[Michelle McCool]], [[Terri Runnels]], and [[WWE Hall of Fame]]rs [[Jacqueline Moore|Jacqueline]] and [[Trish Stratus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=114976&p=2|title=WWE RAW 25 REPORT: MEMORIES, IC TITLE MATCH, LEGENDS, AND MORE|last=Trionfo|first=Richard|date=January 22, 2018|work=PWInsider|access-date=October 29, 2018|archive-date=October 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016203312/https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=114976&p=2|url-status=live}}</ref>