Last week, former WWE Divas Champion Maryse returned to the WWE realm for a red carpet appearance ahead of the debut of “WWE Raw” on Netflix. However, as Maryse points out, this doesn’t necessarily mean a full-time return will follow.
“As much as we love what we do, the children are now the priority and number one,” Maryse said. PEOPLE. “So we have to give them priority in all aspects. … Especially as a woman, it’s difficult with two children. I can’t travel like I used to (before)… And then I don’t want to.”
“I want to be there for my children. And that’s what makes me happy,” she continued. “I want to go to bed at night and know that I’m in the same house as my kids, so even though I love the business – I miss it – I choose my kids.”
Maryse, now 41, last wrestled at the premium live event WWE Royal Rumble 2022. There, she and her husband Mike “The Miz” Mizanin lost to Beth Phoenix and Adam “Edge” Copeland in mixed tag team action after the latter couple hit a pair of Glam Slams. Before that, Maryse and Miz were in another notable feud with Brie Bella and Daniel Bryan (aka Bryan Danielson) ahead of WWE Hell in a Cell 2018. During this time, Maryse also lost to Bella via disqualification, marking her first singles match in eight years.
While Maryse’s in-ring career seems mostly in the rearview mirror, she and Miz are ready to teach their daughters the ropes if they choose to pursue professional wrestling as a career in the future.
