With The Undertaker's 30-year WWE anniversary being celebrated at Survivor Series 2020, it made fans think of others who have had outstanding career longevity. However, there were some stars in pro wrestling who were gone quicker than you can say, "D-Von...GET THE TABLES!"
It could be because their interest fizzled out or it was through a promotion that ended up bombing or because of an incident. Albeit the reason, not all stays in the wrestling world are long and fruitful. Some wrestlers disappear following short runs in WWE, AEW, or Impact, never to be seen in a wrestling ring again.
10 Brianna Sparrey
Brianna Sparrey was one of the most popular independent stars of the late-2010s, known as "Smiley" Kylie Rae who had an infectious personality and strong wrestling educational background that designated very well with fans. Trained by Booker T, Rae made her pro debut in 2016.
Kylie signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019 but requested her release shortly after signing, which was granted. Rae signed with Impact Wrestling in late 2019 but would retire from professional wrestling in 2020 due to ongoing struggles with her mental health. Rae made this announcement weeks after "no-showing" her title match at Bound for Glory 2020.
9 Linda Miles
Linda Miles was the co-winner of season two of Tough Enough along with Jackie Gayda in 2002. Before wrestling, Miles was a collegiate basketball and aspiring WNBA player. Miles made her in-ring debut in the summer of 2002 but would be sent to development for further training.
She was best known for her run from 2003-2004 on SmackDown as the dominatrix "Shaniqua," managing The Basham Brothers who would become WWE Tag Team Champions. Shaniqua received major heel comeuppance such as a Clothesline From Hell from Bradshaw and Stink Faces and a Banzai Drop from Rikishi. Miles left wrestling in 2004 to pursue another career.
8 Andy Leavine
Like Linda Miles, Andy Leavine was another winner of Tough Enough. Before becoming the victor of the 2011 season, Leavine joined WWE's development in 2010 before transitioning to the show. After being announced as the winner of the competition on Raw, he received a slap from Vince McMahon and a Stunner from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Andy would also appear in a backstage segment on Raw with Steve Austin and CM Punk before returning to development; he would never return to WWE television. Leavine was released by WWE in 2012 and would begin working in Puerto Rico where he won championship gold. After suffering a career-threatening injury, Andy last wrestled in 2014.
7 Nidia Guenard
Nidia Guenard was the co-winner of Tough Enough's first season in 2001 along with Maven. Nidia spent some time in development before debuting on SmackDown in the summer of 2002. She began an on-screen relationship with Jamie Noble who would become WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
The two portrayed a "trailer trash" couple that lasted until 2004. Nidia was drafted to Raw that year and a small singles push was attempted to no luck. She was featured regularly as part of the Women's Division but was released from her contract in late 2004. Nidia last wrestled in 2005 before retiring.
6 Živilė Raudonienė (Aksana)
Živilė Raudonienė was a bodybuilder and fitness model before joining WWE in 2009; she was the youngest in the IFBB 1999 Arnold Schwarzenegger Festival and won in the 2009 event. Known as "Aksana" in WWE, she worked in development and also starred on season three of NXT before making her main roster debut in late 2011.
Aksana would become FCW Divas Champion in development but would not win any gold on the main roster. She also was involved in the worst-rated match of the year in 2013 by The Wrestling Observer. Aksana was released in 2014 and has not wrestled since.
5 Rodney Lienhardt
Legitimate childhood friend to Shane McMahon, Rodney Lienhardt first appeared on the Raw before WrestleMania XV as part of a storyline Shane was in. Rodney, as he would become known as, was part of the debuting Greenwich Posse (later renamed Mean Street Posse) that assisted Shane in winning his matches.
Rodney wrestled on WWE television throughout 1999 and 2000 and won the Hardcore Championship at WrestleMania 2000 in a Hardcore Battle Royal. Rodney was sent down to development in 2000 and would be released in 2001 along with the rest of the Posse and would not wrestle again.
4 Stacy Carter (The Kat, Miss Kitty)
Stacy "The Kat" Carter was a big hit for the male audience during the Attitude Era. Kat debuted on Raw in summer of 1999 in a managerial role but also took part in in-ring competition which included a reign as WWF Women's Champion. Kat would also be paired up with Chyna and adopted her look in late '99.
Kat had matches at WrestleMania and SummerSlam in 2000 but would be released in early 2001, resulting in her then-husband Jerry "The King" Lawler to quit the company in support of her; King returned later in the year but Carter never did. Carter wrestled at a few independent shows after her release in 2001. She would also wrestle a few shows in 2010 and one in 2011 which was her last.
3 Ashley Massaro
Ashley Massaro won the 2005 Diva Search and debuted on Raw in the summer of 2005 in an alliance with Trish Stratus. Ashley fought at WrestleMania 23 for the Women's Championship and at WrestleMania 24 in a Playboy-themed match but lost both. Ashley also modeled for Playboy and starred in various reality television shows.
Massaro asked for her release in mid-2008 and was granted it, subsequently retiring from wrestling. However, she would make an appearance on the independent circuit in 2017. Ashley began a career in radio broadcasting in 2018 before tragically passing away in 2019. Her passing devastated the wrestling community; Mick Foley held fundraisers in support of her family.
2 Marc Copani (Muhammad Hassan)
Marc Copani is best known as "Muhammad Hassan" from the Ruthless Aggression Era. Debuting on Raw in 2004, Hassan would be drafted to SmackDown the following year and would enter a rivalry with The Undertaker. Hassan and a team of henchmen performed a graphic assault on Undertaker that aired the same day as the London bombings.
Outrage resulted from SmackDown's sponsors and television network, ultimately resulting in the Hassan character being written off of WWE TV in July 2005 forever. Copani left WWE and wrestling shortly after for a career in education but made a return to independent wrestling in 2018. Copani stated he will never wrestle again.
1 Carmella DeCesare
Not "The Queen of Staten Island" Carmella, but 2004 Divas Search runner-up Carmella DeCeSare. Carmella was usually the subject of insults that sometimes made WWE's then-TV14 rating seem a little generous. Nonetheless, Carmella was one of the finalists for the $250,000 prize but lost to Christy Hemme.
DeCesare starred in reality television and modeled, appearing in notable publications such as Playboy and Sports Illustrated. Carmella had a sanctioned pay-per-view match at Taboo Tuesday in October 2004, losing to Hemme in a Lingerie Pillow Fight. Carmella left wrestling weeks after this match but not before insulting Eugene on a Raw.