TNA Knockout Maria Kanellis-Bennett, announced on her twitter account (@MariaLKanellis) that she plans to leave wrestling soon and will focus on completing her Bachelor's degree in May and then she plans to pursue her Masters degree after that.

Maria currently is the valet of her real-life husband, Mike Bennett.

Before joining TNA/Impact Wrestling earlier this year, Maria spent time in WWE (2004-2010), Ring of Honor (2011-2015).