Stephanie McMahon is a retired pro wrestler in her own right. Not only did she perform for WWE for eight years, but she's currently the chief brand officer (CBO) of WWE and works with Raw, NXT, and SmackDown. She transitioned into business after retiring from professional wrestling, which isn't a surprise given that she hails from the McMahon wrestling family and married a pro wrestler both on-screen and in real life.
Which male WWE star managed to snag Stephanie McMahon as their bride? None other than Paul "Triple H" Levesque, who retired from wrestling in 2022 after working with WWE and associated brands since 1992. The pair met and began dating after AWWE combined their storylines into a scripted romance in 200, later getting engaged on Valentine's Day in 2003 and marrying in October of the same year. The couple share three daughters: Aurora, Murphy, and Vaughn.
John Cena is one of the best-known professional wrestlers of all time and is highly regarded for his performances in the WWE. In fact, he's tied with Rick Flair for holding the most world championship reigns in the history of pro wrestling. Aside from wrestling, Cena exploded his entertainment career by acting and rapping in Hollywood on top of granting the most wishes (650) for the Make-A-Wish foundation. As for his acting career, he's best known for F9 and playing Peacemaker in 2021'sThe Suicide Squad.
John Cena famously proposed to Nikki Bella during WrestleMania 33 in April 2017, but their relationship fell through in 2018 allegedly over Cena refusing to have children. He's had one previous serious relationship with Elizabeth Huberdeau, whom he divorced in 2012. Currently, he's married to Shay Shariatzadeh, whom he met in 2019 during Playing with Fire in Vancouver, where Shay works as an engineer.
Rena "Sable" Greek is a model, actress, and retired pro wrestler who performed in WWE for eight years. She made a name for herself in WWE long before she married Brock Lesnar as the second-ever WWF Women's Champion! Unfortunately, she accused the brand of sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions in 2004. Aside from wrestling, Sable is also a successful model, appearing on Playboy's cover three times. In fact, her 1999 issue is one of the highest-selling prints in Playboy history, according to Slam! Sports. Plus, she appeared in both TV series and the film Corky Romano.
Sable has entertained a few husbands in her time, including multiple pro wrestlers. Former boxer and pro wrestler Marc Mero was her second husband before divorcing him in 2004. Currently, Sable is married to wrestling legend Brock Lesnar, the only person to hold all heavyweight championship titles in WWE, UFC, NJPW, and the NCAA. They called off their engagement once in 2005 before getting engaged again in 200 and marrying later that year. They share two sons — Turk and Duke — who they raise in Maryfield, Saskatchewan.
Michelle McCool is a retired professional wrestler best known for her time as a four-time WWE Champion. Before joining the WWE after participating in the 2004 WWE Diva Search, McCool taught middle school in Florida, an experience that she incorporated into her wrestling persona. In 2010, Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked McCool #1 on their Female 50 list, and she later retired that same year.
McCool first married her high-school sweetheart Jeremy Alexander, but they divorced in 2006. Luckily for her, the divorce allowed McCool to marry fellow WWE Champion Mark "The Undertaker" Calaway in 2010. Calaway is considered one of the greatest pro wrestlers in history after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022. They share one child— daughter Kaia — who was born in August 2012. Calway has two previous wives — Jodi Lynn and Sara Frank — and three children from those marriages.
Katie Forbes — currently signed with IMPACT Wrestling — had her wrestling debut back in 2015. Nicknamed either "The All Natural" or "Bombshell," she's known for her "Anaconda" entrance music and signature Samoan drop moves. NOt only is she a River City Wrestling champion, but she secured a Continental Wrestling Entertainment title as well.
Belgian-Polish wrestler Rob Van Dam first married Sonia Delbeck in 1998 before separating years later in 2015 and divorcing in 2018. Just a year after the separation, Szatkowski began a romantic partnership with Katie Forbes and finally proposed just in time for a 2021 marriage. Not only has Van Dam ranked #1 pro wrestler by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, but he secured the honor of "Most Popular Wrestler" two years in a row.
For some fans, David Bautista is best known for his acting roles as Drax the Destroyer in the Marvel Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy franchises. For others, he's a professional wrestling champion. Bautista worked in the WWE for about eleven years. When performing with the WWF, he competed under the name "Batista" and became a six-time world champion! Unfortunately, his romantic life hasn't been as successful as his professional life.
In 1990, Bautista married Glenda and had two daughters with her — Keilani and Athena. But they divorced in 1998. That same year, he married a woman named Angie, had one son named Oliver, and divorced in 2006. As for the competitive pole dancer Sarah Jade, Bautista married her in October 2015 before recently separating in 2019. While his many wives might not have worked out, he managed to have two grandchildren before the age of 40! That's an accomplishment, right?
Hulk Hogan needs no introduction, but we'll talk about him anyway. Born Terry Eugene Bollea, Hulk Hogan is widely referred to by his ring name Hulk Hogan from his time wrestling worldwide. As the most popular wrestler of the 1980s, he's notorious for holding the longest reign in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship while adopting the "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan persona. During his wrestling career, Hogan dabbled in other entertainment avenues, including mainstream acting. From Rocky III to No Hold's Barred, he's as much a Hollywood icon as anyone else.
This is one of the few instances in which a wrestler's first wife is more famous than their second. Hogan married Linda Claridge in December 1983. They share two children, Brook and Nick. But their celebrity marriage fell apart after the National Enquirer published a story that Hogan had an affair with Christiane Plante in 2007 while he was filming Hogan Knows Best. Linda filed for divorce that same year and publicly announced her decision in 2008. In his biography, Hogan denied the allegations, saying Linda was always suspicious of his female friendships. Hogan married for a second time in 2010 to Jennifer McDaniel, but they also ended up divorced as recently as February 2022.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is best known for his career as an actor from his debut in The Scorpion King to the lead in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. However, he didn't begin his Hollywood career as an actor. In fact, he's regarded as one of the greatest pro wrestlers in history! Before his wrestling career, The Rock played college football and aspired to move on to pro football, but he was destined for wrestling from the start. As a member of the legendary Anoa'i wrestling family, he easily scored a WWE contract in '96. So, who is the woman who managed to woo The Rock for life?
Johnson had one previous marriage with bodybuilder and producer Dany Garcia, sharing one daughter together. However, their divorce was finalized in 2008. Luckily, he found his forever match in Lauren Hashian — daughter of famous drummer Sib Hashian — whom he met on the set of The Game Plan in 2006. They finally married during a Hawaiian ceremony in 2019 after bringing two daughters into the world. They currently live in Los Angeles but also own a farm in Virginia. Johnson's daughter Simone from his first marriage announced in 2020 that she is continuing the wrestling legacy of her family after signing a contract with WWE.
Jerry "The King" Lawler is a legend in the professional wrestling community despite not performing as a commentator or wrestler since 2020. Before joining WWE, he won multiple championships, including many international heavyweight titles. While he's held more championships than any other wrestler and is featured in the WWE Hall of Fame, he's never won any WWE titles.
Lawler's romantic life is long, messy, and confusing. Before marrying Lauryn Laine McBride, he had marriages with three women: Kay Lawler, Paula Lawler, and Stacy Carter. Lawler began dating his current partner Lauryn in 2011 and caused quite the stir because she's 39 years his junior. They caused an even bigger stir when the couple was arrested for domestic assault against each other, resulting in Lawler's indefinite suspension from WWE.
Ric Flair is a legend in the pro wrestling world. With a career spanning nearly 40 years and regarded as the greatest wrestler of all time, he's bound to have an interesting love life. Over the course of his 70-year life, Ric Flair has married and divorced five women: Leslie Goodman, Elizabeth, Harrell, Tiffany VanDemark, Jackie Beems, and Wendy Barlow. Summarizing the downfall of every Flair marriage would take hours, so we're merely focusing on his most recent pursuit, Wendy Barlow.
Flair married his fifth wife Wendy in September 2018 in Florida. Barlow was lovingly known as his valet "maid Fifi" in the WCW, which is where the pair met in 1993. On January 31, 2022, Flair announced that he and Barlow have separated with a Twitter post, reading, "After Taking Some Time Apart, Wendy And I Have Decided To Go Our Separate Ways. Please Respect Our Privacy & Our Families During This Time! I Will Love & Cherish All Of Our Memories Together Forever, And I Will Forever Be Thankful For All She Has Done To Make My Life Better!"
Elizabeth Copeland is professionally known as Beth Phoenix for her work wrestling and commentating in the WWE. As a WWE Divas Champion and three-time Women's Champion, Phoenix has more than enough credibility as a wrestler to separate her from her husband Adam "Edge" Copeland. She shouldn't be overshadowed! But it makes sense why people might think she's a regular old WWE WAG because Edge is such a legendary wrestler himself.
Phoenix married the WWE Hall-of-Famer in 2016, but that's not where their love story began. Previously, the pair were married to other people, with Phoenix in a relationship with Joey Knight and Edge involved with Sean Morley (aka Val Venis), Lisa Ortiz, and — controversially — Amy "Lita" Dumas. Despite Edge's affair with Lita, Phoenix went on to date him in 2011, have two children with him in 2013 and 2016, and officially marry in October 2016.
Kurt Angle is a 13-time world champion wrestler who made a name for himself in the WWE, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and as an Olympic gold medalist. Angle started his career in collegiate wrestling at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, winning everything from NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight Champion twice to gold medals at freestyle wrestling championships after graduation. He was named "Wrestler of the Decade" in the 2000s by Wrestling Observer Newsletter and was dubbed "the most gifted all-around performer we have ever had step into a ring" by former opponent John Cena.
As for Angle's romantic life, he first married Karen Smedly in 1998 before undergoing a divorce in September 2008 that Karen initiated. They share two children together. This failed romance didn't discourage Angle from going on the prowl for a new companion, however. In 2010, rumors spread that he was engaged to model Giovanna Yannotti who's 19 years younger than him. The pair married in 2012 one year after the birth of their first daughter. Currently, they share three biological children and one adopted. Yannotti frequently dotes on her husband via Instagram.
Christopher Irvine — popularly known as Chris Jericho — is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the history of the sport according to journalists and industry specialists. As a six-time world champion within both WWF and WWE, as well as the 2008 Superstar of the Year, it's clear that he deserves the title. After retiring from WWE in 2018, he became an IWGP Intercontinental Champion with the New Japan Pro-Wrestling league, becoming the first wrestler to hold both WWE and IWGP championship titles. But it isn't all about Jericho. Who is his lovely wife?
On July 20, 2000, Jericho married Jessica Lockhart at St. Charles Country Club, which led Jericho to tattoo his ring finger with his wife's name. The pair first met through the WCW wrestler Glenn "Disco" Gilberti at an after-night party. According to Jericho's autobiography A Lion's Tale, he was "enchanted" when he first saw Lockhart. Currently, they share three children — one son Ash and twin daughters Sierra and Cheyenne — who they raise at their home in Odessa, Florida. On top of three human children, Jericho and Lockhart share three cats.
Galina Becker is the wife of Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i, who is also referred to as his wrestling persona "The Big Dog." Reigns hails from the Anoa'i wrestling family who no doubt helped him become the currently undisputed world champion of WWE. But before he joined wrestling, Anoa'i was a professional football player with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars. As for his wife, she has a degree in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently works as a fitness model.
Other than her fitness modeling career, Becker also proved her aptitude for athletics in high school and college where she competed in hurdles and high jumping. The pair first met at university in Georgia while Galina competed in track and field while Roman played football. After dating for a bit, they were engaged in 2012 and married on Disney's Castaway Cay island in the Bahamas two years later. They currently share five kids, including a daughter and two sets of twins.
Collette Foley is best known for her work as an actress on WWE Raw in 1993, Deadbeats in 1996, and Holy Foley in 2016. She first met her fighter husband Mick Foley while she was modeling and supporting WWE. The pair married in 1992 and jumpstarted Collette's acting career with WWE Raw a year later. Plus, Collette appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap in 2012 alongside her husband and actor couple Anonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Nunes.
Since retiring from professional wrestling in 2012, Mick Foley AKA "The Hardcore Legend" has pursued countless careers, including acting, writing, and commentating. This four-time world champion continues to work with WWE as an ambassador under the Legends program. Foley and his wife raise their four children — Dewey, Noelle, Mickey, and Hughie — together and occasionally appear in their sons' YouTube videos.
Third-generation legacy wrestler, actor, and stuntman Randy Orton is currently regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time for his stellar performances with WWE, including the Raw brand. In fact, he became the youngest ever WWE world champion ever after winning the World Heavyweight Championship at just 24 years old. So, who did this all-star wrestler decide to marry?
On September 21, 2007, Randy Orton married Samantha Speno and had a daughter with her; although, the pair eventually separated in 2012 and officially divorced a year later. Currently, Orton is married to Kimberly Kessler. As a former member of his fan club, Kessler caught Orton's attention and got married in November 2015. The pair share one daughter together whom they raise at their home in St. Charles, Missouri. Kim is primarily known as a socialite.
Crystal Jacobs gained popularity thanks to her relationship with famed wrestler Glenn "Kane" Thomas. While she's largely overshadowed by her WWE husband, Crystal keeps herself busy with her own pursuits. After high school, Crystal pursued a degree in Psychology and successfully went on to achieve her Master's in Psychology. After college, she worked as a counselor before co-founding an insurance agency.
Kane and Crystal married on August 23, 1995. Even though Kane is not Crystal's first husband or father figure to her children, she's managed to keep her current relationship going strong for nearly two decades! They raised their two daughters Arista and Devan together and are proud grandparents to two grandchildren.
Paul "Big Show" Wight first appeared in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Giant before joining WWE up until 2021 as "The Big Show." While he found success as a professional wrestler, Wight also dabbles in mainstream Hollywood acting. From films like Jingle All the Way to Netflix sitcoms, he really made a name for himself in the entertainment industry. So much so that he can support his three children as well as his wife Bess.
Big Show met his current wife Bess Katramados while he was married to his first wife Melissa Ann Piavas. His first marriage fell into shambles in 200 and they officially divorced in 2002, but he wasn't discouraged from love. In February 2002 — just five days after divorcing Piavas — Wight married Katramados. Katramados and Wight share two children together, not including Wight's daughter from his first marriage.
Third-generation fighter Natalya Neidhard is a Canadian-American pro wrestler currently signed with the WWE SmackDown. Not only is she a WWE Women's Tag Team Champion, but she's a two-time women's world champion for the Divas Championship and SmackDown Women's Championship. Plus, she broke three Guinness World Records during her career: most pay-per-view appearances, most matches, and most wins.
Natalya's match with former wrestler and current WWE producer Theodore "TJ" Wilson AKA Tyson Kidd has been destined since childhood. The pair have known each other since Natalya was 12 years old but they officially started dating in November 2001 when she was 19. Twelve years later, the pair held a wedding that was featured on the first season of Total Divas.
Brandi Reed AKA Brandi Rhodies is a jack of all trades in the entertainment industry. From professional wrestling and figure skating to modeling and working as a television anchor, she deserves every drip of stardom she has. On top of wrestling, Brandi is known for her work as the Chief Brand Officer (CBO) of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
In September 2013, Brandi married fellow wrestler Cody Rhodes with whom she shares one child. Cody is currently signed with WWE under their Raw brand, but he's also known for his time in AEW where he was TNT Champion three times and served as executive vice president. He is also known for his time in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he was the inaugural and record three-time AEW TNT Champion and also served as an executive vice president. Unfortunately, after failed renegotiations, Rhodes stepped down as EVP, forcing both him and his wife to abandon AEW wrestling in 2022.
Wanda Ferraton is the wife of professional wrestler, actor, and former football player Bill Goldberg. The pair first met on the set of Santa's Slay where Ferraton worked as stunt double. Later in April 2005, they officially married and lived together in California. In 2019, they moved to Boerne, Texas, with their son Gage. Now that we know about Wanda, what is Goldberg's life all about?
Goldberg is best known for his work with the WCW and WWE wrestling brands, but that's not the only thing he's successful at. He rose to stardom during the wrestling boom during the late '90s and early 2000s, credited with inventing the spear finishing move. It's hard to imagine him as an actor with all of those wrestling titles under his belt, yet he was able to break into the industry in 1999 for the film Universal Soldier: The Return.
Forget CM Punk, AJ Mendez is the star of this show! This retired pro wrestler is best known for her time in WWE as "AJ Lee" and is currently a lead producer for the WOW — Women of Wrestling franchise. She started her wrestling career in 2007 in New Jersey before signing with WWE in 2009. AJ went on to secure the Divas Championship title three times, holding the title for the longest time in history (406 days). Her success as a wrestler allowed AJ to publish a memoir about her life in 2017 titled Crazy Is My Superpower.
AJ married her wrestling soul mate Phil "CM Punk" Brooks on June 13, 2014. They currently live in Chicago and largely remain silent about their personal lives. However, it can be assumed they met due to WWE. In fact, they were first caught out on the town as a couple in 2013 during a Chicago Cubs game where they were spotted on the jumbotron. The outing was quite scandalous given that many believed CM Punk was dating fellow WWE wrestler Lita.
Jeff Hardy is best known for his work as a professional wrestler rather than his music, but he tries his best in both realms. He's currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) though is celebrated for his WWE and Total Nonstop Action (TNA) career. Radio station Talksport dubbed Hardy "one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time" due to his daring maneuver and risk-taking instincts in the ring, especially when performing with his brother Matt Hardy for their tag team The Hardy Boyz.
Hardy met Beth Britt in 1999 soon after winning the WWF Tag Team Championship with his brother for The Hardy Boyz. To celebrate the win, Jeff and Matt went clubbing in North Carolina and met Beth. The couple brought two daughters into the world before marrying on March 9, 2011. Britt currently works as a housewife and mother.
Cody Lopez primarily goes by the name Seth Rollins due to his persona wrestling for the WWE called Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Currently signed for the WWE for the Raw brand specifically, he's won four world championship titles. Before WWE, however, Rollins performed under the name Tyler Black for Ring of Honor (ROH) where he won the 2009 Survival of the Fittest tournament title. Plus, he's the only wrestler in history to hold all three WWE titles (WWE, Universal, and NXT Championships) at once.
As for Rollins's love life, it's been a bit messy. After posting nude photographs of his girlfriend Zahra Schreiber to his social media in 2015, and (allegedly) his then-fiancée posting revenge porn of Rollins to her Twitter, both of his relationships fell apart. Things started to look up for Rollins after he started dating fellow wrestler Rebecca Quin AKA Becky Lynch in 2019, soon getting engaged in August of that year. Their first child, Roux, was born that December and the couple finally tied the knot in June 2021.
Brianna Monique Danielson AKA Brie Bella is a professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as an ambassador, but she made a name for herself wrestling for the franchise alongside her twin Nikki in 2007, debuting as "The Bella Twins." She's the first twin in history to win the title of WWE Divas Champion and is a Hall of Famer for WWE with Nikki.
As for Bella's husband, Bryan Danielson (better known for his ring name Daniel Bryan) has won numerous wrestling titles over the course of his career. From Japanese circuit tournaments to WWE championships, Bryan has seemingly done it all. The pair dated for three years after meeting on WWE and married in April 2014. Once Bryan retired from wrestling in 2016, Bella followed in his footsteps to have two children with him.
Chelsea Green is a Canadian professional wrestler, model, and stuntwoman who's currently signed with Impact Wrestling. Unique for her profession she currently performs under her real name; however, she went by Laurel Van Ness during her debut. From Ring of Honor to WWE, Green's traversed every wrestling circuit. Plus, she dabbled in mainstream acting as Reklusa on the Lucha Underground TV series.
Green began dating the pro wrestler Matt Cardona AKA Zack Ryder in 2017. The pair finally announced their engagement on Green's 28th birthday in April 2019 after two years of dating. They later married in Vegas on New Year's 2021 in the midst of the pandemic... Go big or go home!
Bret Hart is another legendary WWE wrestler who managed to marry a woman perfectly suited for his lifestyle... on the third time around. First, he married Julie Smadu who fathered four of his children. They separated in 1998 and started a four-year pattern of breaking up and reuniting until finally divorcing in 2002. Later in 2007, he divorced another woman named Cinzia Rota after a short-lived romance. He met his current wife Stephanie Washington in 2010, and their romance was controversial due to a large age gap.
Bret Hart is currently retired from pro wrestling but was credited with bettering the reputation of wrestling in the early '90s and popularizing the sport for the masses. According to Sky Sports, Hart is "one of, if not the greatest, to have ever graced the squared circle." Most people would agree!
Matt Hardy is the brother of Jeff Hardy who performed together as a WWF tag team "The Hardy Boyz." Despite currently performing for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), he's best known for his time with the WWE — specifically the tag team championships. "The Hardy Boyz" won the WWE World Tag Team Championship 14 times in total, making them one of the best teams in WWE history. But does Matt have similar success in his love life as his happily married brother?
Hardy was once in a long-term relationship with wrestler Amy "Lita" Dumas after meeting at the NWA Mid-Atlantic show in 1999, but they broke up after six years once Lita's affair with wrestler Adam "Edge" Copeland was discovered. Fortunately, Hardy discovered his one true love in wrestler Rebecca Reyes who performs under the name Reby Sky. She's best known for her modeling career and appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling for three years. The pair married in October 2013 and share four children, three sons and one daughter.
Brian Myers performed for the WWE between 2006 and 2020 under the persona Curt Hawkins, securing an impressive WrestleMania win after a 269-match losing streak with his tag team featuring Zack Ryder. In October 2015, he married dedicated girlfriend Lizzie Karcher and went on to father two daughters with her, McKenzie and Madison. MyersMyers' wife is a huge supporter of his wrestling pursuits and was devastated when her husband was let go of his WWE contract due to COVID. She shared her thoughts and worries on her personal blog in 2020, writing:
"On Wednesday, April 15th, Brian was released from his WWE contract.... There is so much uncertainty in the world, it's terrifying.... I went from being scared of my husband coming home from work with the Coronavirus to days later him getting fired. One thing I can say, I'm so proud of how he held it together.... Most importantly, my fellow wrestler wives who are going through this as well. It makes it easier to have people who can relate to you on a personal level for a minute during a s---ty time. It feels like we're all in the same boat together, all rooting for one another and it almost feels like therapy talking to each other."
Catherine "Lana" Perry has worked in everything from professional wrestling to modeling, acting, and singing. She's best known for her WWE wrestling career, debuting as a manager in 2013 and later as a wrestler in 2016. Before her WWE days, he joined a girl group titled No Means Yes as "C.J." and released on a single before disbanding in 2010. Before marrying her current husband, Lana dated football player Isaiah Mustafa, but she found her wrestling soulmate in Miroslav "Miro" Barnyashev in 2016.
Miro is Bulgarian by birth and currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) performing as Miro. With AEW, he's a one-time TNT Champion. More impressively, he sported a decade-long career with WWE as Rusev, securing the title of being the one and only Bulgarian wrestler to perform under the brand. Miro currently lives with Lana in their Nashville home.
