Failed WWE Romances

Steve Austin And Debra

Formerly known as Debra McMichael, Debra Marshall was married to former Chicago Bears linebacker and pro wrestler Steve McMichael. Debra was a WCW performer from 1995-1998 often working alongside her husband.

After their divorce Debra made her debut in WWE in 1998. Working alongside Jeff Jarett in the Valet/Manager role. The leggy blonde caught the eye of wrestling superstar Stone Cold Steve Austin. The two began dating and were married at the Little White Wedding Chapel, Las Vegas in September 2000.

Debra and Austin Both left the company in 2002, and in June 2002 police were called to their Texas home and found a bruised and bloodied Debra. Austin was subsequently arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault, he pled no contest and was sentenced 1 year probation, community service and was fined. The couple's divorce was finalized in February 2003 after less than 3 years of marriage.

Chris & Nancy Benoit

Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni known by her in-ring names Woman and Fallen Angel, was a professional wrestling valet and manager. In 1997 Woman became engaged to professional wrestler and fellow WCW star Chris Benoit, after their on-screen relationship developed into a real-life affair and resulted in her divorce from another WCW worker Kevin Sullivan.

Nancy was last seen on air as Woman in May 1997. Benoit moved to WWE in 2000 and worked his way to the top of the company with him winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania XX.

Triple H & Chyna

The 9th wonder of the world Chyna (Joanie Laurer) was brought in to the WWE in 1997 as a bodyguard/enforcer for HHH (Paul Levesque) and later became a member of the wildly popular D-Generation X. The couple were also dating in real life, initially opting to keep the relationship secret. They eventually set up home together and remained a couple on screen.

In 2000 HHH was in an on screen relationship and "marriage" with the Stephanie McMahon, daughter of WWE owner Vince. The two then developed feelings in real life and began a relationship. Chyna claims she was one of the very last to find out about the affair after finding love letters from Stephanie in HHH's briefcase. In a radio interview in 2004 HHH claimed that he did not begin dating Stephanie until he and Chyna had been apart for some time. Chyna was up for contract renewals around the same time that she discovered the relationship and according to her, the WWE gave her a lowball offer and she knew the company wanted her gone. WWE on the other hand said that contract negotiations broke down because Chyna was asking for far too much money. Regardless Chyna was done with the WWE.

Eddie & Vickie Guerrero

Vicky Lara and Eddie Guerrero (Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes) were married in April 1990 when Eddie was just getting his start in wrestling as a jobber for WCW.

Their partnership was a turbulent one, with Eddies well documented struggles with drugs and alcohol putting a strain on the relationship. Vicky and Eddie had 2 daughters Shaul and Sherilyn, and Eddie also had daughter Kaylie with another woman during a brief separation from Vickie, but the couple soon reunited and renewed their wedding vows to solidify their relationship.

Eddie was eventually able to battle his demons and became a born again Christian. He was one of the top performers in the WWE and won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania XX. In 2005 Vicky Joined WWE as an on air talent featured in a feud between Eddie and Ray Mysterio.

Goldust And Marlena

Dustin Runnels and Terri Boatright married 1993 when they were both working for WCW, and she took his last name as her own. They had one daughter Dakota who was born in 1994.

Dustin moved to WWE in 1995 after being fired by WCW, it was during this time he created the character "Goldust" a sexually ambiguous, larger than life extension of himself. Terri joined her husband in the WWE in 1996 as Marlena the cigar smoking manager of the "Bizarre one".

The couple divorced in October 1996 after 6 years of marriage amid allegations that Terri left Dustin for Sean Stasiak leaving him broken hearted and alone. Terri countered that Dustin was spreading false rumors about her and that his substance abuse and strained relationship with his father was what really caused problems in the marriage.

Lex Luger & Elizabeth

Following her divorce from Randy Savage, Miss Elizabeth continued to work alongside him in WCW and eventually became part of the NWO. In 1999 Elizabeth became the manager of Lex Luger (Larry Pfhol) a former WWE and current WCW superstar. Despite being released from her WCW contract in 2000 the two continued a real life relationship.

Macho Man And Miss Elizabeth

The late Randy "Macho Man" Savage (Randy Poffo) was synonymous with his on-screen valet Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Heulette), who managed him for the majority of his career. Beautiful, ladylike and demure, Elizabeth was the perfect foil for the larger than life Savage.

Miss Elizabeth was introduced to the WWE universe as Savage's manager in 1985 and the "First Lady of Professional Wrestling" was a big hit, softening Savage's bad-guy persona, and giving the promotion a long-running angle where the Macho Man defended her "honor" against a smitten George "The Animal" Steele, Hulk Hogan, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, etc.

The unofficial first couple of wrestling publicly tied the knot in the "Match Made in Heaven" at SummerSlam in 1991, although in real life they had been married since 1984. The couple met whilst Elizabeth was working as a camera operator for her fathers television station which hosted events for International Championship wrestling, run by Angelo Poffo, Macho Mans' father.

Savage and Miss Elizabeth divorced in 1992, Savage announced the divorce in an open letter to the fans stating "The divorce is nobody's fault". The couple they remained an on-screen pair from a business standpoint following Savage's departure from WWE to WCW in the mid-90's.

Matt Hardy & Lita

Who could forget the Maury Povich-like romance between former WWE Diva Lita (Amy Dumas) and Matt Hardy? The two dated in real life and then on screen when Lita served as manager for the Hardy Boyz. The two first met in January 1999 and began dating a few months later, setting up home together in North Carolina after Lita joined the WWE in 2000.

In February 2005 Matt Hardy discovered that Lita had been engaged in a months long affair with fellow WWE superstar Edge (Adam Copeland) who was married at the time. The affair had begun whilst Matt had been inactive at home recovering from a knee injury.

Hardy made this information public knowledge which then led to Hardy being fired by the company for unprofessional behaviour. WWE later attempted to capitalize on the drama by bringing Hardy back to the company to feud with Edge, turning the real-life situation into a story-line.

CM Punk And Beth Phoenix

So what does the CM in CM Punk really stand for? Some say Chicago Made others say Cookie Monster, but one suggestion that seems to ring very true is Chick Magnet.

Punk has one of the more impressive dating resumes in all of wrestling, Daffney, Traci Brooks, Maria Kannelis, and Lita (twice). However unlike other punk relationships it seems this one in particular ended acrimoniously. In 2011 rumors surfaced that CM Punk (Phillip Brooks) was dating fellow WWE superstar and talented in ring worker "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix (Elizabeth Kocianski Carolan). Punk began being regularly photographed with Phoenix and in the November 2011 issue of Maxim a feature article on Punk confirmed Phoenix as his real-life girlfriend. It was rumored that Phoenix was moved from Smackdown to Raw to just to keep Punk happy.

However something clearly went wrong. Punk has rarely commented on his personal relationships, but he was not shy when it came to talking about the breakdown of his relationship with Phoenix, calling her a "Douche bag" and a "flake" during an interview with an Arizona radio station. Phoenix never publicly responded to Punks comments and retired from wrestling in 2012.

Sunny & Skip

"What Sunny wants Sunny Gets". Heralded as the original diva, Sunny (Tammy Lynn Sytch) rocketed to fame in the WWE after joining the organization in 1995. Sunny was paired with her real life boyfriend Skip (Chris Candido) they were known collectively as the bodydonnas. High school sweethearts, Candido started training for wrestling at age 14 and Tammy was a childhood fan. They seemed perfectly matched for one another.

Candido left WWE for ECW and by mid 1997 Sunny was actively cheating on Chris, having a 7 month affair with Shawn Michaels. It is rumored that Michaels wanted to pursue a proper relationship and settle down with Sunny, however she claims that she chose to try and make things work with Candido and ended the relationship with Michaels.

Sunny was released from WWE in 1998 amid rumors of substance abuse and backstage problems with rising star Sable. Joining Chris in ECW they then signed for WCW before drug issues saw them leave after just a few months.