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There have been several famous on-screen WWE couples over the years and these storylines have interestingly turned into real-life relationships.
The likes of WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon and former World Champion Triple H and even The Miz and Maryse were once part of WWE storylines before real-life relationships began.
In recent years, WWE has tried to continue to push the show to be as close to reality as possible. They have introduced numerous couples into the mix, before splitting them up without much reason.
The following list looks at just five on-screen couples that WWE has decided to split either creatively or due to releases.
#5. Former WWE Superstar Buddy Murphy and Aalyah Mysterio
Buddy Murphy was thrown into a storyline with Seth Rollins when he joined The Messiah as one of his disciples at the beginning of 2020. This led to the duo going on to become RAW Tag Team Champions. They later stepped into a feud with Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik during which they were drafted over to SmackDown.
Rey Mysterio's daughter Aalyah became a recurring character on WWE TV at the time. She would later show that she had some unresolved feelings for Murphy after the couple began messaging each other between shows.
Murphy and Aalyah then became an on-screen couple after the former Cruiserweight Champion left Rollins behind. He also managed to earn the respect of her father Rey Mysterio. After the storyline came to an end in the fall of 2020, Rollins headed off on paternity leave and there was no storyline progression.
Murphy stopped appearing on WWE TV and, when he did make his return, there was no mention of Aalyah. It appears that the company decided to drop the storyline and Aalyah was able to concentrate on her career outside of the ring. Murphy only made a handful of appearances for WWE after the storyline was dropped.
He was released from the company not long afterwards, despite fans pushing for WWE to reunite Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy, who were former NXT Tag Team Champions. Both men were waiting in the wings for creative direction, but the company decided to release them instead.
#4. Former WWE Superstar Enzo Amore and Nia Jax
Nia Jax is a former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion and has recently been part of a storyline relationship with Reginald.
Jax and Reginald went their separate ways a few weeks ago. Reggie later went on to become 24/7 Champion. Before Reginald was promoted to the main roster, Nia Jax was part of an on-screen relationship with former WWE star Enzo Amore.
It was obvious that there was something building between the two stars for a number of weeks before Amore was released from WWE. Jax was then left without a storyline partner for some time.
Their story began with Jax asking Enzo Amore how he was doing backstage. It later developed into a regular part of WWE TV throughout December 2017. The couple even almost kissed under the mistletoe at Christmas before Alexa Bliss interrupted at the crucial moment.
Sadly, following Enzo's release from the company in January 2018, the storyline relationship had to come to an end.
#3. Former WWE Superstar Lana and Liv Morgan
Lana kicked off the new year back in 2020 with her wedding to current WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. It was crashed by fellow WWE Superstar Liv Morgan.
Morgan had been on hiatus for several months before finally returning to drop the bombshell that she was in a relationship with Lana mid-way through her wedding. This then led to several mixed tag matches with Rusev, Liv, Lana and Lashley before the storyline was seemingly forgotten.
Lana and Bobby Lashley went their separate ways when The Almighty realized that MVP could get him everything that he needed and the couple filed for divorce.
Liv later went on to be drafted to SmackDown and was able to reunite The Riott Squad with Ruby Riott before her release. Lana, meanwhile, teamed with Naomi to try to push for a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championships.
Both women spoke out of character regarding the storyline and hoped it would be revisited down the line, but it's unlikely following Lana's recent WWE release.
#2. Former WWE Superstar Ric Flair and Lacey Evans
Ric Flair returned to WWE towards the end of 2020 and was able to catch the eye of The Sassy Southern Belle.
It appeared as though Lacey Evans wanted to learn from The Dirtiest Player in the Game. The fact that this irked his daughter Charlotte came as a bonus. Flair helped Evans out several times in matches. He even helped her to defeat his own daughter before their storyline came to an abrupt conclusion.
Lacey Evans announced her pregnancy on a live episode of Monday Night RAW before leaving. She hasn't returned since and Charlotte later spoke to her father backstage before seemingly sending him home. Whilst the WWE Universe was made aware that Evans' pregnancy was real and this was why the storyline was scrapped, there was no on-screen ending to their story.
Ric Flair's recent surprise WWE release also means that when Lacey Evans does finally make her return, the storyline won't be able to be wrapped up.
#1. WWE Superstars Mandy Rose and Otis
One of the biggest storylines coming out of WWE's first WrestleMania without any fans was the fact that Mandy Rose and Otis finally got together.
After months of Dolph Ziggle and Sonya Deville trying to prevent the pair from being together, Otis and Mandy became a couple.
Otis was also able to go on to win the Money in the Bank ladder match, whilst Rose continued her feud with Sonya Deville. The duo were still part of some interesting backstage segments before it was later revealed that The Miz conspired to have Rose sent over to RAW.
Whilst it was noted at the time that this wouldn't stop the couple from being together, it obviously has since Otis has since turned heel and Mandy Rose is now working on NXT. There was no actual ending to the couple's romance and the duo didn't even get to say goodbye. It was heartbreaking considering how invested in this relationship the WWE Universe was.
