5 real-life WWE couples who called off their engagements

Several famous WWE couples have called off their engagements over the past few years.

Nikki Bella and John Cena are probably the most famous WWE couple to end their engagement. Despite being together for several years, they broke up only a few weeks before their wedding. Alexa Bliss and Buddy Murphy were also another WWE couple who called off their engagement just a year after the announcement.

Meanwhile, several other WWE couples have also followed in their footsteps and called off their engagements in the past few years. While some disclosed the reasons behind their breakup, others kept them private.

Here are five WWE couples who called off their engagements.

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#5. Former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley and Kristal Marshall

Kristal Marshall joined Vince McMahon's company in 2005. Two years later, she started dating former WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. The couple welcomed their first son, Myles, in 2008. However, they split in April 2010, a few months before Marshall gave birth to their second child, Naomi.

Over the past few years, a few reports have suggested that Lashley and Marshall were married. Nevertheless, the former Diva Search contestant denied these rumors, revealing that they were only engaged.

"I have never been married in all of my adult life. My name is Kristal Marshall. It has always been Kristal Marshall. I've never been married. We were engaged. We had a very long engagement. We've had two kids together, but there was no wedding. That didn't happen and I don't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing. It just didn't happen," she said on the Noonan Speaks podcast.

Marshall spent nearly two years in WWE between 2005 and 2007. She also worked for a few months with her ex-fiancé in IMPACT Wrestling (FKA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) before retiring in 2010.

Meanwhile, The Almighty is now active on Monday Night RAW. The 45-year-old is currently out of action due to injury.

#4. Former WWE Superstars Dawn Marie and Simon Diamond

Simon Diamond and Dawn Marie first met on the independent circuit. The couple remained friends for a while before kicking off their romantic relationship in 1998.

In an interview with SmashWrestling.com in 2000, Dawn Marie stated that Diamond was her biggest inspiration in life and supported her in her wrestling career.

"Personally Simon (Diamond) has been there through everything. This profession is very difficult at times and you tend to bring it home with you. If it was for Simon's support and guidance I don't know if I would still be in the business. (...) I met him on the Indies and when I went to ECW we realized that there was more to our relationship then we thought. My biggest inspiration in my life is my boyfriend. He is very supportive of me and my choices. He gives me strength when I need it and he gives me advice when I seek it. He understands my career because he is in it and this makes it a lot easier for me," she said.

In the same interview, Dawn Marie disclosed that she and Diamond were planning to tie the knot by the end of the year. However, they did not. Instead, they remained engaged for a few years before splitting in 2005.

In an interview with Rob Feinstein, the 51-year-old revealed why her relationship with Diamond fell apart.

"I was on the road 275 days (...) now because of that work and because of the schedule at WWE, I was never home. I'd come home Wednesday afternoon and sometimes I'd leave on Friday. So then, when Pat (Diamond) got his job at TNA, he would leave Wednesday morning. So basically he would literally drop the car off on Wednesday morning. I would pick it up so we didn't pay for double parking (...) that would ruin the best of relationships," she said.

In 1998, Diamond competed in a few matches in WWE. He also wrestled in two bouts the following year. The 53-year-old's last WWE match came in July 2002 when he defeated Johnny Swinger in a dark match on Velocity.

Earlier in 2002, Dawn Marie signed a contract with Vince McMahon's company. She spent nearly three years in the company before leaving in 2005.

#3. WWE Superstar Paige and Alberto Del Rio

After ending her engagement to guitarist Kevin Skaff in early 2016, former Divas Champion Paige got engaged to former WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio later that same year. The 29-year-old was the one who proposed to her boyfriend at a wrestling event.

Paige later posted a photo of her proposal on her Instagram account. In the caption, she described her relationship with Del Rio as "unbreakable."

"When you have something that's unbreakable. You keep it. Never have I loved someone so much in my life. Thanks for the love you give me. You're my world," she wrote.

Despite this, the couple called off their engagement in 2017. Del Rio later revealed why he and Paige decided to part ways.

"We decided to end our relationship because she’s in Orlando, I’m in San Antonio and now she’s back on the road and the schedule over there is non-stop. And my schedule is non-stop with my pro wrestling shows, my projects and stuff with Telemundo-Mexico TV Azteca, calendar, charity events and all that stuff. So we were not seeing each other (...) I couldn’t go to Orlando because I have three little kids and I was coming home two or three days. And I had to choose between going to Orlando or staying with my kids. So, of course, I decided to stay with my kids. We decided to end our relationship," he said on Konnan's podcast.

Del Rio currently competes on the independent circuit. Meanwhile, Paige retired from in-ring action in 2018 due to injury. Nevertheless, she is still under contract with WWE. The Anti-Diva last appeared on WWE television nearly two years ago.

#2. WWE Hall of Famers Chyna and X-Pac

Chyna joined WWE in 1997 and spent nearly four years in the company before leaving in 2001. Two years later, the former Women's Champion started a romantic relationship with Hall of Famer X-Pac.

In an interview with The Steve Austin Show, the 49-year-old disclosed how he and Chyna started dating.

"I had a breakup right before I saw her, so I was kind of down. I was really kind of the 'boohoo', that 'woe is me' s–t. And she was there to scoop me up. Things just happened, man," he said.

X-Pac and Chyna dated for a few months before announcing their engagement. Nevertheless, the two Hall of Famers' ended their relationship in 2005.

In April 2016, The Ninth Wonder of the World tragically passed away. During her memorial, the former European Champion revealed in his speech that he loved her until the day she passed away.

"Joanie and I had a really rocky relationship (...) Until the day she died, I loved her very much, I really did (...) I hope you forgive me for not taking better care of you," he said.

X-Pac retired from professional wrestling nearly four years ago. He last competed in April 2019 when he teamed up with Hurricane Helms and Jushin Thunder Liger to defeat Revolt at WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow. The former European Champion recently announced that he would make his in-ring return at GCW Welcome to Heartbreak. He will team up with Joey Janela to face Matt Cardona and Brian Myers.

#1. Former WWE Superstars Rosa Mendes and Jackson Andrews

After competing in the 2006 Diva Search competition, Rosa Mendes joined WWE. Nearly three years later, Jackson Andrews also signed a contract with Vince McMahon's company. The two performers later fell in love with each other and started dating.

In 2012, the couple were engaged when Mendes filed battery charges against her fiancé. TMZ later reported that Mendes wasn't Andrews' only fiancée. According to the report, Tyson Kidd's former enforcer had another fiancée, Amber Stovall, in Texas. The 42-year-old was engaged to the two women simultaneously.

Speaking to TMZ, Stovall stated that she had no idea about her fiancé's engagement to Mendes.

"I was not aware of his double life with Rosa. I was blindsided by the TMZ story. (...) He has not reached out to me despite my efforts to contact him since I found out about Rosa. So as of today, I have cut off all joint accounts which includes his cell phone," she said.

Mendes and Andrews eventually split. While WWE released Andrews from his contract in May 2011, his ex-fiancée continued working in Vince McMahon's company for a few more years. In February 2017, Mendes announced her retirement from WWE. The former Diva Search contestant briefly returned to the ring in 2018, competing in two matches at MCW events.