5 Wrestling marriages that ended in divorce

Not all wrestling marriages are destined to last
Not all wrestling marriages are destined to last

Over the years there have been many successful marriages that have made headlines in the wrestling world. The likes of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, Brock Lesnar and Sable, Edge and Beth Phoenix, and even Undertaker and Michelle McCool have set a president for marriages that were made to last.

Whilst many couples have shown that it's possible to meet your soulmate on the road, there are many others who were unable to make their marriage last.

In the past, there have been a number of wrestling marriages that have ended in divorce.


#5 Darby Allin and Priscilla Kelly

Darby Allin has become a popular star in All Elite Wrestling over the past year and it's become well-known in that time that the high-flying star is married to fellow star Priscilla Kelly.

Kelly has made a handful of appearances on AEW TV herself throughout the past year. Allin and the controversial star married back in November 2018 and a little over 18 months later, the couple recently announced that their marriage had ended in a divorce.

Kelly made the announcement on her Twitter page where she released a statement that revealed that the couple believed that they were "not compatible together as people."

The last few months have been extremely difficult, and there’s been a lot of questions. Not only due to Covid and the loss of work for myself, but also due to the fact that Darby and I have been going through a divorce. There’s been a lot of ups and downs, but we’ve come to the conclusion that we are just not compatible together as people. We are on great terms, and wish only the best for each other. There are no hard feelings, as we both understand this is what is best. I know a lot of you have supported us for a long time as a duo, and we appreciate it so much, but this decision is what’s best for both of us and our well-being. I hope to see him continue his rise in the entertainment industry and take the world by storm as he already is. As for me, it’s time to begin a new chapter.

Darby Allin never made an official post on the matter, but retweeted Kelly's post on Twitter.

#4 Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth

Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth divorced back in 1992
Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth divorced back in 1992

Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth were the most popular couple in WWE throughout the 1980s. Savage and Elizabeth became so popular on TV that the company even allowed the duo to air their marriage at SummerSlam back in 1991.

In reality, the couple had already been married since 1984, which was more than a year before Miss Elizabeth was named as Savage's new manager on WWE TV. Savage and Elizabeth were part of a number of storylines together until their marriage ended in divorce in 1992.

Whilst Savage and Elizabeth continued to work together following their divorce, Elizabeth moved on to become the manager of Lex Luger. Outside of the ring, Elizabeth went on to remarry in 1997, before that marriage also ended in divorce less than two years later.

The former WWE star then moved on to a relationship with Lex Luger ahead of her death in May 2003.

In May 2010, just a year before his death, Randy Savage married Barbara Lynn Payne who was described as his high school sweetheart.

#3 Dustin Rhodes and Terri Runnels

Goldust and Marlena divorced back in 1999
Goldust and Marlena divorced back in 1999

Dustin Rhodes, who is more commonly known as Goldust when wrestling for WWE, married fellow wrestler Terri Runnels back in 1993 when the couple was wrestling together in WCW.

Runnels went on to make her WWE debut a few years later at The Royal Rumble in 1996 when she became known as Marlena. Her risky character became one of the stars who pushed the envelope throughout the Attitude Era and helped Goldust to bring his character to life.

The duo worked together on-screen until 1998 when their relationship seemed to dissolve and Luna Vachon became the new on-screen manager for Goldust.

Outside of the ring, Goldust and Terri's marriage officially ended back in 1999 when Runnels cited that a strained relationship with Dustin's father Dusty was one of the main reasons for the breakdown for their relationship. Terri and Goldust have a daughter together who was born back in 1994, called Dakota.

Since the divorce, Goldust has remarried twice. The former WWE star married Milena Martelloni back in 2002 before this marriage ended in 2003, Goldust's most recent marriage, to his third wife Ta-rel Marie Roche took place back in 2012.

#2 Steve Austin and Debra

Steve Austin and Debra's marriage ended in divorce back in 2002
Steve Austin and Debra's marriage ended in divorce back in 2002

Stone Cold Steve Austin has become one of the best-known stars of WWE's Attitude Era, but the former World Champion picked up more than Championships during that time in his career.

Debra was well-known in the wrestling world having made her debut in WCW back in 1995. The former Women's Champion then moved over to WWE in 1998 as the manager of Jeff Jarrett. It was during her time in WWE that Debra met her future husband Stone Cold Steve Austin.

The couple met in 1998 and then moved in together in 2000, before marrying later that year. Over the next few years, the couple worked together on WWE TV but their marriage shockingly ended when Austin filed for divorce in the summer of 2002. The marriage officially ended in February 2003.

The ending to their marriage was controversial since Debra called the police after an altercation and Austin was charged with assault. Debra later went on to auction off her wedding ring on eBay and donated a portion of the money to domestic violence charities.

Austin had been married twice before he met Debra and has since gone on to marry his fourth wife, Kristin. The couple officially tied the knot back in 2009.

#1 Torrie Wilson and Billy Kidman

Torrie Wilson's marriage to Billy Kidman ended in divorce back in 2008
Torrie Wilson's marriage to Billy Kidman ended in divorce back in 2008

Torrie Wilson is one of the best-known female wrestlers in WWE history, even though Wilson was unable to win a Championship during her time with the company, she is now a WWE Hall of Famer.

Wilson came to WWE from WCW back in 2001 but was already in a relationship with Billy Kidman at the time since the couple had met whilst working together in WCW in the years before.

Kidman and Wilson married after four years together back in 2003 after Kidman's release back in 2005, Wilson and Kidman's marriage seemed to break down and ended in divorce back in 2008. Wilson has since gone on to date a number of different stars, but none of these relationships ended in marriage until 2019 when Wilson married Justin Tupper.

Kidman hasn't remarried, but he has returned to WWE as a backstage producer and was working for the company on a full-time basis until he became one of the stars who were furloughed back in April, Kidman's current contract status is unknown.

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