5 WWE Superstars who married former WCW stars

#2 Stone Cold Steve Austin married Debra

Stone Cold Steve Austin, a former WCW star himself, got romantically involved with Debra in 1998, soon after she jumped to WWE. The couple moved together, two years later. Debra had a 2-year stint in WCW in the mid-90s, which saw her managing her real-life husband, Steve McMichael. She turned on McMichael at Bash At The Beach 1997, by aiding Jeff Jarrett in retaining the WCW US title.

Debra and McMichael got divorced in 1998, soon after which she left WCW. She aligned with Jarrett again after joining WWE. During her WWE run, Debra won the Women's title on one occasion. She was involved in the rivalry between The Rock and Stone Cold on the road to WrestleMania 17, when Mr. McMahon appointed her as the former's on-screen manager.

Debra left the promotion in June 2002 with Stone Cold, with the latter walking out on WWE and refusing to lose to Brock Lesnar on an episode of RAW. The couple got divorced in early 2003.

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