5 Real-life WWE couples who feuded against each other in a storyline

WWE is well-known for time and again introducing love-angels into its storylines. Many times, a Superstar's personal life is used to add the factor of reality into feuds. Recently, we saw Beth Phoenix play a vital role in the feud between his husband Edge and Randy Orton. Even The Undertaker's wife was a central focus in his feud against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 36.

Throughout the history of the company, many real-life WWE couples have teamed up in some way or the other to give us some compelling and emotional storylines. But there are a few others who have been on the opposing end of their partners and in many ways - raised hell upon them (in Kayfabe, of course).

In this article, let's take a look at five real-life WWE couples (past and present) who feuded against each other in a storyline. Who do you think had the best feud among all of these? Be sure to let us know in the comments section below.

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#5 Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon

McMahons!

Starting this list is none other than "THE" power couple of the company - WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon and his wife Linda McMahon. If you watched WWE during the Attitude Era, you'd know that the McMahons are the most unique and crazy family that you'll ever come across!

Be it Vince feuding and even wrestling his son Shane, or with his daughter Stephanie, the Evil Boss of WWE has never hesitated to bring his family to amplify the drama. Other than his kids, Vince has also feuded with his wife Linda multiple times.

One of the most interesting storylines was when Vince plotted against Stephanie during his infamous feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Linda then showed up and appointed the Texas RattleSnake as the WWE CEO, resulting in some hilarious scenes in the Titan Towers. Other than this, there were also storylines where Vince was cheating on Linda with other female WWE Superstars.

#4 Triple H and Stephanie McMahon

A unique start to a great love story!

One of the most famous on-screen and real-life WWE couple of all time, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have seen it all. The couple which we've seen together as part of The Authority in recent years was involved in some very interesting storylines back in the Attitude Era.

One of the most famous moments of the two was when Stephanie was in a storyline relationship with Test but Triple H took her to Vegas and married her at a drive-thru chapel, all while she looked to be drugged and unconscious. Later, this was all revealed to be their plan as they joined forces. But this was not all, as Triple H again turned on her during their in-ring wedding segment. In 2002, when The Game was the WWF Undisputed Champion, he put his title on the line against Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon in a triple-threat match.

In real life, Stephanie and Hunter are a lovely couple who have been married for 16 years as of the writing of this article and have three beautiful daughters.

#3 Aleister Black and Zelina Vega

Vega and Black in NXT!

Coming to the couples on the current WWE roster, Aleister Black and Zelina Vega is one of the rare few couples to have feuded against each other multiple times. While WWE loves to use real-life relationships of the Superstars in its storylines, the company has somehow decided not to do the same with Black and Vega.

As we know, Zelina Vega works as the on-screen manager of the current United States Champion Andrade. The two have been "business associates" since there time in NXT. It was at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans where Andrade went one-on-one with the Dutch Destroyer which resulted in Black winning the NXT Championship.

After moving to the main roster, the two have crossed paths a couple of times, both on SmackDown as well as RAW with Zelina Vega being on Andrade's corner every time. In any case, it allows them to perform together on TV with their partners, even if it's in opposing corners.

There are chances that we might never see the two work as a team on TV as the character of Black is a lone wolf, who might not really benefit from the addition of Zelina!

#2 Matt Hardy and Lita

As mentioned in the first slide, this list also includes WWE couples who were together in the past. One such couple was that of Matt Hardy and WWE Hall of Famer Lita. Before giving in to his Broken/Woken gimmick and their singles career, Matt and Jeff Hardy along with Lita were a part of Team Xtreme. During this time, Matt and Lita were in a relationship in real-life as well.

However, there was this controversial real-life cheating scandal as Lita began an affair with Edge, leading to WWE firing Matt for revealing it in his blog. When he finally came back to the company after a massive fan demand, he was put in a feud with the Rated-R Superstar. At that time, Lita was the on-screen manager of Edge as well and WWE used the real-life issues between the three of them as a storyline.

On an episode of Raw, Edge defeated Matt Hardy in a ladder match with Lita's help which led to Matt leaving RAW and ending the feud. This remains to be one of the most famous real-life relationships that WWE used in its storyline.

#1 Rusev and Lana

We all feel you, Jerry!

Ever since Rusev and Lana debuted on the main roster, WWE has used them together. Sometimes as a couple or wrestler-manager duo, and sometimes against each other having affairs with other Superstars. In 2015, WWE tried to start a feud between Lana and Dolph Ziggler taking on Rusev and Summer Rae. The storyline was dropped abruptly after the news of Rusev and Lana getting engaged in real-life came out.

In 2019, we saw another case of an on-screen crack in their love life as Lana came out with Bobby Lashley during Rusev's match on RAW and the two kissed on the stage - something no one saw coming. In the weeks and months that followed, the storyline took weird turns with Lashley and Lana engaging in non-PG and cringe segments on RAW.

Arguably, one of the worst storylines in recent memory, WWE included a returning Liv Morgan to it as well as Lana's former lover. Then all of a sudden, the feud was dropped without any proper conclusion. While Rusev has been recently released from the company, Lana and Lashley continue to appear as an on-screen couple - though the tension between them is growing with each passing day.

In real-life though, Lana and Rusev are a happily married couple - one of the major reasons why the above storyline failed so badly as everyone knew there was no truth to it.