5 Things you didn't know about AEW debutant Marina Shafir

#3 AEW's Marina Shafir is married to NXT Superstar Roderick Strong

Another couple split between AEW and WWE. Unless you follow Marina Shafir on her social media, you might not know that the she is married to current NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong.

In December 2015, Shafir got engaged to the leader of the Diamond Mine. She gave birth to their first child, Troy Veniamin Lindsey, on April 24, 2017. The couple finally tied the knot and got married on November 7, 2018. A wedding which was recorded by best friend Ronda Rousey who put it on her official YouTube page.

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Shafir and Strong recently celebrated their three-year wedding anniversary in November. It will be interesting to see if Roderick Strong might soon join his wife in AEW. It won't be the first time he has left this year.

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Farhan is a AEW journalist at Sportskeeda Wrestling, holding a Major in Communications and English. He has close to 9 years of previous experience writing and editing content for reputed websites like Yahoo and AsiaOne. A lifelong fan of wrestling, Farhan found a way to stay connected to the sport through journalism.

Farhan consistently strives to ensure complete accuracy and relevance in his content by only citing credible platforms like Cagematch and ProFightDB. His reporting exploits in the industry have led him to interview two-time WWE United States Champion Samuray Del Sol (aka Kalisto), and the host of the Insight podcast, Chris Van Vliet.

He is a big fan of CM Punk’s oratory skills, and the fact that the veteran is a man of values and vocal about his beliefs. If he could book a storyline, Farhan would like to produce a second chapter of the iconic storyline The Bloodline Civil War, after the success of the first part.

When not writing, Farhan loves to watch football and is a massive fan of Liverpool.

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Edited by Arjun Kumar