10 Wrestling Romances that Worked Out

#8. The Miz and Maryse

The

Mizanins

officially become one of sports entertainment's premiere couples

Another Total Divas power couple, The Miz and Maryse seem like the standard head cheerleader and starting quarterback couple from everyone's high school at a distance, and their WWE in-ring characters reinforce that notion.

A deeper dive, however, shows the couple to be united by silly jokes, affable chemistry, and some of the most genuine affection for each other viewers will ever see in sports entertainment or reality television.

Maryse began with WWE in 2006, having been part of the Diva Search competition; her run was mostly unspectacular, and featured her mostly in a managerial role, though it did also let Maryse become the first two-time Divas Champion in the company's history. She was released in late 2011 after injuries kept her from wrestling anymore, but maintained a connection to the company through her boyfriend, Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

Maryse returns to WWE television, helping her husband claim another Intercontinental Championship

When the Real World veteran was knocked off a ladder at WrestleMania 32, allowing Zack Ryder to capture his first high-profile WrestleMania win, Miz challenged Long Island Iced Z to a rematch on the WrestleMania Monday edition of RAW; Ryder's father made another appearance at ringside, having been in the front row for his son's win at AT&T Stadium the night before, and a Maryse slap to the senior Long Islander distracted Ryder just long enough for Miz to claim the midcard belt (and bring Maryse back to WWE television on a full-time basis).

Acknowledging the pair's relationship in storyline for the first time, the couple (who got engaged in 2013 and married the following year) became the hottest "it" heel couple since the McMahon-Helmsley Era in 2000; between Miz dominating as Intercontinental Champion and the bump Maryse's presence gave Miz's character, the onscreen pairing brought The A-Lister to his best work in a decade-plus career.

The future swaddling champion of the world and his hot wife, as he puts it, marvel over their newborn daughter

Like Rusev and Lana, the couple's affable chemistry made them a natural fit for Total Divas, where they were an instant hit; Miz and Maryse announced their first pregnancy in September of 2017, with their daughter Monroe Skye making her debut just before WrestleMania 34.

Miz, for his part, took to parenting like he took to wrestling, proclaiming himself the swaddling champion of the world for his skills in caring for his infant daughter.