10 Wrestling Romances that Worked Out

#4. Jimmy Uso and Naomi

Depending on who you ask, Rikishi being absent from this picture either is or is not kayfabe

Jimmy Uso and Naomi are one of the two couples on this list whose marriage was able to transcend kayfabe, earning the duo a spot in WWE's Mixed Match Challenge (the other being Rusev and Lana); also like the Eastern European power couple, Uso and Naomi (real names Jonathan Solofa Fatu and Trinity McCray Fatu) can trace their relationship back to WWE developmental, although in this couple's case they met in the days when the territory was Florida Championship Wrestling.

Jimmy and Naomi married in 2014 in Hawaii, Jimmy bringing with him two children into the marriage; famously, Jimmy's father, WWE veteran Rikishi, was shown on Total Divas missing the nuptials, which the Hall of Famer tweeted was as much a storyline as anything fans would see in the ring.

A flash of genuine affection as the pair enters for a Mixed Match Challenge contest

Since then, the high-flyer and the flashy dancer have saved their drama for the ring; their Mixed Match Challenge pairing came as each superstar was experiencing a career high point, with the Usos' heel personas and Naomi's SmackDown Live women's division push bringing gold to each member of the couple's waist.

The difference in heel/face alignment might have seemed a bit strange in the Mixed Match Challenge at first, but the program brought its own unique kayfabe universe where traditional stories received a tweak in the Facebook Live broadcast. Uso and Naomi seemed to be simply having fun finally getting the opportunity to work together after years of traveling the road and through life with one another offscreen.