10 Wrestling Romances that Worked Out

It seemed to be a happy ending, but the couple's social media posts paint the picture of a relationship that was very different when the cameras were off.
It seemed to be a happy ending, but the couple's social media posts paint the picture of a relationship that was very different when the cameras were off

#3. Edge and Beth Phoenix

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The Copeland family roughs it in retirement.
The Copeland family roughs it in retirement

Adam "Edge" Copeland's marriage with fellow Hall of Fame superstar Beth Phoenix is his third walk down the aisle, having previously divorced Alannah Morley, sister of WWE superstar Val Venis, and Lisa Ortiz (a relationship ended by his affair with Lita). Phoenix, for her part, had a divorce under her belt as well, divorcing her first husband in 2010 after a nine-year marriage.

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It's easy to see, then, why the now-Copelands would have been hesitant to marry, and waited until 2016 (and after the birth of their two children) to officially tie the knot.

The couple's courtship didn't begin until after Edge's in-ring career ended; because of his past with Lita and rumors about his involvement with other industry women, Copeland was understandably reticent about getting involved with another fellow performer while on the active roster. Not long after Copeland's 2011 retirement due to medical issues stemming from his repeatedly injured neck, Phoenix retired to, as she explains it, spend more time with family; it was during her early retirement in 2012 that the couple began dating seriously.

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The happy couple returns to see their former employer put on a WrestleMania weekend show.
The happy couple returns to see their former employer put on a WrestleMania weekend show

Though officially retired from in-ring competition, the pair are no strangers to modern WWE; Edge and his former tag team partner Christian produced an absurd backstage curtain-destroying program on the WWE Network (now preparing to air a new season in 2018) as well as a hugely popular podcast featuring current and former WWE superstars discussing their work and the business. Phoenix, too, provided color commentary for the Mixed Match Challenge, and made a brief appearance in January's Women's Royal Rumble Match, spending roughly two minutes in the ring before being tossed by Natalya.

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The Rated R Superstar and the Glamazon welcomed their first daughter, Lyric (for whom Edge made an appearance on the Canadian children's program Bookaboo, reading the children's book Aliens Love Underpants), in 2013; in 2016, the couple added another daughter, Ruby, then officially married later that year.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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