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WWE Superstars deal with people from different countries daily. Some of the American superstars are even married to non-Americans.
Many non-American wrestlers have worked in WWE over the years. A few of them went into romantic relationships with some of their American colleagues. Charlotte Flair and Andrade are an example. While the Mexican wrestler was still in WWE, he fell in love with Flair. They recently got engaged.
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Other American superstars also found love with non-Americans but outside of WWE. Two wrestlers owe meeting their spouses to the movie industry. Both of them met their significant others while filming movies in a foreign country.
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Today, five current American WWE Superstars are married to non-Americans.
#5. WWE Superstars The Miz & Maryse
The Miz, who was born in Ohio, competed on Tough Enough in 2004 before making his WWE main roster debut nearly two years later. That same year, The Miz hosted the WWE Diva Search competition. One of the Diva Search contestants was a Canadian woman called Maryse Ouellet.
"Maryse and I met in 2006 when I was hosting a WWE Diva search and she was a contestant. She was picked, but we didn't start dating then. About a year later we started talking after one of the Raw events. I was like, 'Man if only I could get a girl like this. One of these days I will get a girl like this and I will be so happy.' And I did!" The Miz told Cosmopolitan.
According to Maryse, The Miz was "mean" to her at first because she did not speak English. However, they eventually fell in love and got married in February 2014. They now have two children.
Following the Diva Search competition, Maryse signed a contract with WWE. She went on to become a two-time Divas Champion. The Miz also went on to become one of the most accomplished WWE Superstars in history. He is a Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion.
The Miz and Maryse now have their own reality show, Miz and Mrs, airing on the USA Network. The show gives viewers an in-depth look into the life of the famous WWE couple.
#4. WWE Superstar Rodrick Strong & Marina Shafir
WWE Superstar Rodrick Strong was born in Wisconsin. He made his WWE debut in 2016, a few months following his engagement to mixed martial artist Marina Shafir.
Shafir was born in Moldova, which was then part of the Soviet Union, and moved to the United States with her family at the age of five. The Moldovan married Strong in 2018, and they now have a young boy.
The couple met while Strong was the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Champion. Nearly two years after the 38-year-old moved to WWE, his wife joined him on NXT. She debuted on the Evolution pay-per-view.
While Strong succeeded in becoming the NXT North American Champion and a two-time NXT Tag Team Champion, his wife failed to win any gold in WWE. Shafir never even received any title shots during her time on NXT. Although Strong remains on the Black & Gold Brand, Shafir was recently released from her WWE contract.
Before leaving the company, Shafir teamed up with her husband twice in WWE.
On the NXT Ocala Show in March 2019, the couple joined forces with Kyle O'Reilly to take on Matt Riddle, Mia Yim and Punishment Martinez but came up short. Later that same year, Shafir and Strong also lost an inter-gender tag match against Matt Riddle and Rhea Ripley on the NXT Tampa Show.
#3. WWE Superstar John Cena & Shay Shariatzadeh
WWE wrestler John Cena has become a Hollywood star in the past few years. He met his wife Shay Shariatzadeh while filming his movie Playing With Fire in Canada.
Shariatzadeh was born in Iran but is a Canadian citizen. According to her LinkedIn, she is a University of British Columbia alumni and holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She has been working at Microsoft as a Program Manager since April.
Cena and Shariatzadeh tied the knot last October after dating for over a year. The couple held their wedding ceremony in Tampa, Florida.
The 16-time World Champion recently returned to WWE after more than a year of absence. He made a surprise appearance at Money in the Bank following Roman Reigns' Universal Title match victory over Edge. He later challenged Reigns for his title. The two superstars will square off at SummerSlam for the Universal Championship.
If Cena succeeds in his mission to beat The Tribal Chief and capture the Universal title, he will become the first-ever 17-time World Champion in WWE history.
#2. WWE Superstar Zelina Vega & Malakai Black
WWE Superstar Zelina Vega is an American citizen of Puerto Rican descent. She was born in New York and now resides in Florida. The 30-year-old is married to Dutch AEW star Malakai Black.
Black is from Zaanstad, Netherlands. He worked in different promotions in Europe, Japan, and the United States before signing with WWE in 2016. The Dutch superstar excelled on NXT, winning the NXT Championship in April 2018.
A year later, Black moved to Monday Night RAW. He teamed up with Ricochet to chase the RAW Tag Team Titles, but they came up short. In October 2020, the 36-year-old was drafted to SmackDown, where he made a few appearances before being released last June.
Vega was also released by WWE in November 2020 but recently returned to SmackDown. She is yet to win a match since her comeback. Last Friday, she teamed up with Carmella to take on Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks but lost.
Vega's Dutch husband, however, recently made his AEW debut. In his first match, he defeated Cody Rhodes on AEW Dynamite.
#1. WWE Superstar Goldberg & Wanda Ferraton
WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg hails from Oklahoma in the United States, but he is married to a non-American woman.
Goldberg's wife, Wanda Ferraton, comes from Saskatchewan, Canada. She grew up in Montmartre as part of a big family. Ferraton works as a professional stuntwoman and has participated in many movies, including award-winning ones.
Goldberg met his wife on a movie set in Canada while filming Santa's Slay. The former WWE Universal Champion and the Canadian Hollywood stunt double tied the knot 16 years ago. They have one son named Gage.
Goldberg recently returned to WWE after months of absence. He is currently feuding with WWE Champion Bobby Lashley. The two men will go one-on-one for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam.
Lashley's manager, MVP, has added more heat to the feud by getting in the face of Goldberg's son, who attended RAW last Monday. Although Goldberg had already left the ring area after challenging Lashley to a WWE title match, he returned to knock MVP out with a Spear to keep him away from Gage.
Following that encounter, MVP said that he would like Goldberg to bring his son to SummerSlam so he could see his father get annihilated by Lashley.
