5 Current on-screen WWE enemies who are friends in real-life

Sometimes the best of friends are able to become the best of enemies on WWE TV. In recent years WWE has proved this by having the likes of Sasha Banks and Bayley as well as Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens face off in deeply personal feuds.

Knowing someone well enough in the ring means that there is much more chemistry within a match and there is a lot of trust between the two Superstars putting on a show, in turn, this means that they can push each other past their limits.

This is perhaps one of the main reasons why WWE is happy to put teams together and then split them up once they have been able to prove their worth as a duo. The promos also become much more personal when it comes from best friends or family members since stars are more likely to allow them to use much more personal details about them.

Whilst some of the best feuds in recent years have been between best friends, the WWE Universe perhaps won't be aware that these stars were acting all along.

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#5 Sarah Logan/Ruby Riott/Liv Morgan

The Riott Squad have matching tattoos

The Riott Squad were formed a few years ago and were originally sent to SmackDown Live whilst Absolution were sent to RAW. Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan were thrown together and each helped one another to weather the storm at the beginning of their main roster careers.

These three women are currently feuding against one another, but a few months ago they were so close that they decided to get the date of their main roster debut tattooed on them. All three women have the matching tattoo which symbolizes the last three years of their careers by each other's side.

The Riott Squad may now be over, but the three women remain just as close on Monday Night RAW.

#4 Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox

Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox have been part of NXT's Women's Division over the past few years since they came through the ranks together and went on to create Team Kick. Both women have been hit with injuries issues in recent years which meant that WWE was unable to push the two women forward in the Tag Team Division.

Back at WarGames in November, Kai turned on Nox and went on to unleash a shocking beatdown which left Rhea Ripley's team without two members. Even though The Nightmare was able to capitalize on it and still win the match by pinning Shayna Baszler, it has lead to an interesting feud between the two women.

Kai and Nox have been able to put on such a convincing show throughout this story because they are the best of friends outside of the company, and it means that they are able to work through the angle together and use each other's input as well as the input of the higher-ups in NXT.

#3 The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar

The Undertaker lost his undefeated streak at WrestleMania six years ago at the hands of Brock Lesnar and later returned to WWE to have one of the best feuds of 2015. Taker and Lesnar brawled through the WWE locker room on Monday Night RAW and later went on to face off in a match deemed "too big for WrestleMania" at SummerSlam.

The Deadman and The Beast played their roles to perfection, but it was later revealed that The Undertaker actually handpicked Brock Lesnar to be the man to end his undefeated streak. The two men have since been seen hanging out together outside of the ring which shows that the reason that the two men were able to put on such a good show is because they worked together outside of the ring as well.

Dean Ambrose noted on The Stone Cold Podcast that when he faced Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania a few years ago there were some issues with communication but this wasn't the case with The Undertaker and The Beast throughout their feud.

#2 Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo

Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo have been part of an interesting feud on RAW over the past few weeks.

Garza made his debut on RAW by attacking Carrillo and then going on to attempt to DDT him on the outside before he was saved by Rey Mysterio. In recent weeks, these two stars have had some interesting back and forths ahead of the return of Andrade, who was out of action through suspension throughout February.

Garza and Carrillo have proved that they have fantastic in-ring chemistry, which is because they are not only related but they are also best friends. The duo are cousins and have been working together for the best part of their careers and were once part of a stable that also included NXT Superstar, Kayden Carter (Lacey Lane).

Carrillo's Instagram page proves just how close these two men were before Garza was promoted and the duo are loving the chance to work together on the main roster.

#1 Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were once part of DIY, former NXT Tag Team Champions and were the best of friends. The duo were so close that they once lived together and Ciampa was even part of Gargano's wedding when he married Candice LeRae back in 2016.

Of course, this was all turned on its head back in 2017 when the two Superstars were unable to reclaim their championships in Chicago and so The Psycho Killer decided that it was time to end his union with Gargano.

This later lead to Gargano and Ciampa having a back and forth rivalry which has lasted over the past three years, with the two switching roles recently with Gargano becoming the heel in the feud and preventing Ciampa from winning Goldie back.

Even though the two Superstars are sticking to kayfabe and have stopped uploading images of them together on Instagram, they are still very good friends and still spend a lot of time together out of the ring. Their chemistry both inside and outside of the ring is the reason why this is one of the best WWE feuds in recent memory.