5 Real-life WWE couples you probably didn't know existed

At present, there are more couples on WWE's main roster than ever before. Shows like Total Divas and the rise of social media has meant that it has become much harder for WWE stars to hide their private lives from their fanbase.

There was a time when Superstars were able to hide their relationships, but this came before social media, and before WWE decided to use real-life aspects in their programming.

Several WWE couples have revealed that they were together while working for the company and were somehow able to remain under the radar. Here are just five couples that many members of the WWE Universe probably didn't know existed.

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#5. Former WWE stars Kristal Marshall and Matt Striker

Kristal Marshall was once in a relationship with Matt Striker

Kristal Marshall is perhaps most memorable for her time working alongside Teddy Long on SmackDown. The couple even had a wedding on an episode of the show, but it ended abruptly when Long suffered a (kayfabe) heart attack, and the entire angle was then forgotten.

While it has become well-known in recent years that Marshall was once engaged to current WWE star Bobby Lashley and together the couple have two children, Marshall was also once in a relationship with Matt Striker.

As part of an appearance on the Noonan Speaks Podcast back in 2018, Marshall revealed all about her relationship with Striker.

"I did date Matt Striker for a brief period of time when I was wrestling. It's kind of impossible to not date someone you work with unless you're married outside of the business and all of that. That's impossible. That's kind of how you figure out things and then you leave the wrestling business and you look back at the wrestling business and say, 'what the f--k was that? That was f--king weird s--t. What was I doing?' Yeah, that did happen."

Marshall was released from WWE back in 2007, and after a brief stint in IMPACT Wrestling, Marshall retired from the business.

#4. Former WWE stars Melina and Mike Knox

Melina was once in a relationship with fellow WWE star Mike Knox

Former WWE Women's and Divas Champion Melina has mostly been associated with John Morrison throughout the course of her career.

Melina and Morrison were in a relationship for 11 years before the couple went their separate ways back in 2015, but the former WWE star admitted that she was in a relationship with Mike Knox before the two stars made it in the wrestling business.

While talking to Jim Ross on the Ross Report back in 2015, Melina revealed all about her past relationships.

"She also talked about her past relationships revealing that Mike Knox was the second boyfriend she’s ever had in her life. They dated before she got into the wrestling business. She said that Knox was a great person and he was a good soul. After Mike Knox then she met and later dated John Morrisonon and off for 11 years."

Knox is perhaps most memorable for his part in the 2007 Survivor Series match when he was eliminated following a Sweet Chin Music by Shawn Michaels, but the WWE Hall of Famer had no idea who he was.

#3. Former WWE Divas Champion Jillian Hall and Chris Amann

Jillian Hall was once in a relationship with Chris Amann

Jillian Hall is perhaps one of the more forgettable female wrestlers in the history of WWE, but Hall was still able to become Divas Champion is only for a fleeting few minutes.

Jillian Hall was known for her time in WWE as the manager of JBL, before she decided to step into the Women's Division and became a parody character of the talent contest singers at that time.

The former star would sing her way to the ring before being destroyed by her opponents but was interestingly one of the more popular stars at the time. While Hall has recently announced the birth of her second child, more than a decade after her release, the former Champion has also revealed that she was once in a relationship with WWE doctor Chris Amann.

During CM Punk's trial against the WWE doctor, it was revealed he was in a relationship with Jillian Hall. At the time, the file wasn't sealed, which meant that the information became public and was later confirmed by Hall herself.

#2. Former WWE stars Torrie Wilson and Nick Mitchell

Wilson and Mitchell dated for six years

Torrie Wilson is now a WWE Hall of Famer and has returned numerous times as part of the current women's revolution. Wilson was a popular female wrestler throughout her time in WWE and was married to Billy Kidman from 2003 until their divorce in 2008.

Wilson was then in a relationship with former WWE star Nick Mitchell, known as Mitch in The Spirit Squad, from 2006. The former Tag Team Champion helped Wilson to launch her own clothing line called "Officially Jaded."

Mitchell and Wilson were together while the former star was still part of WWE, before his release in May 2007. Following his WWE release, Mitchell moved on to a career in Mixed Martial Arts.

Wilson and Mitchell reportedly dated from mid-2006 until 2011 when Wilson then moved on to a relationship with New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The WWE Hall of Famer split with Rodriguez back in 2015 before announcing her marriage to Justin Tupper in September 2019.

#1. Former WWE Women's Champion Layla and Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes and Layla dated from 2009 until 2011

Layla won the 2006 Diva Search and became the first-ever British born WWE Diva. The former star then went on to have a historic WWE career where she joined forces with Michelle McCool and the two women officially unified the Women's and Divas Championships.

Layla was part of WWE for almost a decade before opting to walk away from the company and retire from the business back in 2015.

Layla worked closely with fellow WWE star Cody Rhodes throughout her time in the company and even announced publicly that she was in a relationship with the current AEW star back in 2009.

Rhodes and Layla dated until 2011 before Rhodes began dating Brandi Reed, whom he married in 2013. Layla moved on to a relationship with NXT star Ricky Ortiz and the couple married back in 2015.

Interestingly, Layla is one of the few women who hasn't returned to WWE as part of the current women's revolution despite playing a huge role in the history of the division.