5 WWE couples who were split up by releases

Modified Jul 06, 2021 09:18 GMT

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#4 Roderick Strong and Marina Shafir (Shafir's WWE release: June 25, 2021)

I will be getting back to emails today my friends! My ‘no-compete’ ends July 25. Thank you for support and patience. Email for opportunity [email protected] pic.twitter.com/eDyMmy8XCo
— Marina Shafir (@MarinaShafir) July 2, 2021

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Marina Shafir signed a deal with WWE back in 2018. Shafir and Roderick Strong got engaged in December 2015, a good while before the former's WWE debut. The couple tied the knot on November 7, 2018, months after Shafir's WWE arrival.

Marina Shafir was involved in a stable with Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke on NXT. The heel trio was prominently featured on TV during Baszler's 416-day NXT Women's title reign.

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There was a time when speculation was running wild in regards to a possible WWE vs. MMA Four Horsewomen battle with Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, and Sasha Banks taking on Ronda Rousey, Jessamyn Duke, Shayna Baszler, and Marina Shafir.

It will probably forever remain a pipe dream for WWE fans as Rousey hasn't wrestled since her WrestleMania 35 loss to Lynch and both Duke and Marina Shafir no longer work for the company.

To think that Arturo Ruas and Marina Shafir could've been a part of Diamond Mine. 😕 #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/bPBSGE5xHX
— 𝐉𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) June 30, 2021

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Following the dissolution of The Undisputed Era, Roderick Strong took a hiatus from NXT and recently made his return as a part of The Diamond Mine stable. Shafir recently hinted that she's not done with pro wrestling after her release. It would be interesting to see what's next for her in the near future.

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Edited by Kaushik Das