WWE WrestleMania: 5 real life couples that have been a part of the event

The road to WrestleMania is already underway, and the match card for the event is almost ready. Brock Lesnar will defend his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre, while Rhea Ripley will defend her NXT Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch has a probable opponent in Shayna Baszler. The state of the RAW Women's Championship match will be clear at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

Roman Reigns vs., The Fiend may happen at the show, but there is no official word on it, and we would have to wait for the SmackDown episode on the 28th of February, or the Super ShowDown event to get a clear input about it.

While all these matches are enticing and add to the thrill at the 'Grandest Stage of them All', there are no real-life couples that are a part of the match card. WrestleMania has been host to a lot of real-life couples that have been a part of the match card, whether in the ring or during the post-match segments. In this article, I list down five of those moments that involved a real-life couple. So without further ado, let's dive into it:

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#5 Goldust and Marlena

Dustin Rhodes and Terri Runnels were a real-life couple who went by the ring name of Goldust and Marlena. The two were a part of a Hollywood Backlot Brawl at WrestleMania 12, which saw Goldust and Rowdy Roddy Piper fight in the backstage area.

The two Superstars also performed a hit, run and chase section during the match, and it entertained the fans. The match was won by Rowdy Roddy Piper. The match was recorded a day before WrestleMania XII at Universal Studios. The match was originally planned for Razor Ramon as a Miami Miami Street Fight via satellite for the WWF Intercontinental Title, but the match was turned due to the ongoing backstage issues with Razor Ramon.

#4 Booker T and Sharmell vs The Boogeyman

The feud began during the 24th February 2006 episode of SmackDown when Booker T and Sharmell were a part of the commentary desk while The Boogeyman was in the ring against The Dicks (Chad Dick & James Dick) in a Two-on-One Handicap Match which lasted for a minute and forty-three seconds. The Boogeyman dumped an entire bucket full of worms in front of the two which left the couple in deep fear about their safety.

The Boogeyman stalked the couple for the next couple of weeks, and this led to a match between Booker T and him on the 18th March episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII. Booker T faked an injury, which led to the then General Manager of SmackDown Theodore Long to call off the match. Booker and Sharmell discussed it backstage, and this led to the general manager making a handicap match between Boogeyman and Booker T at WrestleMania 22.

Booker T lost to his nemesis in less than 4 minutes, while Sharmell was on the receiving end of a kiss from Boogeyman who had worms in his mouth, and this feared Booker T's wife.

#3 The Miz and Maryse

The Leader of the Cenation and The Most Must-See wrestler started their feud back at the Elimination Chamber event in 2017, where the two were a part of the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match and the former pinned the latter. John eliminated Miz during the number one contender battle royal, and the former United States Champion eliminated John Cena.

The Miz then invited the 16-time World Champion on his show Miz TV where he questioned John's ethics while Maryse slapped the face of the company. Nikki Bella came out in support of her boyfriend, and the rivalry continued as Miz and Maryse would make fun of them during their segment by showing up as their nemesis or showing the 'unaired footage' from Nikki's show 'Total Bellas.'

The feud led to the then General Manager of SmackDown announce a match between these two couples at WrestleMania, where the husband-wife duo of Miz and Maryse took on the boyfriend-girlfriend duo of John Cena and Nikki Bella.

#2 Triple H and Stephanie McMahon vs Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey

The former UFC star had made an appearance alongside The Rock and took down Stephanie McMahon and Triple H at WrestleMania 31, and there were rumors that she may join the company soon. She or the company didn't reveal anything until the end of the first Women's Royal Rumble match as she appeared at the end of the event on the ramp and pointed towards the WrestleMania sign.

It became clear that the 'Baddest Woman on the planet' is now a part of WWE, and this was made official during the contract signing segment at the Elimination Chamber event. Triple H and Stephanie brought up her actions from WrestleMania 31 during this segment, which annoyed the former UFC start who threw Triple H through the table while WWE's Chief Brand Officer slapped her.

The following week Stephanie asked Ronda to pick any opponent of her choice for WrestleMania, and Ronda chose Stephanie McMahon. When the 14-time champion decided to interfere, Kurt Angle put the husband-wife duo in a mixed tag team match against Ronda Rousey and himself.

The match was amazing, and while Hunter and Stephanie lost the match, they created a star in the process.

#1 Macho Man Randy Savage and Elizabeth

This feud worked wonders for Macho Man Randy Savage and Elizabeth because the fans loved these two together. Randy Savage asked Ultimate Warrior to give him a title opportunity because he lost it at WrestleMania V and wanted to fight for the title one more time. The Ultimate Warrior continually refused the title opportunity, so Savage decided to take matters into his own hands.

He showed up with his manager Queen Sherri during the title match between Ultimate Warrior and Sgt. Slaughter. With an interference by Sensational Sherri and Randy Savage, Slaughter was able to pin the champion and capture the gold.

Warrior took offense to this and issued a retirement match challenge to Savage, who accepted but lost at the end. After the match was over, Sensational Sherri attacked Savage, who was on the ring mat. Elizabeth was in the audience and couldn't take the attack on her husband. She ran through the crowd and took out Sherri, thus reuniting with Randy Savage.

The crowd was in tears at this turn of events, as is evident from the video below.