10 On-Screen Wrestling Couples You Never Knew Existed
They found love in a hopeless place.
The recent misadventures of Bobby Lashley and Lana on WWE television won't soon be forgotten, and not just because wrestling fans have long memories that often serve to punish enjoyment of a product controlled by a billionaire that can't even remember what he had for lunch (steak wrap, with ketchup).
A series of wild angles seemingly crafted to garner huge views on YouTube rather than huge stars on the main roster saw the pair get into all sorts of bother which, much like a bad smell, will linger far longer than the relationship itself.
Lana and Lashley could well be split by the next time next year, and though the 'Ravishing Russian' will surely remain a key part of WWE storylines away from the 'All Mighty' few will be able to separate her from him regardless how how or where she progresses next.
It's not fair on either of them, really, but at least they can argue that it was unforgettable when people remind them at signings and photo sessions. This love story - if we're generously calling it that - will leave a scar. These stolen moments barely registered a bruise...
10. Adam Cole & Serena Deeb
'The Panama City Playboy' has moved away from any womanising ways since becoming one of NXT's biggest eber stars, but Adam Cole's Hollywood good looks were first capitalised on by Vince McMahon in 2010 when CM Punk's supposedly Straight Edge sidekick Serena was caught on camera falling off the wagon alongside him.
Punk had assembled the Straight Edge Society as the harshest vision of his notoriously strict mantra - Serena, Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury had all been lost souls before the christ-like Punk came into their lives with a violent message of hope. It was, of course, merely a trojan horse for his selfish plans of domination.
'The Voice Of The Voiceless' later suggested that the gimmick only got over as well as it did because The Chairman repeatedly missed the cynicism and religious symbolism of it, and he may have been onto something - this bar scuffle featuring Cole, Punk, Gallows and Serena foreshadowed the real life reasons for her release and was an extremely unsatisfying way to tear a hole in the group.
Serena was showered in scorn by her Society friends as the future Undisputed Era leader fled the scene - he wouldn't perform for McMahon again until he stormed the TakeOver: Brooklyn stage in 2017.