10 Toxic Real-Life Wrestling Relationships
2. Lex Luger & Elizabeth
One of the first notable post-boom period wrestling tragedies, the 2003 death of Miss Elizabeth was a dark, depressing end to a life that so often portrayed as angelically light.
Elizabeth Hulette had seemingly escaped wrestling following her 1992 divorce from Macho Man Randy Savage, but made a surprising return in early 1996 following his migration to WCW.
Turning heel for shock value just weeks later, she made a surprisingly prosperous villain alongside the New World Order and later Lex Luger, whom she began a real-life relationship with following her divorce from second husband Cary Lubetsky.
Their union would prove fatal, following a series of ugly scenes ahead of her unpleasant demise. In April 2003, Cobb County police charged Lex with battery after a dispute in their home left Elizabeth with two bruised eyes and a cut lip. The pair were in trouble just days later when Luger rear-ended a car whilst driving under the influence with an intoxicated Elizabeth as his passenger.
Things reached a desperately sad conclusion a fortnight later, following a frantic 'Total Package' 911 call that was later exploitatively played on WWE television. Elizabeth had died at only 42-years-old from acute toxicity thanks to a lethal mix of painkillers and vodka.