10 Wrestling Rivals Who Seriously Can’t Stand Each Other

9. Kurt Angle & Jeff Jarrett

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Initially appearing alongside then-husband Kurt (with whom she has two children) in TNA from the summer of 2007, Karen Angle stepped away from the promotion the following October, attributing her decision to wanting to spend more time with her family. A fortnight later, their divorce was finalised.

Things got even dicier the following year, when Karen entered a romance with TNA mainstay Jeff Jarrett that was rumoured to have started while she and Kurt were separated. As a result, Jarrett was put on a leave of absence by TNA chief Dixie Carter, though the involved parties partook in the process of any real-life tension becoming part of an onscreen storyline when Karen returned to TNA in January 2011.

With Karen and Jeff's new marriage at the forefront and the former Mrs. Angle threatening to tell all about her divorce from Kurt, amongst other things, the storyline saw Kurt forced to walk Karen down the aisle as she and Jeff renewed their vows.

Things are fortunately smoother these days. In April 2021, Jeff revealed that he and Kurt have a positive relationship now, but acknowledge the "unique time behind the scenes."

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