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the previous WWE The superstar — who rose to fame under the stage name Nikki Bella — returned to where it all began on Monday, January 6, to celebrate the WWE series premiere. Monday Night Raw On Netflix.
Garcia, 41, joined current and former WWE stars on the red carpet at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, in her first major red carpet appearance since. Her divorce settlement From a ballroom dancer Artem Chigvintsev In November.
The WWE Hall of Famer wore a strapless red leather corset and matching pants for Monday's event.
Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev began dating after breaking off her engagement to ex John Cena — but their romance ended in September 2024. Nearly seven months after Garcia, who once wrestled under the name Nikki Bella, and Cena split for good in July 2018 , Us Weekly magazine. She confirmed that she and the Dancing with the Stars team (…)
Garcia's return to the red carpet comes two years after her and her sister's return Bree Garcia She ended her association with WWE two months after she and Chigvintsev – who have a son, Matteo, 4 – divorced last year amid a crisis. Domestic violence dispute. “Nikki and Artem have reached a settlement in their divorce and will not be going to court,” Garcia's rep said in a statement. Us Weekly at that time. “Both parties have decided to drop the domestic violence restraining orders against each other in an effort to move forward with their lives and effectively raise their son.”
The statement continued: “Nicki's first priority has always been her son and privacy in this matter. She is grateful for all the love and support she has received during this difficult time.”
Chigvintsev was 42 years old Arrested In August after an alleged altercation with Garcia in Napa, California. at that time, we She confirmed that the dancer was arrested for domestic battery and booked on a felony domestic violence charge. He was released on bail the same day. (In September, plaintiffs decreased To accuse him.)
One week after news of his arrest broke, Chigvintsev and Garcia They both filed for divorce.
In December, Garcia spoke about her breakup with Chigvintsev For the first time In an episode of her and her sister Brie's podcast, “The Nikki & Brie Show.”
“I was sad. You dream of having this family and having this amazing love, and it goes the other way. You go from a great love story to a terrible one,” she said.
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In a later episode of the podcast, Garcia said she Not a day goes by without tears. Since settling her divorce from Chigvintsev. “I know that situations like this, divorce, whatever it is, it takes a piece of you out,” she said. “It takes a piece of your heart that will never grow back or be replaced, but the question is, 'How do we create that piece of you that is strong?'
Garcia and Chigvintsev began dating in 2019 after competing together on Season 25 of Dancing with the stars in 2017. The couple welcomed their son Matteo in 2020 and married in 2022.
