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Nikki Garcia it’s time to move on!
The first WWE The star – who rose to fame under the stage name Nikki Bella – returned to where it all started on Monday, January 6, to celebrate the premiere of WWE’s 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 then. settled her divorce of a ballroom dancer Artem Chigvintsev in November.
The WWE Hall of Famer rocked a strapless red leather corset and matching pants for Monday’s occasion.
Nikki Garcia and Artem Chigvintsev began dating following her broken engagement to ex John Cena – but their romance ended in September 2024. Almost seven months after Garcia, who once wrestled under the name Nikki Bella, split Cena forever in July 2018, Us Weekly confirmed that she and the Dancing With the Stars (…)
Garcia’s red carpet comeback comes two years after she and her sister Brie Garcia their association with WWE ended two months after she and Chigvintsev – who share son Matteo, 4 – divorced last year amid domestic violence dispute. “Nikki and Artem have settled their divorce and will not be going to court,” Garcia’s rep said in a statement to Us Weekly at the time. “Both parties decided to drop the domestic violence restraining orders against each other in an effort to move on with their lives and effectively co-parent their son.”
The statement continued: “Nikki’s main priority has always been her son and privacy on the matter. She is grateful for all the love and support she received during this difficult time.”
Chigvintsev, 42, was arrest in August following an alleged altercation with Garcia in Napa, California. At the time, Us it was 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, prosecutors refuse to accuse.)
A week after the news came about his arrest, Chigvintsev and Garcia both filed for divorce.
In December, Garcia addressed her separation from Chigvintsev for the first time on an episode of “The Nikki & Brie Show” podcast by her and her sister Brie.
“I’m heartbroken. You dream of having this family and you have this amazing love, and it goes the other way. You go from having a great love story to having a terrible one,” she said.
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On a later episode of the podcast, Garcia said she was not having a “day without tears” since settling her divorce from Chigvintsev. “I know that situations like this, divorce, whatever it is, take a piece of you,” she said. “It takes a piece of your heart that will never grow back or ever be replaced, but it says, ‘How do we make that part of you that’s gone strong?’ “
Garcia and Chigvintsev began dating in 2019 after competing together on season 25 of Dancing With The Stars in 2017. The pair welcomed their son, Matteo, in 2020 and went on to tie the knot in 2022.
