WWE: Top 5 Couples in Pro Wrestling History
Wrestling is not just a sport, but “sports entertainment”, as Vince McMahon called it. So while other sports do not generally have romance involved, because of the nature of professional wrestling organizations, most have male and female performers and thus more of a chance for romance.Thus with storylines, it may seem more natural to pair up two of the performers, or have love triangles to interest both male and female fans. Professional wrestling has many facets to its nature, and although the majority of wrestling fans are male, it still retains many soap opera elements, which in this case appeal to people of both sexes.Each man and woman gets something different from it, but in general men may receive titillation from a (usually) attractive woman engaging in amorous acts with someone, and a woman viewer enjoys the sweet, romantic factor of the relationship.Romances between wrestlers, or between wrestlers and valets, can have different reasons behind them. They can be because the two are a couple in reality; to serve the purposes mentioned above (titillation and drama), or to further a storyline that may have little or nothing to do with romantic relationships.Here, we take a look at the 5 best couples in pro wrestling history.
#5 Goldust & Marlena
WWF fans didn’t know what to make of this bizarre heel duo when they debuted in 1995. They are still so nostalgic to go back and watch because they were the most creative side of the New Generation era. Goldust, sporting a blond wig and gold and black face paint, was portrayed as being either gay or bisexual (it was never made clear), and he had a habit of quoting lines from movies in his promos.
Marlena (Terri Runnels, Dustin’s wife at the time) was his sexy, cigar-smoking accomplice. The antics of Goldust and Marlena were at the forefront of the WWF’s transformation from family entertainment to an edgier product. Goldust and Marlena made making other people uncomfortable into an art form. Terri and Dustin Runnels were two people who fans just couldn’t figure out. Goldust would be passionate towards her while also acting interesting in his opponents.
A storyline involving Brian Pillman “winning” Marlena after a match was cut short by the passing of Pillman, and after that the couple never really found their stride again. When the couple parted ways in real life, WWE brass tried everything they could to find a separate role for the two, but they will always be linked as Marlena and Goldust.