Nikki Garcia Makes First Red Carpet Appearance Since Finalizing Divorce from Artem Chigvintsev atWWE Monday Night Raw

Mar. 15, 2025

Nikki Garcia.Photo:MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty

MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty

Nikki Garciais stepping out and back into her roots following her split fromArtem Chigvintsev.

For the event, held at Los Angeles' Intuit Dome on Monday, Jan. 6, the retired WWE star wore a red strapless leather corset with matching red and white pants. She paired the look with red pumps and a bold red lip.

Garcia and Chigvintsev were married from 2022 until 2024. They are parents to a 4-year-old son,Matteo.

Nikki Garcia at the Netflix’s LA Premiere of WWE Monday Night RAW at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, Californi.Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty

Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty

Months before their divorce settlement, theDancing with the Starspro, 42, was arrested in Auguston suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse.

Chigvintsev did notface criminal chargesrelated to the incident, and both he and Garcia alleged that the other individual was the aggressor in the dispute that led to his arrest.

Subsequently, the former couple weregranted protective orders against one another— though they were laterdroppedfollowing their divorce.

Artem Chigvintsev (L) and Nikki Bella attend FOX’s Teen Choice Awards in 2019.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic

During a recent episode ofThe Nikki & Brie Show, a podcast she co-hosts with her twin sister Brie Garcia (also known as Brie Bella), Garcia reflected on the lessons she learned in 2024.

“I think what was the best for me was the disconnecting from so much and facing a lot — and to have been doing the work for so many years leading up that helped prep me and give me a great foundation — but I just want you to know that you are so much stronger than you think,” she said in the Dec. 30 episode.

“In our strongest moments, we definitely have beensuper weak moments, and we just have to figure out how we get through that,” Garcia continued, adding that she’s been spending her time and energy around things that make her feel strong.

Artem Chigvintsev (L) and Nikki Bella, August 2019.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

She added: “And I’ve dedicated myself to that the past few months, and it truly helps.”

According to Garcia, “situations like … divorce” can take “a piece of you,” but certain songs, such as Harry Connick Jr.’s “Be Not Afraid,” had “really helped” during her time of need.

In a statement to PEOPLE, Garcia previously asked for continued ”privacy for her and her family" after the divorce.

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Chigvintsev also said in part in a statement to PEOPLE that he was “incredibly relieved and grateful that the domestic violence charges against me have been dropped” and saidhe’s “thankful that the truth has prevailed.”

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source: people.com