Nikki Garcia makes her first appearance on the red carpet since Artem's divorce

Nikki Garcia is in its transitional age!

The previous one WWE star who rose to fame under the stage name Nikki Bella returned to where it all began on Monday, January 6th to celebrate the WWE premiere. Monday Night Raw on Netflix.

Garcia, 41, joined current and former WWE stars on the red carpet at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., for her first major red carpet appearance since. settle her divorce from a ballroom dancer Artyom Chigvintsev in November.

The WWE Hall of Famer rocked a strapless red leather corset and matching pants for Monday's occasion.

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Garcia is returning to the red carpet two years after she and her sister Bree Garcia ended her association with WWE and two months after she and Chigvintseva, who share a son Matteo, 4, split last year domestic violence dispute. “Niki and Artyom have settled their divorce and will not be going to court,” Garcia's representative said in a statement. Us Weekly at that time. “Both parties decided to lift domestic violence restrictions against each other in an effort to move on with their lives and effectively raise their son.”

The statement continued: “Nicki's number one priority has always been her son and her privacy in this matter. She is grateful for all the love and support she has received during this difficult time.

Chigvintsev, 42, was arrested in August after an alleged collision with Garcia in Napa, California. At that time We confirmed that the dancer was arrested for domestic homicide and charged with domestic violence. He was released on bail the same day. (In September, prosecutors refused to accuse him.)

A week after news of his arrest emerged, Chigvintsev and Garcia both filed for divorce.

In December, Garcia talked about the divorce from Chigvintsev the first time on an episode of her and sister Brie's The Nikki & Brie Show podcast.

“My heart hurts. You dream of this family and you have this incredible love and it just backfires. 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 that she there hasn't been a day without tears since the settlement of the divorce from Chigvintseva. “I just know that in situations like this, going through a breakup, whatever it is, it takes a part of you,” she said. “It takes a part of your heart that will never grow back or never be replaced, but it's, 'How can we make that piece of you strong?'”

Garcia and Chigvintsev began dating in 2019 after competing together in season 25 Dancing with the stars In 2017, the couple welcomed their son Matteo in 2020, and became friends in 2022.