How is Nikki Garcia doing amidst divorce from Artem Chigvintsev

for 15 years, Nikki Garcia She earned her living by displaying her physical prowess in the wrestling arena. Her toughness and stamina were a given when it was her and her sister Bree Garcia– known professionally as the Bella Twins – entered the ring.

However, over the past month, Nikki has been tapping into a different reserve of strength.

Just three days later she and her husband Artem Chigvintsev Marking their second wedding anniversary on August 26 through tender Instagram posts, he was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Napa, California, where they have a home.

The case was dropped earlier this week, with prosecutors announcing on September 24 that they would not file charges Dancing with the stars pro based on a “careful evaluation of the evidence presented” to the Napa County District Attorney’s Office.

But Nikki, who met Artem when she was married to him DWTS‘The twenty-fifth season in 2017, has already been produced Ha Legal step: She filed for divorce on September 11, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason and requesting full legal and physical custody of their 4-year-old son. Matteo. She also listed the date of their breakup as the day Artem was arrested.