Nikki Garcia to pay monthly child support to ex-husband, gains control of business trusts
Former (and possibly future) WWE wrestler Nikki Garcia will have to pay her ex-husband child support as part of their final divorce settlement that includes her gaining trusts in her business ventures.
Reported by TMZ on Friday, an November 2024 agreement recently signed off on by a judge has the former Nikki Bella and ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev coming to an agreement that will see her pay him $3500 a month in addition to $200,000 in total before the end of the year.
She is also financially responsible for their son’s speech therapy sessions, but they will split any other extracurricular activities and alternate major holidays.
Their son, Matteo, is four years old.
The ex-couple were in the news in August 2024 when Chigvintsev was arrested on domestic violence charges when led to their divorce later that year. The charges were eventually dropped to a lack of evidence and two had dueling restraining orders filed against each other.
Chigvintsev was a member of the Dancing with the Stars cast until the domestic violence allegations came out. It was reported there was a possibility he could return at some point.
For the last four months, Garcia and sister, Brie, talked about an in-ring WWE return, something Nikki said there were “significant discussions” about. Nikki made her return in this year’s Royal Rumble and continues to say she is going back to WWE to “do something.”
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.