Tracy Wright

Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here.Former professional wrestler Nikki Bella filed paperwork to end her marriage with Artem Chigvintsev Wednesday, Fox News Digital confirmed.The "Total Divas" star submitted a petition for dissolution of marriage with minor children in the Superior Court of Napa, California.Chigvintsev was arrested Aug. 29 for domestic violence, three days after the estranged couple celebrated their wedding anniversary.ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV'S FORMER ‘DWTS’ PARTNER LEA THOMPSON DESCRIBES HIM AS ‘INTENSE’ AFTER DOMESTIC ABUSE ARREST Nikki Bella filed for divorce from estranged husband Artem Chigvintsev. (Getty Images)Representatives for Chigvintsev, Bella and "Dancing with the Stars" did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Nikki, who filed for divorce under her full name, Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace, has a 4-year-old son, Matteo, with Artem.ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV'S WIFE NIKKI BELLA BREAKS SILENCE AFTER HIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARRESTOn Aug. 29, Chigvintsev was arrested at approximately 9:40 a.m. for alleged domestic violence, according to records viewed by Fox News Digital.  Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev started dating after they were paired together on "Dancing with the Stars." (Eric McCandless/Disney General Entertainment Content)The pro dancer was booked at 10:40 a.m. and was released at about 2:18 p.m. that same day on $25,000 bail. A court date was set for Nov. 4. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTEROne day after Chigvintsev's arrest, a representative for Nikki told Fox News Digital, "This is a private matter, and Nikki asks for privacy for her and her family at this time."The estranged couple first met while paired together on "Dancing with the Stars" for season 25, when she was engaged to John Cena. Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev married in August 2022 and have one son together. (Getty Images)LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHer relationship ended with the former wrestler before she pursued a romance with Chigvintsev in 2018. He proposed in November 2019, and Nikki announced she was pregnant with their first child two months later.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPShe gave birth to their son, Matteo, July 31, 2020. The estranged couple married in August 2022.Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.