WWE Couple Finally Go Public With Their Relationship
Ilja Dragunov and Jin Tala have officially confirmed their relationship.
Ahead of this week’s Monday Night Raw episode, Ilja Dragunov confirmed his relationship with Evolve WWE star Jin Tala. Dragunov shared a couple of Instagram pictures with Tala, captioning one “my love,” putting to rest any rumors and officially confirming they are dating.
Dragunov’s dating history is private, but it is known that he was previously married. Details about his ex-wife are not widely publicized, as the WWe star tends to keep his personal life away from the spotlight.
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Ilja Dragunov Successfully Defended His Title On WWE SmackDown
llja Dragunov recently returned to WWE after an absence of over a year due to a serious knee injury. He suffered a torn ACL at a live event against Gunther in late September 2024, forcing him out of action for approximately 11 months. During this time, he trained hard at the WWE Performance Center, focusing on a full recovery.
WWE delayed his televised return to maximize his impact, finally bringing him back to SmackDown on October 17, 2025, where he answered Sami Zaynβs United States Championship Open Challenge and won the title.
Since capturing the United States Championship, The Mad Dragon has defended his title successfully twice on the blue brand. His first title defense was against Alester Black on October 24. Then, he put his title again on the line against Nathan Frazer on October 31, who answered his open challenge on the show.
In the match, Frazer was dropped awkwardly on his neck following a top-rope suplex from Dragunov. Although he initially got up, he soon collapsed during an exchange of strikes and appeared to be in significant pain.
The referee closely monitored Frazer and eventually signaled to Dragunov, who then quickly hit his finisher to end the match. WWE and medical staff were reportedly monitoring Frazer closely following the incident, but no official long-term injury update has been shared yet.
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