Wait, when did this happen?

The internet wrestling community has a weird obsession with backstage romances. Honestly, I get it. We spent years watching soap opera storylines, so seeing actual human connections feels like peeling back the curtain. The latest buzz isn't about some brutal cage match or an intercontinental title change. Instead, it is all about Myles Borne confirming that Stephanie Vaquer made the first move. As WrestleTalk reported, the NXT North American Champion is officially dating the Women’s World Champion.

You can practically hear the collective gears grinding in the Reddit threads. Half the fans are losing their minds over the star power involved. You have a titleholder on the men's side hooking up with a dominant force from the women's division. It feels like a cross-brand power merger that nobody saw coming. Some users are already calling this the biggest power move since Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, though that seems like a massive overreaction considering both are still finding their footing.

The internet has opinions, obviously

Check the replies on any social post about this and you will find the usual spectrum of misery and joy. One skeptic on a forum noted, "I give it six months before it hits their on-screen chemistry or lack thereof." Honestly, what a charming ray of sunshine. Then you have the romantic types who turn into full-blown fan-fic writers immediately. One fan posted, "If they aren't managing each other by the time WrestleMania 41 rolls around, what are we even doing?"

It is genuinely funny how quickly people pivot to fantasy booking. The consensus seems split between those who want them to be the new power couple of WWE and those who think it is better to keep romance away from the squared circle. I lean toward the latter. Wrestling history is littered with couples forced into storylines that ended up feeling like a high school talent show. It usually kills the momentum of both performers.

Is the Randy Orton comparison doing him any favors?

Beyond the dating news, let’s talk shop. People have been grinding gears over the constant comparisons between Borne and Randy Orton. Check out the recent coverage on F4WOnline regarding how Borne feels about the legend status. Borne actually likes the chatter, which takes balls. Most rookies would try to run away from being compared to the Viper, but he is leaning into it.

The argument for the comparison is simple: he has the stoic demeanor and the look. The argument against it is that he is risking being seen as a pale imitation. If you go on r/SquaredCircle, half the posts are people tearing apart his pacing compared to Orton during his 2004 Legend Killer run. It is tough to walk in the shadow of a guy who defines a generation. If he does not develop his own signature mannerisms quick, the crowd is going to turn on the gimmick fast.

My hot take: Chill with the booking ideas

Look, I get why people are excited. It is 2026, and we are starved for characters who feel like actual people. But let's be real about the risks. As Ringside News noted, the origin story of their relationship is just a couple of wrestlers hitting it off. It does not need to be a segment on Raw. It does not need to be a mixed tag match.

The strongest argument belongs to the people who want to see them succeed independently. If they keep the relationship out of the spotlight, they remove the temptation for writers to book them into an 'it couple' narrative that eventually leads to a messy breakup angle. We have seen that movie before. It has a bad ending 99 percent of the time. Let them wrestle, let them be champs, and keep the personal stuff out of the promo packages.

At the end of the day, people are just projecting their own desire for drama onto a couple of athletes. My advice? Enjoy the fact that they are both holding hardware and let the rest play out naturally. Booking them as a duo too early is a rookie mistake that could hurt their standing on the roster. Let's see if they can maintain their momentum until the May 09, 2026 event, WWE Backlash. That is the real test of whether they can carry their own narratives without the tabloid distraction.