Kristal Marshall Kristal Marshall ( November 11 , 1983 ) , is an American model and former WWE Diva best known for her work in World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown ! brand and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion working as Kristal Lashley as Bobby Lashley ' s on - screen wife and real life girlfriend . Modeling career . Prior to working for World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Marshall appeared as a competitor in the 2004 Miss California pageant , as a model for Deal or No Deal , in music videos for 50 Cent and Ma $ e , and in commercials for The Best Damn Sports Show Period . She was at one time a Barker Beauty on The Price Is Right . Professional Wrestling Career . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2005 - 2007 ) . Marshall first entered WWE as a contestant in the 2005 Raw Diva Search , in which she eventually finished fourth . Despite not winning the Diva Search contract , Marshall was signed to a development deal soon after the contest finished and sent to Deep South Wrestling , WWE newest " farm territory " at that time . In December 2005 , she joined the SmackDown ! roster as a backstage correspondent , interviewing the brand ' s superstars during the shows . Her first actual feud on the brand came against the heel run of Jillian Hall . Marshall defeated Hall in debut match — a " Divas Uncovered " match — on the March 10 , 2006 SmackDown ! . Kristal was defeated by Jillian Hall but was later conforted by Michelle McCool . When Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro joined the SmackDown ! brand , Marshall was turned heel and put into an angle where she was jealous of Massaro ' s Diva Search win . She was aligned with Michelle McCool and the two feuded with Massaro and then - babyface , Jillian Hall , leading to a Fatal Four - Way Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash , during which Marshall was legitimately injured , though she did not miss any time . In September , the next years Diva Search winner , then - babyface , Layla El , arrived on the brand , and Marshall was put into a feud with her . This one had Marshall aligned with Mike " The Miz " Mizanin against Layla and the Boogeyman . In February 2007 , Marshall became a face again and began a storyline which had her as a close friend of then - babyface , Vickie Guerrero , who was mysteriously planning something , and then flirting with SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long . After Marshall confessed her love for Long , she convinced him to hire Guerrero as his assistant , leaving her in charge of the show on occasion . Eventually Long proposed marriage , only to suffer a heart attack during the in - ring wedding on September 21 . She was released from her WWE contract a few weeks later . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2009 - 2010 ) . On October 18 , 2009 , at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s Bound for Glory Marshall , dubbed as Kristal Lashley , debuted as a member of the crowd cheering on her husband Bobby Lashley during his match with Samoa Joe . She then started an angle with Scott Steiner where Steiner kept harassing her in the crowd during his and Lashley ' s matches . On the November 5 edition of TNA Impact ! Marshall accompanied Lashley to the ring but was sent backstage by the referee where Steiner would try to kidnap her but would get stopped by Lashley . She made her TNA in - ring debut on the December 12 edition of Impact ! teaming with Lashley in a losing effort against Steiner and Awesome Kong in a mixed tag team match . On the January 4 , 2010 , Monday night edition of Impact ! Bobby and Kristal Lashley requested for their kayfabe immediate release from TNA Wrestling , turning heel in the process . This storyline did not last as Bobby Lashley was released from TNA in February to focus more on his MMA career Other Media . Marshall has appeared on an episode of Hogan Knows Best . She also appeared on the February 6 , 2008 episode of Project Runway with Maria Kanellis , Candice Michelle , Torrie Wilson , Layla , and Michelle McCool . In June 2007 , she posed for her first magazine cover , the September issue of " African Americans on Wheels " . Personal life . Marshall dated Bobby Lashley and the couple have a son named Myles who was born in July 2008 . In April 2010 , Kristal confirmed on Twitter that she and Lashley have split .