Claim made that former WWE star Nikki Garcia (Bella) threw shoes at Artem Chingvintsev in 911 call

It was previously reported that Artem Chingvintsev, the husband of former WWE star Nikki Garcia aka Nikki Bella, was arrested Thursday morning on a felony domestic violence (battery) charge.

TMZ.com reported on Friday that Artem had called 911 himself because he was seemingly panicked over injuries that were sustained to the alleged victim. TMZ then obtained audio from the dispatch call and the dispatcher stated the following…

“Initially came in as requesting medical, but now he is stating he got into an argument with his wife [Nikki] and his wife threw shoes at rp [reporting party]. There is a child on scene. Medical en route. There’s an active 415 [disturbing the peace] in the background responsible.”

The dispatcher then said “RP is stating no medical is needed now” because it was called off by Artem. However, Artem was still arrested when police noticed visible injuries on the alleged victim.

TMZ has obtained the dispatch call from the Artem Chigvintsev domestic violence case… revealing the "DWTS" pro did indeed call 911, but then added his wife had thrown shoes at him. pic.twitter.com/Sa0BRHmKHe

— TMZ (@TMZ) August 30, 2024