What he’s been waiting for! John CenaYour wife Shay ShariatzadehTheir engagement was kept low-profile and they never officially announced their engagement. This made their October 2020 wedding even more surprising.
They were first spotted together in March 2019, after a Canadian dinner date. Cena was spotted on a first date for the first time since their engagement. Nikki BellaJuly 2018: The end of the era.
Cena and Shariatzadeh had packed their PDA when he dropped Shariatzadeh off at the San Diego Airport, April 2019. They continued their romance with dates to a WWE Raw taping and later that month at a Tampa restaurant where they were seen kissing.
The duo made their big step into the spotlight by making their red carpet debut together at New York City’s premiere of his film in October 2019. Playing with Fire. They were even more flirtatious at Los Angeles’ premiere Doolittle in January 2020, locking lips for photographers on the red carpet. Bella had just announced her engagement days before the outing. Artem Chigvintsev, with whom she had her son Matteo in July 2020.
Cena started engagement rumors in February 2020. Shariatzadeh was spotted wearing a ring on her right hand while she was visiting an amusement park in San Diego. “’A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems too short’ – Andre Maurois,” he tweeted hours after the speculation surfaced.
Us WeeklyThey confirmed that they secretly tied their knot in Florida in October 2020.
Cena’s friends support the relationship too. “[John and Shay] look incredible together,” Seth RollinsOnly told Us in January 2020. “I have not seen him this happy in a long time. So that’s really cool.”
Scroll down to revisit Cena and Shariatzadeh’s path to lasting love, from their first days of dating to rumors of an engagement to officially walking down the aisle!