John Cena is a world-famous personality, and details about his pro wrestling career are well-known among his fans. His relationship with Nikki Bella has also become a hot topic of discussion among his supporters. Not to mention, the couple had been in a relationship for six years; in fact, they were engaged to each other.
However, now it seems Nikki Bella was married prior to meeting John Cena. Not only that, she also hid her first marriage from the WWE legend. Previously, in an episode of Total Divas season 2, Bella revealed the details of her first marriage to her family. This included her mother, Kathy Colace, her twin sister, Brie Bella, and her brother, JJ Garcia.
Bella said, “I got married when I was 20 and got divorced at 23, to my high school sweetheart. Basically, we got married by Elvis. We drove to Vegas, did it”. She added that when she walked down the aisle, she knew it was “a huge mistake,” but couldn’t get out of it.
Nikki mentioned that she tried to forget about it, however, it kept coming back. With that, she took the decision to share it with her family. She then added, “It’s crazy ’cause John doesn’t even know and here we talk about marriage and we never bring it up”.
After everything was said, the family members of Bella didn’t look happy. Especially, her brother JJ Garcia was severely upset. Going ahead, it was Garcia who accidentally opened up about Nikki’s first marriage to Cena.
It is mentionable that by that time, Cena and Bella had been together for over two years; in fact, they were living together. Naturally, the news of Nikki being married previously came as a shock to the WWE superstar, and he was not happy with it.
What did John Cena say about Nikki Bella being married previously?
Nikki Bella’s brother was the one who first brought to light the news of her being previously married in front of John Cena. However, later, Nikki herself addressed the matter in front of the 16-time World Champion.
With that, Cena seemed upset as he said, “When the focus of most of our problems has to do with that particular topic, maybe I should know that stuff… I would especially know how you feel about it because you had a bad experience”.
However, the WWE legend also stated that he doesn’t care about what Bella did prior to meeting him. He said that it’s not that he needs to know everything about Bella, but, when she is letting other people know about something he would also like to know it from her.
It seems the Leader of the Cenation handled the situation quite calmly, despite being upset with the news. With that, it is to be noted that John and Nikki are no longer together as the couple ended their relationship in 2018.
As of now, John Cena has been married to Shay Shariatzadeh since October 2020. On the other hand, Nikki Bella has been married to Artem Chigvintsev since August 2022 and the couple also has a son together.
Thus, it is understandable that Cena and Bella have walked on their own paths and are living a happy married life with their respective partners. However, since they were together for a long time, fans often talk about the two and their relationship to date. With that, it remains to be seen what lies ahead for the two in the upcoming days.