SUMMARY
- John Cena has been married twice, with the previous one lasting just 3 years.
- Finally, Cena settled down and married Shay Shariatzadeh on October 12, 2020, in a private ceremony in Tampa, Florida.
John Cena is one of the biggest names in the pro wrestling industry. The 46-year-old has had a glorious career in WWE, which spread over two decades starting in 2002. He is a former 16-time World Champion and is hugely celebrated among fans all across the world.
The Cenation Leader has turned into a Hollywood star after leaving his full-time career at the Triple H-led promotion. He still performs at the Stamford-based promotion but is focused more on his career as an actor now.
Cena has been married twice, with the previous one lasting just 3 years. He married Elizabeth Huberdeau, his high school sweetheart, on July 11, 2009, but the couple divorced on July 18, 2012. After that, he dated another WWE superstar, Nikki Bella, for 6 years but broke up with her before their marriage in 2018.
John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh got married https://t.co/3xioyaYuhX pic.twitter.com/aKlSaWLCvJ
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) October 14, 2020
Finally, John Cena settled down and married Shay Shariatzadeh on October 12, 2020, in a private ceremony in Tampa, Florida. The couple has reportedly been dating since 2019.
Shay Shariatzadeh is 33 years old and was born in Iran. She moved to Vancouver, Canada, while she was young and is now a Canadian national. Shay graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in electrical and electronics engineering.
Shariatzadeh is currently a product manager at Sonatype, a software company, starting in 2019. Previously, she worked at Motorola Solutions. Her interest in engineering was sparked by the projects her brother bought home when she was young.
Shay is deeply inspired by her mother, who is a surgeon and credits her for her success. She has learned many life lessons from her mother, including how to be independent and fight for what she wants to achieve. Shay is a private person and is not very active on social media.
How did John Cena meet Shay Shariatzadeh?
John Cena met Shay Shariatzadeh at a restaurant in Vancouver when she was having dinner with her friends. He was shooting for the movie “Playing with Fire” in Vancouver at that time. The Leader of Cenation was mesmerized by Shay at first sight.
While speaking to ET’s Nischelle Turner, Cena said, “What’s truly special about this one is that, no matter what projects I’m involved in in the future, this one will always have a special meaning because I got to film a special project and meet someone special,” explaining how this was a memorable project for him.
The couple was seen together for the first time on the red carpet in October 2019. It was the premiere of Cena’s film “Playing with Fire,” where the superstar was seen in a navy blue suit with Shay Shariatzadeh, who was looking astounding in a silver-black dress.