Everybody knows that John Cena and Nikki Bella are an item -- while it hasn't been acknowledged on official WWE programming, the relationship between the two is a focal point of Total Divas, and the pair are frequently seen together on the red carpet for charity and entertainment events. However, just as John Cena has been romantically linked to other Divas in the past, the Chain Gang Leader isn't the first coworker Nikki's dated. According to interviews with the older Bella, she and Ziggler dated for nine months in 2009-2010. Their breakup seems to have been amicable, and it certainly hasn't stopped Cena and Ziggler from working together -- the two had a feud in late 2012 that produced some great matches. Still, from a romantic standpoint, it's hard to imagine Nikki with someone other than Cena -- his levelheadedness really tempers her more mercurial disposition, as Total Divas shows us time and again. Here's hoping those crazy kids make it work!
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
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