WWE's John Cena Gets Married

Congratulations to the happy couple.

John Cena Shay Shariatzadeh
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John Cena and girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh got married in Tampa, Florida earlier in the week.

The story was broken by PWInsider and corroborated by E! News and TMZ shortly afterwards. Apparently, the service went down on Monday, though E! News describes it as a "secret ceremony," with no further details going public.

Shariatzadeh and Cena had been dating since sometime in 2019, with February 2020 bringing rumours that the duo were engaged to be married. These materialised when Shariatzadeh was seen wearing what looked like an engagement ring during a trip to San Diego, California, with Cena posting the following to Instagram at the time:-

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TMZ notes that the couple filed for their marriage certificate earlier this month.

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Cena famously proposed to his former partner, Nikki Bella, in the ring at WrestleMania 33. The duo had split up by the following year, however, with Bella recently giving birth to her first child with new fiancee Artem Chigvintsev.

The 16-time World Champion was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 until their 2012 divorce.

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However secretive the occasion, congratulations to Cena and Shariatzadeh on their big day, and all the best for a happy, healthy life together.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.