John Cena is undoubtedly one of the most influential WWE wrestlers of all time. The 16-time WWE World Champion has won multiple championships and accolades, main-evented WrestleMania several times, and has etched his name in the history books as the greatest to ever do it.
John Cena has a massive fan base and has always stayed in the limelight, thanks to his storied WWE career, which is filled with WWE accolades and his remarkable presence in Hollywood. Another reason for The Leader of Cenation to enjoy the spotlight is his romantic life.
How did John Cena immediately make the first move towards Shay Shariatzadeh?
John Cena got married to his now-wife Shay Shariatzadeh in October 2020 in a private ceremony at the Attorney’s office in Tampa, Florida. The couple made it public in July 2022 when they hosted a wedding celebration in Vancouver, Canada.
The Face that Runs the Place met his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh for the first time while shooting for his movie ‘Playing with Fire”. On an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show”. Cena revealed asking for Shay’s number and did not wait for long to text her about his feelings and requested her company for a date to which she responded positively.
“I asked her for her number and she gave me her number, and I didn’t wait like the two days [to reach out]. I left the restaurant and on my walk home I texted, ‘It was so nice to meet you, you’re beautiful, and I’d like to get to know you more if you have any free time coming up I’ll make time for you.’ She’s like, ‘You want to go out this weekend?’ I said, ‘Sure.'”
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Years removed since his first move, John Cena and his now wife, Shay Shariatzadeh have been happily married and have been spotted multiple times with her going out for private dates and making major public appearances together.
On his wrestling front, Mr. Hustle, Loyalty and Respect recently made his WWE return at WrestleMania 40 when he took down Solo Sikoa to assist Cody Rhodes to win the Undisputed WWE Championship from Roman Reigns. With Cena setting the time frame for his retirement, fans are anticipating the return of the former World Champion for his next and potentially last run.
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