John Cena and Wife Shay Shariatzadeh: A Timeline of Their Relationship

John Cena and wife Shay Shariatzadeh’s low-profile relationship made their October 2020 wedding all the more surprising.

The pair were initially linked in March 2019 when they were spotted holding hands after a dinner date in Canada. The relationship marked the first time Cena had been spotted on a date since his engagement to Nikki Garcia ended for good in July 2018.

Following a handful of red carpet appearances, the couple sparked engagement rumors in February 2020 after Shariatzadeh was seen wearing a ring on her left hand during a trip to an amusement park in San Diego. Us Weekly confirmed that the twosome secretly tied the knot in Florida that October.

Cena’s friends have been vocally supportive of the couple’s relationship. “[John and Shay] look incredible together,” Seth Rollins exclusively told Us in January 2020. “I have not seen him this happy in a long time. So that’s really cool.”

Scroll down to revisit Cena and Shariatzadeh’s relationship timeline: