Bella and Cena were engaged from April 2017 until April 2018, when they called off their wedding Becky Lynch made a reference to Nikki Bella's former engagement to John Cena during a WWE Monday Night Raw segment The segment was designed to set up an upcoming match between Lynch and Bella for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Bella and Cena called off their engagement in April 2018,

Nikki Bella's former relationship with WWE star John Cena was brought up during a promo delivered by Becky Lynch on RAW. During the August 4, 2025, edition of Monday Night RAW, WWE star Becky Lynch roasted her Happy Gilmore 2 co-star Nikki Bella and her ex-fiancé, John Cena.

After five years of dating and an additional year of being engaged - John Cena and Nikki Bella parted ways for good in 2018