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What he\u2019s been waiting for! John Cena<\/strong><\/a> and wife Shay Shariatzadeh<\/strong><\/a> kept a low profile as a couple and never formally announced their engagement, which made their October 2020 wedding<\/a> all the more surprising.<\/p>\n The actor and the engineer were initially linked in March 2019 when they were spotted holding hands<\/a> after a dinner date in Canada. The relationship marked the first time Cena had been spotted on a date since his engagement<\/a> to Nikki Bella<\/strong><\/a> ended for good in July 2018.<\/p>\n Cena and Shariatzadeh packed on the PDA<\/a> as he dropped her off at the San Diego Airport in April 2019. The pair subsequently kept their romance alive with dates to a WWE Raw taping<\/a> in July 2019 and, later that month, at a restaurant in Tampa, Florida,<\/a> where they were seen kissing.<\/p>\n The duo took a big step into the spotlight in October 2019, making their red carpet debut<\/a> together at the New York City premiere of his film\u00a0Playing With Fire<\/em>. They were even more flirtatious at the Los Angeles premiere of\u00a0Doolittle<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in January 2020, locking lips for photographers on the red carpet. The outing came days after Bella announced her engagement<\/a> to Artem Chigvintsev<\/strong><\/a>, with whom she welcomed son Matteo in July 2020.<\/p>\n Cena sparked engagement rumors<\/a> of his own in February 2020. Shariatzadeh was seen wearing a ring on her left hand during a trip to an amusement park in San Diego. \u201c\u2019A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems too short\u2019 \u2013 Andre Maurois,\u201d he tweeted hours after the speculation surfaced.<\/p>\n Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed that the twosome secretly tied the knot in Florida in October 2020.<\/p>\n Cena\u2019s friends support the relationship<\/a> too. \u201c[John and Shay] look incredible together,\u201d Seth Rollins<\/strong> exclusively told\u00a0Us<\/em>\u00a0in January 2020. \u201cI have not seen him this happy in a long time. So that\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n