“My Stomach Went into Knots” – Nikki Bella Reveals How She Felt When She Found Out John Cena Was Dating Shay Shariatzadeh

John Cena and Nikki Bella were one of the most talked about couples in pro wrestling during the 2010s. Both WWE icons dated each other for over six years before parting ways in 2018. Two years later, wrestler-turned-actor tied the knot with Canadian engineer Shay Shariatzadeh. Well, just like any other human being, the former WWE Divas Champion wasn’t too glad to know about the whole affair through the news. Nikki Bella once shared how she felt after finding out about John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh.

In March 2019, The Cenation Leader created headlines after being spotted with a mystery lady. Well, it was none other than his now-wife Shay. Cena was seen with her on a date in Vancouver. A month later, the former WWE Diva talked about the incident on an episode of her “The Nikki & Brie Show p.k.a The Bellas Podcast“.

Nikki Bella shared her feeling after finding out that John Cena was dating Shay Shariatzadeh

After seeing John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh in the headlines, Nikki Bella claimed her stomach went into knots. The former 2-time Divas Champion was shocked at first, but when she saw the photos, her feelings changed. She stated:

“When I saw the headline, my stomach went into knots. But then when I opened it up and saw the photo it was weird…”

Nikki noted that it’s weird to see your ex’s photo, text, or something like that after you have moved on. You either want to poop your pants or have a really bad tummy ache. But that wasn’t how Nikki Bella felt after seeing the photos of John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh.

The former WWE Diva noted that everyone got to know her side of the story. Whatever she felt through and after the breakup, is well-documented on Total Bellas. However, no one ever heard of The Cenation Leader’s side. She wasn’t pleased about that and also felt that she had hurt him.

So when Nikki found out that John Cena is dating Shay, her stomach didn’t hurt. Instead, she was pleased to see a smile on her ex’s face.

“But because of how sad I made him and how much I felt like I hurt him, when I saw the big smile on his face with the paparazzi photos, I think that’s why I didn’t wanna sh*t my pants, I felt happy for him…” she said.

The 2-time Divas Champion also moved on in her life and got married last year in August

Nikki Bella was a contestant on season 25 of the U.S. reality show Dancing With Stars. On the show, the former WWE Diva was matched with Artem Chigvintsev. During that time Nikki was with John Cena but after their breakup in 2018, she started dating Artem.

They got engaged in 2020, and last year in August, walked down the aisle. Nikki and Artem also have a 2-year, 10-month-old boy who they named Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev.

Nevertheless, it’s good to see that neither Artem nor Shay Shariatzadeh, has affected the mutual respect between John Cena and Nikki Bella. Despite moving on with their lives separately, both wish nothing but good for each other.

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