Former professional wrestling power couple John Cena and Nikki Bella are still involved in a storyline that rivals anything you might have seen on WWE Raw. The couple broke up in April after being together for six years and, if you haven’t been paying attention to the headlines and have been watching Nikki’s E! reality series, Total Bellas, you might think they’ve reconciled and the wedding is still on, but that’s not the case.
After the split, John and Nikki were spotted out together, and at least one outlet insists they’re still together, but Nikki took to YouTube on Sunday to share her side of the story and clear up the confusion about the current state of the union. In the video, which features a cameo from her adorable French Bulldog, Winston, she admitted that, “I’ll admit my relationship has been in a super emotional rollercoaster ride. I think it’s hard for people to understand.” She went on to explain,
“I think people are like ‘Are they together? Are they not?’ and because I am a reality star, and I have a reality show…I feel like I have to say what is the update on John and I. Right now, we are just friends. We are both working on each other and trying to work on us.”
“We talk every day. He is not only my best friend, but he truly is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He has patience with me and has really taught me a lot over the past few months. I think one of those things is the inner strength that I thought I had but didn’t realize how strong I had it.”
“I don’t want to be someone who has a divorce. Or who has kids and then gets a divorce. Like I truly want to walk down that aisle. I want to give my vows and I want this to be one time. There were a lot of issues that I had to deal with and really know what I wanted for the rest of my life. I am beyond grateful that I have this amazing man who is staying by my side and helping me fight through those issues. And helping me become and even better person and even stronger.”
“The season finale is very tough. It’s very honest, raw and real and you will see why John and I are at where we are at today. That John Cena, I will tell you, he is one of the most amazing men that has ever walked this earth. There is no one with a bigger heart, a stronger heart and more giving to anyone in this world. I am very lucky to be his best friend and in the end if I don’t in the end become his wife, I am very lucky to have shared the past six years of my life with this person.”
Also in the video, Nikki touts the benefits of therapy, stating, “you don’t need to be broken to be fixed.” I think that’s the only true, real thing she says in the clip. I don’t watch this show, but I am now firmly convinced that this whole thing is fake. The only thing I can say with any certainty is that Winston should get his own spinoff.
As for Total Bellas, on this Sunday’s episode s, Nikki gets to relive some of the excitement of her engagement. In the show, she goes shopping for her wedding gown, settling on a lace gown with an overlay with sleeves (as a woman of a certain age, I’m all about sleeves, so it appears that Nikki and I have something in common). She also is tasked with having to demote some of her best friends from bridesmaids to mere attendees. Knowing that the wedding is a no-go, do you have any urge to watch all of this unfold?
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Wait so was the show filmed before their breakup? Or is she saying they’re not back together but still planning her wedding? If it was before the breakup… this must be beyond awkward for them to watch now. Assuming it’s real, that is.
The show was filmed before their final breakup I believe. I actually think it is real, a lot of wrestlers who go on wrestling “talk shows” like nodqs discussed being shocked when the April break up happened and had no idea that Nikki and John had a minor break up before the Rumble. I believe that John did have a “Come to Jesus Moment” and decided that he was putting stress on his relationship with Nikki, was willing to correct it and move forward but Nikki just decided to play the long game and just end it. John was a notorious man ho before he got with Nikki so it’s interesting to see. People forget that wrestling storylines use real-life issues from their stars so real life and entertainment blends.
I am vaguely aware of who John Cena is. It seems like whenever I go on the People magazine website, his fiance/ex-fiance has a story where she is giving a really tedious update of their relationship. I don’t click on the stories, but the title is usually a direct quote: “John and I are spending time together, but aren’t together” or “John promised me he’d reverse his vasectomy.” Crap like that. I literally never read these stories but there always is one there and I am absolutely bored and at the same time kind of exhausted by it.
Enough of this tedious publicity stunt.
Everyone knows it’s a work, Nicole.
He’s a nice guy but he is a very rigid personality. He’s not going to find anyone else who will be as accommodating as her. Who genuinely cares for him as well. But, imo, she should move on. I’ve gotten engaged before and then broken it off. You start thinking deeper, like this is forever, can I live with This? Dreaming and the reality are two different things
Yeah, I commend people who go to therapy but all of this therapy just to walk down the aisle seems a bit much.
ITA. If you have to do a ton of couples therapy just to get to the start of the marriage, IMO it means you’re not right for each other.
“I think people . . . because I am a reality story star.”
Gawd. I don’t know who she is but that quote is enough to kill any curiosity.
That caught my eye too. She may be a perfectly nice person but she definitely thinks of herself as more famous (and I use that term loosely) than she really is. I only know of her from this site (I hate “reality” tv with a passion) and I suspect not many non-WWE followers know who she is. 🤷♀️
I have seen a couple of episodes and they are excruciating to watch.
These two need to settle it in the ring!
(I am kidding)
“We are both working on each other” – that sounds healthy.
If I recall correctly, the dog was pretty representative of why they split. He said he was too busy to take care of a baby and she went out and got them a puppy. He made her get rid of it and now it lives with her sister.
First off, if you want to be a mother, never marry a man who says he will make that sacrifice and give you kids. Secondly, John Cena never liked Nikki’s dog Winston. She gave the dog to her sister! If he can’t be a dog dad, there’s no way he’ll want to be an actual dad!
Not for nothing but those are some arm goals up there.