5 recently married WWE couples with the biggest age gaps

Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green (left) and John Cena & Shay Shariatzadeh (right)
Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green (left) and John Cena & Shay Shariatzadeh (right)

#3. WWE legend John Cena - Shay Shariatzadeh (13 years)

Nearly a year after breaking up with WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, John Cena started dating Canadian engineer Shay Shariatzadeh in 2019.

Cena was filming his movie Playing with Fire in Canada when he first met Shariatzadeh. He reportedly fell in love with her at first sight.

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"What’s truly special about this one [Playing with Fire] is that, no matter what projects I’m involved in in the future, this one will always have a special meaning because I got to film a special project and meet someone special," Cena later told Entertainment Tonight.

After dating for nearly a year, the couple tied the knot in October 2020, in a secret wedding ceremony in Tampa, Florida. They only invited family, friends, and a few WWE talent.

The 16-time world champion is 13 years older than Shariatzadeh. While he is now 44 years old, she is 31.

Cena and his wife are happy together despite the age difference. The couple have been inseparable since they started dating. Shariatzadeh has accompanied Cena to several events, movie sets, and WWE shows in the past few months.

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