5 WWE couples who have split but are still friends

Modified Dec 14, 2021 15:29 GMT

Alexa Bliss & Buddy Murphy (L); Nikki Bella & Dolph Ziggler (R)

#1. WWE legend John Cena and Nikki Bella

After ending her relationship with Dolph Ziggler, Nikki Bella started dating WWE legend John Cena in 2012. The couple dated for several years before Cena proposed to Bella at WrestleMania 33 in 2017.

Although Cena and Bella were due to get married in May 2018, they broke up nearly a month before their wedding. They later briefly reconciled and split for good in July 2018.

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Cena and Bella still maintain a friendly relationship despite calling off their engagement. The 16-time World Champion called his ex-fiancée in July 2020 to congratulate her on giving birth to her first child.

"So with the baby, he reached out to Brie and I both. We haven’t had an individual conversation in gosh, I don’t know how long, but it was very short and sweet!" Nikki Bella told US Magazine.

During her Hall of Fame speech last April, the former WWE Divas Champion also thanked her ex-fiancé for teaching her a lot about the wrestling business and helping her find her fearless side.

Bella announced her engagement to Artem Chigvintsev in January 2020. Nine months later, Cena tied the knot with Shay Shariatzadeh.

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