--- description: John Cena proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night. title: Watch John Cena Propose to His Girlfriend in the Ring image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt550c09f5801d3085/6988c0ef656a3fd516bcf5e7/john-cena-engagement.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # John Cena Proposing to His Girlfriend Is the Realest Thing to Happen in a Wrestling Ring by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 3, 2017 2:50 PM CUT  John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella during WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella during WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.Stephen M. Dowell—Orlando Sentinel/ Getty Images by [Maria Mercedes Lara / People](/author/people/) ## Maria Mercedes Lara / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 3, 2017 2:50 PM CUT [John Cena](http://people.com/tag/john-cena "undefined") proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night. The proposal happened live on TV after the wrestling couple defeated the Miz and his wife Maryse during a tag-team match. ([See the ring here](http://people.com/style/best-celebrity-engagement-rings/john-cena-and-nikki-bella "undefined")!) Of course, Bella said yes, with the couple sealing the proposal with a dramatic kiss. > [](https://twitter.com/WrestleMania/status/848709634105909248) Cena and Bella have been dating for nearly five years and their relationship has been documented on the hit E! reality shows _Total Divas_ and _Total Bellas_. Bella’s sister and fellow wrestler Brie Bella [shared her congratulations on Twitter](https://twitter.com/BellaTwins/status/848710352892174336 "undefined"). “Happy tears!!!! They always felt married to me but to see it…wow!!! Welcome to the family @JohnCena.” Cena was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 to 2012\. Before dating Cena, Bella previously dated fellow wrestler Dolph Ziggler. _This_ [_article_](http://people.com/sports/john-cena-nikki-bella-engaged/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4722826/john-cena-nikki-bella-wrestlemania-proposal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4722826/john-cena-nikki-bella-wrestlemania-proposal/"},"headline":"John Cena Proposing to His Girlfriend Is the Realest Thing to Happen in a Wrestling Ring","datePublished":"2017-04-03T14:50:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:42:29.240Z","description":"Cena popped the question at WrestleMania 33","url":"https://time.com/4722826/john-cena-nikki-bella-wrestlemania-proposal/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Love & Relationships"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt550c09f5801d3085/6988c0ef656a3fd516bcf5e7/john-cena-engagement.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maria Mercedes Lara / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt550c09f5801d3085/6988c0ef656a3fd516bcf5e7/john-cena-engagement.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"WrestleMania 33 Orlando","caption":"John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella during WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.","creditText":"Stephen M. Dowell—Orlando Sentinel/ Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4722826/john-cena-nikki-bella-wrestlemania-proposal/","name":"John Cena Proposing to His Girlfriend Is the Realest Thing to Happen in a Wrestling Ring"}}]}] ```