Sixteen-time WWE champion John Cena and his longtime girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh got married in a private ceremony on October 12 in Tampa, Florida.

Although there are no official statements in this regard from Cena or Shariatzadeh, the former posted a tweet hours after his wedding. "I will be happy if I only get (x). This is a great way to mold an entire life spent chasing happiness and never finding joy," Cena had written. Citing official records from Florida, the local media in the United States confirmed their wedding. The couple went public with their relationship in March 2019 after Shay Shariatzadeh was spotted in an amusement park with John Cena, almost a year after his much publicised split with WWE wrestler Nikki Bella. The two of them later appeared together on the Red Carpet for his film 'Playing with Fire in Vancouver' in October. Cena and Shariatzadeh reportedly got engaged and applied for a marriage certificate in Florida earlier this month. John Cena was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 to 2012. When he was earlier asked about keeping his relationship with Shariatzadeh private, Cena had mentioned, "I have a goal for sharing certain things with everybody and keeping certain things for me."

Shay Shariatzadeh was born in Iran but is a Canadian citizen who works as a product manager for a tech company in Vancouver. John Cena, who has established himself as a Hollywood star following his WWE career, will be seen in the upcoming blockbuster franchise Fast and the Furious 9 and The Suicide Squad.