Who Is Shay Shariatzadeh? Meet John Cena's Wife

Hot couple alert! John Cena began dating his now-wife, Shay Shariatzadeh, in February 2019, but who is the gorgeous engineer? Shay is an amazing catch, and it’s clear she and John make a great duo. Keep reading to learn more about her.

When Did John Cena and Wife Shay Start Dating?

The Canadian babe brings out the Bumblebee actor’s “softer side,” an insider exclusively gushed to Life & Style in May 2020. “Shay isn’t after his money … She’s not that kind of girl and loves him for who he is.” The feeling is mutual because John “spoils her with romantic gifts.”

The Blockers actor started dating the product manager about eight months after his highly publicized split from longtime girlfriend-turned-fiancée Nikki Bella in April 2018. The source noted at the time that John’s relationship with Shay was “much easier” than it was with his ex.

“In John’s eyes, Shay is the whole package,” the source gushed about their strong bond. “She’s beautiful, intelligent, kind, independent and family-orientated and there’s rarely any drama between them.”

How Did John Cena and Wife Shay Meet?

Their romance started when John approached her in a Vancouver restaurant while the actor was in town for two months filming Playing With Fire. “There was one woman I was looking at, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her … That’s when it started,” the Massachusetts native told Entertainment Tonight about when he first saw his now-wife in 2019. A few months later, they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of the same film that brought them together.

By January 2020, the pair seemed like a solid couple at the Dolittle premiere. “John and Shay arrived hand in hand to [the] carpet and walked into [the] carpet holding hands,” a separate insider told Life & Style at the time. “He whispered a few things in her ear to reassure her on [the] carpet, a few gentle kisses on [the] lips. Very sweet. She seemed totally comfortable and happy to be by his side.”

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When Did John Cena Get Married?

Engagement rumors began swirling about John and Shay when she was spotted wearing a diamond ring on ~that~ finger in February 2020. The wrester fueled speculation on February 13 by sharing a photo of a man holding up a purple candy heart that read, “Say Yes,” via Instagram. Text over the image read, “Stone Cold Sweethearts,” though the Instagram photo itself didn’t have a caption or further explanation.

John and Shay quietly tied the knot on October 12, 2020, at a courthouse in Tampa, Florida. They celebrated their nuptials again in July 2022 in Vancouver, Canada.

Learn more about Shay Shariatzadeh’s job, family and more below!

How Did John and Shay Meet?

The pair first met after the WWE star “couldn’t take [his] eyes off her” at a restaurant in Vancouver while he was filming Playing With Fire, his costar from the flick Keegan-Michael Key previously dished to ET. John was in Canada shooting the movie from February 2019 through the end of March, so he met Shay sometime within that window. They (fittingly) made their red carpet debut at the movie’s premiere in October 2019.

What Is Shay’s Job?

Not only did she earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, but she also secured a job in Vancouver. Shay is a product manager at Avigilon, a Motorola Solutions Company.

“I interviewed multiple Product Managers to figure out how they got into their role, and I followed their path,” she revealed in her bio featured on their website.

Shay Is Close With Her Family

“The strongest and most hard-working woman I know is my mother,” Shay said about the person who inspired her most. “The biggest lesson she taught me was to be independent and fight for the things I want in life. She is a surgeon who worked day and night so we could have a good life. While she was at the peak of her career, she gave it all up to move her family to Canada to give us a better future. She is the reason I fight to be the best version of myself, to be kind and to never give up.”