Everything John Cena and Nikki Bella Have Said About Their Broken Engagement

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Everything John Cena and Nikki Bella Have Said About Their Broken Engagement

John Cena and Nikki Bella crushed the hearts of fans everywhere on April 15 when the pair told Us Weekly exclusively that they were ending their engagement after six years of dating. “While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another,” the former flames, who got engaged during Wrestlemania 33 in April 2017, announced in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives.” Following the news, Cena — who once admitted he and his fianceé would go months without seeing each other — took to social media several times to express himself after the breakup. A day after announcing their split, the WWE star tweeted, “Hardship, loss, and humility are extremely difficult waters to navigate, but perseverance thru them builds a strength to withstand anything life throws your way.” Meanwhile, the Total Bellas star shared her own inspirational message on April 21 that read, “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” She captioned it with a yellow heart emoji. Then, on July 31, came another blow: Bella told Us she and Cena were done for good. Throughout it all, though, the couple were open and honest about their feelings. Scroll through to see what they said!

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Everything John Cena and Nikki Bella Have Said About Their Broken Engagement

John Cena and Nikki Bella crushed the hearts of fans everywhere on April 15 when the pair told Us Weekly exclusively that they were ending their engagement after six years of dating. “While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another,” the former flames, who got engaged during Wrestlemania 33 in April 2017, announced in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives.” Following the news, Cena — who once admitted he and his fianceé would go months without seeing each other — took to social media several times to express himself after the breakup. A day after announcing their split, the WWE star tweeted, “Hardship, loss, and humility are extremely difficult waters to navigate, but perseverance thru them builds a strength to withstand anything life throws your way.” Meanwhile, the Total Bellas star shared her own inspirational message on April 21 that read, “Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” She captioned it with a yellow heart emoji. Then, on July 31, came another blow: Bella told Us she and Cena were done for good. Throughout it all, though, the couple were open and honest about their feelings. Scroll through to see what they said!

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Breaking His Silence

Ten days after announcing the pair were no longer together, Cena, 41, told Entertainment Tonight on April 25, “It sucks. There’s no other way to say [it]. I love Nicole with all my heart, and that’s that.”

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Speaking Her Truth

Bella, 34, revealed she was staying at the home of her sister, Brie Bella, for the time being while vlogging in a YouTube video, posted on May 8: “I know you all know why. I’ve kinda been MIA. I’ve kinda been hiding out. I wanted to reach out to you all and thank you all for your love and support, I can’t tell you how much it’s meant to me, especially through a difficult time.”

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Plot Twist

In a shocking turn of events, Cena told Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb during an interview on Today that he still loved the professional wrestler, even admitting he “would love to marry Nicole” and “would love to have a family with Nicole.”

“I’ve always been honest with you guys, I also don’t want to ruin viewers’ mornings by giving them a bowl of sadness soup … It’s been incredibly reflective, which is amazing, but it is very difficult,” the Blockers star said during the daytime show on Monday, May 14. “I had my heart broken out of nowhere, or for me it was out of nowhere. And anyone who has experienced that knows that it comes with a series of bad feelings.”

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Loss for Words

The reality TV personality was stunned when, during an interview with Extra, the interviewer notified her of Cena’s comments about changing his mind about having children.

After the interviewer read an excerpt from her ex’s appearance, Bella struggled to find the right words. “Wow, well, I’m speechless. Um, yeah, that’s crazy,” she answered during the May 14 interview. “Yeah.”

“I didn’t think cold feet and all of that type of stuff existed, but it exists. I have hope and I’m just at a point in my life where I feel like I kind’ve lost me, and I want to find me and work on me,” she continued, before adding that she just wants “John and I both to live happily ever after, whether it’s together or separate.”

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Picking Up the Pieces

The businesswoman called her ex, whom she referred to as "an amazing man" and "the love of my life" during a May 14 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I truly hope one day that we can work it out and get back together. I think there is hope. I just want us both to live the rest of our lives happy. Hopefully that’s together, maybe it’s not," Bella said during the interview. "Right now, I’m just focusing on me."

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Sisterly Support System

Bella spoke exclusively with Us Weekly on Thursday, May 16, when she praised her sister for keeping her “strong” amid the heartbreaking ordeal. She also told Us that planning for the couple’s canceled May 5 nuptials during filming her E! series was more significant than she had originally anticipated.

“I didn’t realize that wedding planning was going to be the best form of therapy out there, that it was just going to make these feelings that I’ve stored away for the past six years come to life,” she explained. “So I just had to hit them head on."

She also admitted that if she ends up watching the episodes from the upcoming third season of her reality series, she’ll have to have “a few glasses of wine” and a “box of tissues.”

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A Momentary Reconciliation

On May 31, 2018, Us Weekly exclusively confirmed the couple’s reconciliation. “Storms don’t last forever,” Bella tweeted just days later. Cena, meanwhile, told TMZ he had changed his tune about the prospect of fatherhood. “I realize very much that I have been steadfast in saying that I don’t want children. But I’m a little bit older now, a bit wiser. … Now I’m realizing that there is life, and life exists, and it’s beautiful, and I think part of that is being a parent, so we’ll see.”

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Done for Good?

On July 31, 2018, Bella told Us Weekly she and Cena had broken up again, for good. “After I called off the engagement, we tried to work on our relationship to get back to where it was in order to move forward with our wedding,” she said in a statement to Us. “After much time and soul-searching alone, and together, we have decided to officially part ways. I had a beautiful and loving six-year relationship with a wonderful man. I have the utmost respect for John, but I know this is what’s best for me.”