Last Updated on April 17, 2024 by Avik Das
Nikki Bella’s role in revolutionizing the Divas division in the early 2010s is unparalleled along with the likes of AJ Lee, Paige, and Kaitlyn. Additionally, her mainstream popularity gave an enormous spotlight to the Divas division of WWE, making her a representative of WWE in pop culture. From seeing the current relationship to past relationship with John Cena, her private life was in the public eye through the show, Total Divas. As the lead star of the reality show, Nikki Bella was acquainted with non-wrestling fans after featuring in all nine seasons of the show.
In the ring, Nikki Bella demonstrated her expertise against different opponents, producing some good matches and enjoying a long title reign. The popular Bella Twins member was a two-time Divas Champion, including the lengthiest 301 days with the title. 2015 was the peak year of her career when she not only enjoyed the historic Divas Championship but also placed at the top of ‘Pro-Wrestling Illustrated‘s’ ranking. The Rolling Stone also crowned her the ‘Diva of the Year’ the same year.
Through this article, Sportsheed gives you a comprehensive look at her husband, wedding, past relationships, and other aspects of her life beyond the squared circle of WWE.
Who Is Nikki Bella Married To?
Nikki Bella is married to Russian-born Artem Chigvintsev, with the couple getting married on 26 August 2022. However, two years prior to Nikki Bella’s wedding, she became a mother. They became parents on 31 July 2020. Nikki and her sister Brie became pregnant around the same, as the latter gave birth to her second child. The son of Artem Chigvinstev and Nikki Bella’s name is Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev.
Nikki Bella’s Husband Is A Dancer
Arttem Chigvintsev is an accomplished dancer and choreographer, having appeared in several reality shows and TV shows, especially dance shows. He has been a regular participant in ‘Dancing With The Stars ‘ for over a decade. He even featured on the recent 32nd season of the popular dance reality show by teaming up with Charity Lawson. Apart from Dancing With The Stars, he also appeared on shows like Strictly Come Dancing, So You Think You Can Dance, The O.C., Keeping Up With Kardashians, etc.
Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev Met On The Set Of ‘Dancing With The Stars‘
Nikki Bella and Artem met each other during their time on Dancing With The Stars. The former Women’s Champion was a contestant on the dance reality show on Season 25 when she was paired with Artem. However, Nikki was still engaged to John Cena at that time. Following the break up of Nikki Bella and John Cena, she was linked to her former Dancing With The Stars dance partner in early 2019. After a myriad of rumors and speculations from the fans, Nikki and Artem made their relationship official through Instagram in July 2019. While they got engaged the same year, she wedding took place three years later in 2022.
Nikki Bella’s Relationship With John Cena
At the pinnacle of her career, Nikki Bella was in a relationship with John Cena, who was arguably the biggest star of WWE at that time. They were the favorite couple of the wrestling fraternity, with their relationship being publicized through the show ‘Total Divas‘. Both featured as a couple for a few seasons of the reality show. The fans had an insight into their relationship, which was why they were the most well-known wrestling couple for a long period. While they started dating in 2012, they got engaged five years later. They were scheduled to get married in May, 2018, but engagement was called off three weeks before the scheduled wedding of John Cena and Nikki Bella.
Why Did John Cena And Nikki Bella Break Up?
Well, it’s difficult to say exactly why the couple broke up, despite being one of the most well-liked couples in WWE. They, however, didn’t have a smooth-sailing relationship as seen on the show, Total Divas. John Cena was hesitant before the scheduled wedding, which was a reason he wanted Nikki Bella to sign a ridiculous 75 pages of a long prenup to protect his belongings. Moreover, John Cena mentioned that he wasn’t keen to have a child, while she wanted to be a mother, which eventually happened with Artem. All these roadblocks in the relationship between Nikki and Cena played a crucial role in ending the relationship.
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Nikki Bella’s First Husband Was Ken
Artem Chigvintsev wasn’t the first man Nikki Bella walked down the aisle with. The former Women’s Champion got married for the first time at the age of 20, a few years before her arrival to WWE. Nikki revealed on Total Divas that she wed her high school love, whose name was Ken. The marriage lasted only three years. Incidentally, she kept the marriage hidden from her family members for years, nor she lived with Ken.
Nikki Bella Previously Dated A Professional Snowboarder & Dolph Ziggler
Before Nikki received her big breakthrough WWE’s Divas Search in 2006, she was in a relationship with a professional snowboarder, mentioning him in her book, Incomparable. They parted away when Nikki Bella officially signed for WWE. John Cena wasn’t the only professional wrestler Nikki Bella had dated. She previously dated former World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler, starting the relationship during their tenure in the developmental brand, FCW. Dolph once featured on an episode of Total Divas by trying to get back with Nikki Bella, in which he was unsuccessful because Nikki Bella and John Cena were a couple at that time.
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Avik Das is the founder of Sportsheed. He is a sports lover with broad knowledge of Professional Wrestling, MMA, Football, and Cricket. He has an English major and has previously written articles for various sports and entertainment websites
