John Cena wears a rubber band on his ring finger as a wedding ring, but he has a surprisingly touching reason behind doing so. The professional wrestler-turned-actor has been married to his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh, for more than half a decade.
During his recent appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, co-host Mark Consuelos commented, “Hey, big news in your life, John. The last time we saw you, you first got married,” with Kelly Ripa adding, “Is that the ring?”
That was when Cena confirmed that the black band on his wedding ring was actually made of rubber. Explaining why, he said, “So I want to be able to wear it all the time. And when I get the opportunity to play different characters, I have to take it on and off, and it gets scuffed up a lot. But it means everything to me.”
“It’s amazing that this rubber hoop is the most valuable possession I have,” the 49-year-old adorably added.
How John Cena met his wife Shay Shariatzadeh
Cena and Shariatzadeh go way back. Apparently, they met by kismet while he was filming in Vancouver. The actor shared that, at the time, his friend convinced him to go watch a football game at a bar. That same day, Shariatzadeh’s friends encouraged her to go to the same bar, even though she rarely went.
“Two strangers meet in a bar, and the rest is history,” Cena said. He added that while his wife was familiar with his fame before they met, she wasn’t very aware of the wrestling side of it. “She knew me as the drug dealer in Sisters,” he said, referring to his role in the 2015 film.
But since they began dating, Shariatzadeh has been “indoctrinated into WWE,” as Cena explained. While the two continue to keep their personal lives private, Cena and Shariatzadeh officially made their red carpet debut together in 2019.
A year later, the former pro wrestler tied the knot with Shariatzadeh, who has a background in engineering, in 2020. They appear to be doing well together since then.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
