Entertainment Sports John Cena Gets Engaged to Nikki Bella Live on WrestleMania 33 John Cena proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night By Maria Mercedes Lara Maria Mercedes Lara Instagram Twitter Maria Mercedes Lara is the Digital Content Operations Director for PEOPLE. She has worked at PEOPLE since 2015. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 2, 2017 09:59 PM Share Tweet Pin Email John Cena proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday night. The proposal happened live on TV after the wrestling couple defeated the Miz and his wife Maryse during a tag-team match. (See the ring here!) Of course, Bella said yes, with the couple sealing the proposal with a dramatic kiss. Cena and Bella have been dating for nearly five years and their relationship has been documented on the hit E! reality shows Total Divas and Total Bellas. Bella’s sister and fellow wrestler Brie Bella shared her congratulations on Twitter. From Coinage: See Where 6 Stars Were Before They Were Famous “Happy tears!!!! They always felt married to me but to see it…wow!!! Welcome to the family @JohnCena.” Cena was previously married to Elizabeth Huberdeau from 2009 to 2012. Before dating Cena, Bella previously dated fellow wrestler Dolph Ziggler.