A WrestleMania first: John Cena proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella in the middle of the ring.
After Cena and Bella beat The Miz and Maryse in a mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 33, Cena got down on one knee and popped the question.
He began by recalling a moment just before Bella’s surgery a year ago when Bella was “loopy” on medication.
“I could ask you anything I wanted,” Cena said to Bella. “If you gave me an honest answer, you wouldn’t remember what you said… At the last moment, I said ‘Can you hear me?’ You said, ‘Yes.’ I said, ‘I only have one question.’ You said, ‘What is it?’
“Do you know one day I’m going to marry you?’ And you said, ‘Yes.’
“I just need you to say yes one more time.”
Next, Cena pulled a ring box from his pocket, showing off a large diamond ring. Bella nodded and the two embraced to the sound of thousands of people cheering.
The couple have been dating since 2012, but Cena’s reluctance to get married has kept them from yet tying the knot.
Bella’s twin sister took to Twitter to express her congratulations on the couple’s engagement.