John Cena was honest with his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh, from the beginning that he didn't want children.
“I started off with some uncomfortable conversations,” the pro wrestler said. Speaking at Club Shay Shay Monday. “That was a question I asked my now-wife on our first or second date.
“It's great that we were both able to face these uncomfortable moments and deal with this and build on that foundation,” the 47-year-old continued.
He also told presenter Shannon Sharpe that “there's nothing going on” between him and the 33-year-old engineer.
“There's nothing more uncomfortable than being unapproachable,” Cena added. “What started as a conversation about what our definition of family is has allowed us to forge a path together as a team.”
He urged the audience to remember that “there is someone out there for everyone who shares the same values” even if it may be “hard to find” at first.
This player was previously Confessing to viewers of “The Drew Barrymore Show” He said he lacks the “passion” of fatherhood in 2022, a sentiment he reinforced in an interview on Monday.
“I don't think I'm ready, and I don't think I ever will be, to invest the time that's necessary to be a great parent. I want to live life,” he explained. “I still have a lot of work to do.”
China said it was “not a knee-jerk reaction” and that he had “thought long and hard about this” since his teenage years.
However, he said he only felt like he was “in that grey area during emotionally difficult times”, seemingly referencing his split from Nikki Bella.
After the reality TV stars got engaged in 2017, Cena suggested he reverse his vasectomy surgery to start a family, but Bella called it off in 2018 so he wouldn't “regret” having children.
China addressed this on Monday, saying: [his] After being “fallen off his bike,” he looks back on his “past.”
He exploded with joy, saying, “It's OK. I love love. It's time to step up and find love again. … I'm very happy with where I am. I have a lot of joy and fulfillment in my life.”
Cena began dating Shariatzadeh in 2019 and married him the following year in Florida, then remarried in 2021 in Canada.
Meanwhile, Bella, 40, is married to “Dancing with the Stars” pro Artyom Chigvintsev, with whom she has son Matteo.
