WWE stars John Cena and Nikki Bella have permanently pinned their relationship. Cena and Bella have confirmed to Us Weekly that they have broken off their engagement. They had been going strong for six years. 

They gave the gossip rag the following statement below: 

“While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and respect for one another,” the couple tells Us in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy during this time in our lives.”  

Last month, Cena spoke with Us Weekly about their relationship, admitting that it takes a lot of work.  

“Relationships are hard. Don’t ever think that love is easy. Love is beautiful, but we’ve had to come to the realization after being together for five years that love is not easy,” Cena said. “We work every day on us. We have our problems just like everybody else. Some of our problems are very public, some of them aren’t. But we work every day on us. Anytime I get upset, I always just realize that I can’t live without her and I love her and that’s why I cave in on a lot of stuff.”

He continued: “It takes being able to mesh two lives. I would never ever want Nicole to be in a position where she says, ‘I’m holding you back from doing this because I feel it’s wrong for us.’ And I would never say that to her. That’s why she’s super busy and sometimes we don’t see each other for months at a time, but when we do see each other, it’s our time together. I think, for now at least, that is certainly what’s making this work.”

Another one bites the dust. I’m sure it had everything to do with Cena’s crazy schedule. He’s really taken the next step to movie stardom, as he’s been busier doing the movie thing. Or maybe this is just so they can get back together at Wrestlemania? Who knows what’s legit when you work for the WWE.