Bella and Cena were engaged from April 2017 until April 2018, when they called off their wedding Becky Lynch made a reference to Nikki Bella's former engagement to John Cena during a WWE Monday Night Raw segment The segment was designed to set up an upcoming match between Lynch and Bella for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Bella and Cena called off their engagement in April 2018,

John Cena shocked fans by turning face on last week on WWE SmackDown, just days before his highly anticipated match at SummerSlam. Following his unexpected turn, many fans questioned whether Cena’s face was part of his plan.