WWE: Nikki Bella Makes Surprising John Cena Confession

Nikki Bella and John Cena used to be a power couple in WWE.

Internet personality Franchise Jerry recently caught up with The Bella Twins for a very brief interview. He could only ask them one question, so he asked about their favorite wrestler of all time.

While Brie chose Macho Man, Nikki Bella gave a surprising response, saying that her favorite wrestler of all time is none other than her ex-boyfriend, John Cena.

Brie: Macho Man for sure.

Nikki: I think it would be John Cena

Nikki Bella’s Fearless Lock Was Not A Tribute To John Cena

Nikki Bella faced Raquel Rodriguez and Stephanie Vaquer in a triple threat match for the WWE World Women’s Championship on RAW on December 29.

During the match, she put Raquel in a submission lock, which looked like STF.

People were under the impression that Nikki may have done the move as a tribute gesture for Cena, who retired on December 13, 2025.

But on the Nikki and Brie Podcast, Nikki clarified that the submission move was not STF but Fearless Lock, which she learned from Shayna Baszler.

I think people forgot, not everyone, but I used to do the Fearless Lock. Yes, it was during a period of time when John and I were together, but the Fearless Lock is different from his submission, it really is.

He lays on top of people and grabbing the front face. The Fearless Lock is a legit submission Shayna (Baszler) gave me. We named it the Fearless Lock because of Fearless Nikki and coming back from my broken neck, I was training a lot with Nattie, Shayna, and Bayley at the PC.

I went to an MMA place with Shayna, and she was teaching me legitimate moves. I said, ‘I want to come back from this broken neck with a submission.’ She showed me this and she’s like, ‘Its not at all what John’s is.’ I get the step in makes peole think that, but I’m on the side and how I lock in, you see it.

You’re yanking the person back. Raquel was the first person I did it on over six feet tall and it looks a lot different. It felt different. I wasn’t expecting anything with John so when they start chanting, ‘Thank you Cena,’ the old Nikki came alive, ‘Thank me!’ I loved it.