In Hollywood, spouses and children get celebrity status as well. And it doesn’t even matter if that marriage has ended. Elizabeth Huberdeau was the first woman to capture John Cena’s heart. And despite their marriage ending several years ago, she still enjoys celebrity status.
What do we know about her? Among many celebrity wives and spouses, she is a blond beauty that stands out for her determination and intellect.
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Who is her famous husband?
Born John Felix Anthony Cena in April 1977, he is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper. He is still signed to WWE, despite his success in the acting world. He has the most world championship reigns in WWE history. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he used that popularity to start an acting career.
Born in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena, his mother is of English and French-Canadian descent, while his father has Italian ancestry. Fun fact: his father is a former ring announcer for Chaotic Wrestling.
John is the second oldest of five brothers, Dan Cena, Matt Cena, Steve Cena, and Sean Cena. He was a fan of wrestling growing up, and would often create championship belts out of cardboard for himself and his brothers.
Raised as Roman Catholic, he attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. But he was teased and beaten up while in school. That is why he asked for a weightlifting bench at the age of 12 and began working out at home.
Here is another fun fact. He moved to Cushing Academy, a private prep boarding school in Ashburnham, and then attended Springfield College. There, he was captain of the college football team. He graduated from Springfield College in 1999 with a degree in exercise physiology and body movement.
Then, he pursued a bodybuilding career and even worked as a limousine driver. At the lowest, he worked in the store area of Gold’s Gym for $6 per hour.
Growing up, he idolized Hulk Hogan, and in 1998, he moved to California to begin training for a professional wrestling career. He began wrestling in local flea markets.
Eventually, he rose up the ranks and won a joint-record 16-time world championships. He is a record 13-time WWE champion and three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He is a five-time WWE United States Champion and two-time World Tag Team Champion.
His original gimmick portrayed a white rapper who wore jerseys, backward hats, a chain with a padlock around his neck, and more. He began fighting as The Prototype before he switched to his real name.
Sometimes, he used underhanded tactics to score victories, like using his chain as a weapon behind the referee’s back. He also rapped before his matches, insulting his opponents.
WWE chairman, Vince McMahon, says he regards Cena as the WWE’s Babe Ruth.
Regarding his acting career, John has appeared in movies like The Marine, Trainwreck, Ferdinand, Bumblebee, F9, Fast X, Suicide Squad, and the television series The Peacemaker.
Regarding his music career, he released his only studio album, You Can’t See Me in 2005. It was certified platinum. Fun fact, for his Peacemaker soundtrack, he performed a piano rendition of Motley Crue’s Home Sweet Home song.
Quick Bio
Now let’s go back to Elizabeth Huberdeau, popularly known as Liz Cena. Born in 1979 in West Newbury, Massachusetts, she also attended the Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Her education continued at Springfield College in Massachusetts.
Two years younger than Cena, she grew up as the only child. During her time in high school, Elizabeth began her modeling career. She also worked as a part-time model while studying at Springfield College.
Career-wise, we do not know much about her. Elizabeth is most famous for being the wife of John Cena.
Relationship with John Cena
Elizabeth and John met in high school. His strength and skill made him one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. But when he met Elizabeth, he was not participating in the sport.
The two met during high school and were high school sweethearts. But when they got married, he was already an established celebrity. He announced his marriage to Elizabeth while promoting his 2009 movie, 12 Rounds.
Elizabeth and John tied the knot in July 2009, having an intimate ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts. After their marriage, people began calling her Huberdeau Liz Cena. That is what her former husband fondly called her as well.
Fans were excited about the marriage, but it didn’t last long. Three years later, they separated. There were many speculations, with Cena saying “The marriage is irretrievably broken”. John was the one to file for a divorce, with Elizabeth hiring renowned Miami attorney Raymond Rafool to handle the case.
He revealed that before WWE superstar John Cena filed for a divorce, he approached Liz with a pre-divorce financial settlement, but she refused it.
Her lawyer revealed, “Although it is indeed unfortunate that John Cena decided to divorce his high school sweetheart, Liz Cena, particularly after they have come so far in their lives and in his career together, Liz will and really has no choice but to pursue all of her rights and entitlements”.
She proved there is marital property, and challenged the prenup agreement, claiming her husband was unfaithful and slept with women behind her back.
The terms of the eventual settlement are confidential, but her attorney revealed that everything was been settled amicably.
The couple had no children together. Following the divorce, John began dating co-wrestler Nikki Bella, but they also split.
In 2020, Cena got married to Shay Shariatzadeh. Liz was rumored to be dating Eli Ayoub.
Why did they divorce?
Cena has not been honest about the reason behind their divorce. Speaking in 2012, he made Huberdeau believe that their arguments amidst remodeling their home became the problem. Before they ended their marriage, they had arguments over their home remodeling.
But the reason for the divorce became clearer later on, after six years. In 2018, John said, “I have made WWE my absolute life. I don’t have a family. I tried marriage once, and I realized my WWE marriage was the one that was going to survive”.
Is she on social media?
While Elizabeth was married to John Cena, they maintained a private personal life. Despite his huge popularity, they maintained a low-key life.
So, after the divorce, she naturally withdrew from the media and focused on her career in real estate. While she remains a popular celebrity in Hollywood, she does not have an active Instagram account or handle on any other social media platform.
Instead, Liz Huberdeau is focused on her career and nothing else.
On the other hand, her former husband, American actor and WWE wrestler John Cena, is among the more popular celebrities on social media. He has a profile on Instagram with more than 19 million followers.
Net worth
Following the divorce from John Cena, Elizabeth decided to focus on her career. The former model began working in the real estate field. Yet, there is no info about her salary, earnings, or net worth. We also do not know the details of her divorce settlement with John Cena.
What we do know is the net worth of her former husband. As of June 2023, he has a net worth of more than $80 million.