Not long after parting ways with John Cena, Nikki Bella reconnected with Dancing with the Stars alum Artem Chigvintsev, whom she initially met during their stint together in season 25 of the reality show. It also didn’t take them long to make their relationship official, and unlike John Cena, who wasn’t open to kids, Chigvintsev, on the flip side, embraced the idea of starting a family with Bella.
While things were looking perfect, with them even welcoming a son prior to tying the knot, things have now taken an ugly turn, as Bella allegedly can’t even recognize the man she once loved.
Nikki Bella Allegedly Can’t Recognize Artem Chigvintsev as the Person She Married
In a shocking turn of events, a month after Artem Chigvintsev’s arrest over domestic violence charges, who was released on a $25,000 bond, Nikki Bella filed for divorce on September 11. While the former Divas champion has refused to shed light on it publically, she did cite “irreconcilable differences” as the reasoning behind the divorce filing.
However, a new source has offered some insight into the troubling situation, alleging that the WWE superstar can’t even recognize Artem as the person she married.
There’s no going back. Nikki doesn’t even recognize Artem as the man she married.
The Insider alleged that Bella’s sister, Brie Garcia, found Chigvintsev’s controlling behavior troubling. Moreover, per the source, Bella is done with the Dancing with the Stars alum for good, and even though the former put a lot of work into making things work, the WWE superstar apparently feels “she has no other choice”.
Nikki hoped that counseling would help get them to a healthier place. She didn’t want to break the family up, but then Artem crossed the line, and now she feels she has no other choice.
The source further added that Bella is now looking to end things with Chigvintsev as quickly and painlessly as possible.
John Cena Elaborated His Stance on Parenthood
Before connecting with Chigvintsev on a romantic level, Nikki Bella and John Cena were in a highly publicized relationship for over half a decade. But the matter that broke the camel’s back was John Cena’s stance on parenthood.
Unlike Bella, the 16-time World champion was against the idea of welcoming a kid, as he didn’t want to be an absent parent following his commitment to work and being a great partner.
It’s hard work. It’s hard work to balance the time. I need to run myself correctly. It’s hard work to be the best partner and husband I can be to my loving wife. It’s hard to keep connections with those in my life who I love, and it’s also hard to put in an honest day’s work. This is just my perspective, again, totally not qualified, but I think just because you might be good at something is not a strong enough reason to do that
Responding to Bella’s divorce filing, Chigvintsev has requested spousal support from the WWE superstar while urging the judge to terminate her ability to receive a similar deal. On the other hand, Bella has petitioned for the termination of spousal support for both parties and has requested legal and physical custody of their son.