Update, 04/16, 7:38 PM EST: The original version of this story reported that John Cena had called off his engagement to Nikka Bella because he was getting “cold feet”. However, a new source for PEOPLE has reported that it was Nikki who called off the engagement. From PEOPLE:

“He was making it abundantly clear that he was going into this gritting his teeth the whole way,” the source says about Cena, 40. “Nikki is an amazing, talented, strong, one-of-a-kind woman. Anyone would be lucky to have her in their life — yet John acted more and more like he was doing her a favor by somehow conceding to go ahead and marry her,” the source shares.

Update, 04/16 10:08 AM EST: Sources close to PEOPLE are reporting that it was Cena who called off the wedding as the date came closer.

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As first reported by Us, John Cena and Nikki Bella have called off their engagement.

The news came as a surprise to many in the WWE universe as the couple was set to be married in a destination wedding on May 5th. The story of their engagement was closely followed by E!’s Total Divas last season.

Nikki took to Instagram late Sunday night to break the news:

John and Nikki famously got engaged at WrestleMania 33 last April after the couple defeated The Miz and Maryse in a mixed tag team match.

For anyone who has followed Total Divas, the separation may not come as a complete shock. Cena routinely came across as someone who struggled with the idea of a long-term relationship. Pieces of this were dramatized on WWE programming during promo segments by The Miz leading up to WrestleMania 33.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyjzv8Qp99Y

However, after the proposal at WrestleMania 33, everything seemed to be moving in the right direction. A few eyebrows were raised on the March 29th edition of the Today show when Cena indicated he had made Nikki sign a “crazy agreement” before she was allowed to move into his apartment but no one could have seen this coming only a few weeks later.

If any new developments break over the next few days, we will be sure to update our readers here at WrestleTalk.

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