Nikki Bella paid homage to her ex-fiancé John Cena in the middle of a WWE ring on Monday, December 29 - but she didn't want to give him too much attention. Bella, 42, locked Raquel Rodriguez in a submission move called the STF - a move popularized by Cena - during their triple threat match with Stephanie Vaquer for the WWE women's world championship on Raw. The crowd at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida, noticed Bella was using one of Cena's moves, which led to them chanting, "Thank you, Cena!" "No!" Bella responded, still applying the submission hold. "Thank me!" Nikki Garcia Says She and Ex-Husband Artem Are 'A Great Coparenting Team After the match - which ended when Vaquer pinned Bella to retain her title - Bella took to social media to address the crowd's response to her using the STF. "You all kept wanting a tribute from me geeezz so here ya all go... but... that's the Fearless Lock 💅💋," she wrote via X on Monday, claiming the move as her own. Cena wrestled his last professional wrestling match last month, bringing to a close a 20-plus year career as one of the biggest names in WWE history. Bella also gave a nod to her legions of fans in the crowd on Monday night, despite coming up short in the title match. "BELLA ARMY I saw you tonight!" she wrote via X. "And heard you! Goodness I love you all!! Soooo grateful for you all! Thank you for making your girl feel so special! Sorry I couldn't get it done for you all. 💔✨🙏." Bella and Cena, 48, got engaged at WrestleMania 33 in 2017 after five years of dating, when Cena dropped to one knee in the ring following a mixed tag-team match against The Miz and Maryse. Less than a year after their engagement, however, the couple called it quits. "Overall, we did have such an incredible relationship, it was just two people that wanted two different lives," Bella said on Maria Menounos' "Better Together" podcast in May 2020. "We were trying so hard to make it one. Even in the end when he was willing to give me kids, I could just tell, it's not what he wanted. And that's really, like, you know, what pushed me in the end." Bella married former Dancing With the Stars pro Artem Chigvintsev, with whom she shares son Matteo, 5, in August 2022. The couple finalized their divorce in November 2024. Cena has been married to his wife, Shay Shariatzadeh, since 2020. Bella's current romantic status has been a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks, with rumors swirling about a potential relationship with Philadelphia Eagles star Cooper DeJean. Cooper DeJean Does WWE-Style Celebration Amid Nikki Garcia Dating Rumors In a video posted via Instagram on Sunday, December 28, Bella was seen wearing DeJean's jersey while entering Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. "Walking into Sunday like.... 🦅🔥," Bella captioned the video. "'Been there, WON that.' 🙌🏼 #flyeaglesfly." The video came after Bella posted a photo of herself sitting in DeJean's locker earlier this month. "So blessed for the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun 🤍✨🙏🏼," Bella wrote via Instagram at the time.