On Oscars night, Cena performed a skit with host Jimmy Kimmel before giving out the prize. He was observed complaining to Kimmel that he was too afraid to strip in front of the crowd. Kimmel urged him and perhaps even scolded him to go on stage and complete his assigned task.

According to the media reports, the WWE wrestler secretly tied the knot with his girlfriend Shay Shariatzade in Tampa, Florida.