{"id":66845,"date":"2025-12-21T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/66845\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T14:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:47:15","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-cooper-dejean-does-wwe-style-celebration-mid-game-amid-nikki-garcia-dating-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/66845\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Cooper DeJean Does WWE-Style Celebration Mid-Game Amid Nikki Garcia Dating Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

It looks like Nikki Garcia<\/a> has been showing NFL star Cooper DeJean how to lay the smack down.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, 22, performed a WWE-style celebration dance<\/a> and even used Garcia\u2019s ex-fianc\u00e9 John Cena\u2019s signature move, the Five-Knuckle Shuffle, on teammate Quinyon Mitchell in the run-up to their 29-18 victory over the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on Saturday, December 20.<\/p>\n

Cena\u2019s iconic wrestling maneuver was enough for DeJean to put Mitchell, 24, down for the count in the end zone as their teammates counted to three.<\/p>\n

Garcia, 42, dropped hints<\/a> that she might be dating the NFL star earlier this week when she posed in front of his locker in a video montage<\/a> of her recent trip to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

Nikki Garcia Reacts to \u2018John Cena Left You\u2019 Chants on WWE \u2018Raw\u2019: \u2018The Hate\u2019s So Gross\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cSo blessed for the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun \ud83e\udd0d\u2728\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc,\u201d Nikki wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, December 16. \u201cThank you Big Dom @daveophilly @nickyryan @philadelphiaflyers & @livecasinophl for spoiling me and my crew this weekend!\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cFly Eagles Fly! Truly THE city of brotherly love! \ud83d\udc9a\ud83e\udd85.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two days later, Nikki opened up about her love life on SiriusXM\u2019s The Nikki & Brie Show following her divorce from ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev in 2024. (Garcia and Chigvintsev share a son, Matteo, 5.)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy because I actually haven\u2019t been touched or done anything in so long,\u201d Nikki told sister Brie Garcia and their listeners on Thursday, December 18. \u201cIt\u2019s funny when people call me a whore when I actually haven\u2019t had intimacy in a really long time, even think of kissing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WWE star went on, \u201cI haven\u2019t even kissed someone in so long. It\u2019s, like, kind of crazy. I was thinking of this last night: \u2018Do I know how to kiss?\u2019 You know when it\u2019s been so long? I mean, I hope [I still do]. I\u2019m about to make out with my pillow to make sure I still got it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nikki Garcia in October 2025. Presley Ann\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

DeJean\u2019s nod to Garcia\u2019s ex-boyfriend Cena comes just one week after the 17-time WWE Champion retired<\/a> at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event on December 13. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Jimmy Fallon and Jelly Roll were among the stars to celebrate Cena\u2019s career prior to his submission loss to WWE star Gunther in his retirement match.<\/p>\n

Cena and Garcia were together for six years and even got engaged when he popped the question in the middle of the wrestling ring after their mixed tag team match at WrestleMania 33 in April 2017. Garcia broke the news<\/a> to Us Weekly in July 2018 that she and Cena were going their separate ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter I called off the engagement, we tried to work on our relationship to get back to where it was in order to move forward with our wedding,\u201d she told Us at the time. \u201cAfter much time and soul-searching alone, and together, we have decided to officially part ways. I had a beautiful and loving six-year relationship with a wonderful man. I have the utmost respect for John, but I know this is what\u2019s best for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Cena and Nikki Bella: A Timeline of Their Relationship<\/a><\/p>\n

Garcia recently opened up about what it was like to see Cena for the first time<\/a> in \u201cseven, eight years\u201d backstage at a WWE event as part of her former beau\u2019s retirement tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very quick,\u201d she revealed on \u201cHonestly Cavallari: The Podcast Tour\u201d in June.<\/p>\n

The WWE Hall of Fame inductee told sister Brie and Kristin Cavallari that she was \u201cin a circle talking to people\u201d backstage when Cena walked up to \u201c[shake] everyone\u2019s hand,\u201d though there was \u201cno hug.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just said, \u2018Hello, good to see you. I think last time we were engaged. I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s been a while,\u2019\u201d Nikki revealed with a chuckle.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, DeJean was most recently linked to Steph Wilfawn when she joined him on the field after the Eagles\u2019 Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s been a trooper,\u201d DeJean told \u201cThe Pivot\u201d podcast about Wilfawn in February. \u201cShe\u2019s been handling a lot, going through a lot, but she\u2019s been there every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

DeJean has yet to address speculation that he is dating Garcia.<\/p>\n