Rumor Has it 22 Year Old Cooper DeJean is Dating 42 Year Old WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella
It would appear it's been a minute since legendary WWE superstar Nikki Bella has graced our pages. For a while it seemed like she was making the rounds of the dating circuit, and someone or other from Barstool was always here for it:
But I'm more than happy to report that while she's been keeping a relatively (for her) low profile, Bella has lost nothing off her fastball. Either in terms of her supreme attractiveness, or in her interest in dating other famous people. That is, if the rumors are to be believed:
Source - Nikki Bella, 42, has sparked wild dating rumors with 22-year-old Philadelphia Eagles star Cooper DeJean after posing for a photo inside his locker.
The WWE Hall of Famer, 42, attended the Eagles' 31-0 blowout win against the Las Vegas Raiders over the weekend, where she appeared to have VIP access.
The wrestling star shared a video that highlighted her time at the Lincoln Financial Field and eagle-eyed fans noted one interesting aspect in particular.
Fans drew to attention to one photo included in the video, which showed Bella sitting comfortably at the locker of rookie cornerback Cooper DeJean.
Though she made no direct reference to the Eagles star, the caption to the reel on Instagram read: 'So blessed for the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun'.
While the post itself was mysterious, comments made by a fellow WWE star appeared to connect the dots.
During a recent interview, fellow wrestler Grayson Waller … revealed that DeJean was in the front row at one of the WWE shows in Philadelphia, presuming he did it 'because he wanted to see Bella'.
It bears repeating, and this cannot be said enough, this is unconfirmed and remains only in the rumor stage. Though it's hard to connect these dots between the Eagles training camp photo, the ones from outside the WWE show:
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… and one of Nikki at DeJean's locker and see a drawing of anything but them dating. As always in cases like this, I'll apply the Old Balls Principle which states that whenever faced with two possibilities and only one could be true, I always believe the one I WANT to be true. In this case, that these two are now making The Beast With Two Backs.
There's just something poetic about it. DeJean ends his rookie season by starting a Super Bowl, wins a ring, and it's not even the best thing that happens to him in 2025. Bella gets rewarded for all her years of entertaining her adoring both in and out of the ring by dating a guy just over half her age. The football hero gets the girl. It's a story as American as America gets.
That said, to me a 20 year age gap is nothing. Sure, Nikki technical qualifies for for Cougar status under the formula:
Your age, divided by 2, plus 7
So as long as she's seeing someone under the age of 28, she's officially into Cougar territory. But at my core I'm still a devout Belichickian philosopher. And by his standard, 20 years is a rookie number.
When you're in your 20s and not seeing someone twice or even three times your age, you're really not even trying. And when you're a woman as desirable as a Nikki Bella and want the man who knows what he's doing, you should go for the older gentleman every time. A man of experience. Who's been pleasing the ladies for decades. You should order the aged Prime Rib, not the veal.
But that's just my Boomer/Patriots fan biases showing. For now, let's all rejoice that these two kids have found true age gap love. And when that happens, we can all rejoice.