Professional wrestler-turned-actor John Cena has filed for divorce.

The World Wrestling Entertainment star wed his high school sweetheart Liz Huberdeau in 2009, but Cena has now moved to end their marriage, calling their union "irretrievably broken".

According to TMZ.com, the 12 Rounds star filed the legal papers in Florida on Thursday - and the news has come as a shock for his wife.

Huberdeau's attorney, Raymond Rafool, says, "Although it is indeed unfortunate that John Cena decided to divorce his high school sweetheart Liz Cena; particularly, after they have come so far in their lives and in his career together, Liz will and really has no choice but to pursue all of her rights and entitlements.

"Although Mr. Cena pushes a prenuptial agreement and that the parties have only been married for approximately 3 years, Liz Cena has always supported John Cena, even when no one else did, and stood behind him and pushed him forward to achieve their goals for the last 14 years. Sadly, divorce is not the way Liz thought her perfect love story would end."