More entrants to the John Cena Classic will be announced tonight on “NXT,” according to WWE’s tweet.
Cena himself opined that he is “excited to bring more superstars from @WWENXT to the John Cena Classic. The future is here and now. Let (sic) C who enter”.
Happy to invite more superstars @WWENXT: to the John Cena Classic. The future is here and now. Come C who enters! https://t.co/WAcuV2eqiu
— John Cena (@JohnCena) November 10, 2026
Cena on last week’s Raw announced the tournament A special episode of Raw will air on December 14th, one year after he retired from in-ring competition. The show will be broadcast live from Disneyworld in Orlando. Cody Rhodes was the first to enter the tournament. The next night on NXT, Zilla Fatu was invited to participate.
They were more detailed revealed by Cena during an interview with The TakeDown in Sports Illustrated. There will be a tournament for men and women. Winners will be announced at Club WWE after a fan vote, similar to “American Idol” where the winner is revealed after a commercial break. The winners of the tournament will receive a special John Cena Classic title belt.