John Cena Announces Details For John Cena Classic On WWE Raw

It’s official: the John Cena Classic will take place on December 14th, as revealed by Cena on this week’s episode of WWE Raw. Cena appeared on Monday night’s episode of Raw and announced that the event will take place on December 14th from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Cena revealed the championship belt for the Classic and announced that the first competitor in the John Cena Classic will be Cody Rhodes. Rhodes came out to the ring and Cena said that he will be inviting NXT talent to the Classic, and that he will be at WWE Survivor Series: WarGames to scout out more talent. He told Rhodes that he was carrying the role of QB1 better than he ever could.

You can see clips from the WWE Raw match below. Cena is set to appear on Wednesday’s episode of WWE NXT as well.

BREAKING NEWS: @JohnCena just announced the John Cena Classic will take place on Dec. 14 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex! pic.twitter.com/VZk9lam17L

— WWE (@WWE) November 3, 2026

The FIRST invitee to the John Cena Classic is… pic.twitter.com/m7a1BMCc1D

— WWE (@WWE) November 3, 2026

"I love you, bud."

A beautiful moment between @CodyRhodes and @JohnCena pic.twitter.com/6pOhoCuWv9

— WWE (@WWE) November 3, 2026