Months ago John Cena officially announced that John Cena Classic, and he shared some more details on the tournament last week on Raw. Cena revealed that the event will take place from ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on December 14th, and he also announced Cody Rhodes as the first invitee.
The next night John Cena made his way to NXT to announce Zilla Fatu as the second invitee into the John Cena Classic. After his exchange with Cena in the ring Fatu was apparently given a gift package.
During a new video on his YouTube channel Zilla Fatu showed off a letter and a briefcase that he received from John Cena after being invited to the John Cena Classic.
After opening the letter Fatu explained that the information inside pertains to a challenge coin that he also received as part of the package. Fatu declined to read the full letter out loud as he opted to save it for his own personal time.
Zilla opened up the briefcase to reveal a book, a special jacket, a watch, and a deck of playing cards. All of which were John Cena Classic themed.
Zilla Fatu shows the gifts that John Cena Classic invitees are receiving
A special briefcase, letter, coins, jacket, watch and playing cards
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While Zilla Fatu was invited to the John Cena Classic, Kam Hendrix was denied entry into the tournament on Wednesday night. More names are expected to be announced in the weeks to come as John Cena is confirmed for the following shows:
11/13 – SmackDown
11/16 – Raw
11/28 – Survivor Series
Stay tuned for updates.