Last week John Cena made his big return to WWE, and he officially announced on Raw that the John Cena Classic will take place from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on December 14th. He also announced Cody Rhodes as the first invitee for the John Cena Classic, and the 17 time champion announced Zilla Fatu as the second invitee when he appeared on NXT the next day.
Recently WWE confirmed that more invitees for the John Cena Classic will be revealed tonight when the company posted the following:
Excited to invite more Superstars from @WWENXT to the John Cena Classic! The future is here and now. Let’s C who enters!
— John Cena (@JohnCena) November 10, 2026
In addition to the John Cena Classic announcements, several matches have been confirmed for NXT tonight. Following their big win in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno will be challenging The Vanity Project for the NXT Tag Team Championship. Wren Sinclair will battle Izzi Dame, Lizzy Rain will face Chantel Monroe, and EK Prosper is set to go one on one with Kam Hendrix.
Ahead of the show WWE is currently focusing on the following points for this week’s episode of NXT:
– The Vanity Project defend NXT Tag Team Title against Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno
– Wren Sinclair battles Izzi Dame
– Lizzy Rain faces Chantel Monroe
– EK Prosper seeks payback against Kam Hendrix
Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.