Retired WWE star John Cena unveils details of his John Cena Classic event
The gist
Retired WWE star John Cena returned to Monday Night Raw to detail his John Cena Classic event.
The December 14 show pits main-roster stars against NXT wrestlers.
How it unfolded
- Dec 2025Gunther defeated John Cena in Cena's final match, and Cena retired from in-ring competition at the end of 2025.
- May 2026At WWE Backlash 2026, Cena made a special appearance to formally announce a new event, the John Cena Classic.
- Nov 2, 2026Cena returned to Monday Night Raw in Brooklyn for the first time since his retirement tour wrapped up, announcing the Classic will be a special Raw episode on December 14 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, with voting limited to Club WWE subscribers.
Key terms
- Monday Night Raw
- An American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, one of the company's two flagship shows.
- main-roster
- WWE wrestlers assigned to a brand division such as Raw or SmackDown, as opposed to developmental NXT.
- NXT
- A WWE professional wrestling television program featuring wrestlers from the company's NXT brand division.
Source: Wikipedia