John Cena Classic plans revealed ahead of WWE SmackDown appearances

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How many wrestlers can WWE fit into the John Cena Classic? Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it! Top rumor of the day: A new idea for the John Cena Classic John Cena is scheduled to appear on SmackDown tonight and also Raw next week, which means some new names are going to be announced for the John Cena Classic. With that in mind, sources told WrestleVotes Radio that Cena has a lot of “direct input” on which wrestlers are participating in his Classic next month on Raw. WWE and Cena have not yet revealed how many total wrestlers will compete in the exhibition. If it is booked with the typical number of matches that we usually get on an episode of Raw, then it doesn’t seem like there is enough time to feature a lot of different stars in both the men and women’s division. However, sources say one new idea that has been pitched is to book some multi-person matches in order to expand the field. Here’s another interesting note on the John Cena Classic: F4WOnline’s Dave Meltzer says WWE definitely won’t bring it back next year if it flops and “does a bad number.” However, they are “guaranteed to do it again” in 2027 if it “does a good number.” Big if true. The rest of the rumors! Per WrestleVotes, at some point during the summer WWE instructed staffers to come up with ideas for new tag team pairings, in order to give the division a boost. They were told to think outside the box, and disregard the brand split between Raw and SmackDown. Joe Hendry’s name was apparently brought up several times along the way, but it’s not clear who his potential tag team partners were. The outlet also heard there was a pitch for 946 to receive a licensed mainstream song for their entrance theme in WWE. The goal was to pick something that spoke to the faction’s “street culture.” However, it sounds like the idea didn’t go very far before it was nixed. According to Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer, Crown Jewel’s numbers were “much lower” than most WWE PLE’s this year, and may have even been “the lowest” of them all in terms of total views. There has been some speculation about Karrion Kross returning to WWE NXT after he lost the MLW world championship last weekend at Saturday Night SuperFight. However, PWInsider says there have been no “formal discussions” between Kross and WWE about a return. Kross is still a free agent and will continue to work with MLW. For whatever it’s worth, TNA sources told Insider that a former X-Division champion will return to the promotion on Sunday at the Destination X pay-per-view in Canada. Discuss these rumors and others in the comments below, and share your takes on any topic in The Feed!