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John Cena teased "history-making" news up of WWE Backlash connected Saturday and he delivered.
Cena announced nan statement of nan John Cena Classic, which will beryllium a showcase of pro wrestling talent crossed nan full WWE roster – from nan main brands to NXT. He said nan arena will characteristic a champion arsenic voted connected by fans. WWE wrestlers who suffer their respective matches could still extremity up nan wide victor of nan event.
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John Cena smiles during WWE Backlash astatine Benchmark International Arena successful Tampa, Fla., connected May 9, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE via Getty Images)
"I americium truthful honored coming to denote to you nan John Cena Classic. An full evening of nan champion of coming competing pinch nan champion of tomorrow," Cena explained to nan crowd successful Tampa, Florida. "An full arena wherever WWE superstars and NXT superstars get an opportunity to springiness you each they person successful hopes to beryllium crowned a champion.
"… And not conscionable immoderate championship. This is an arena and this is simply a title I’m personally putting my sanction on. So, I’m going to strive for a definite level of excellence and I’m besides going to do everything I tin to make it special."
John Cena enters nan ringing during Survivor Series astatine Petco Park successful San Diego, Calif., connected Nov. 29, 2025. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE)
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Cena reiterated that nan "biggest star" successful WWE was nan audience. He said fans will ballot to "crown nan champion of nan John Cena Classic," noting that everyone connected nan paper is eligible for nan championship.
The 17-time WWE champion recalled really overmuch he enjoyed putting nan early of WWE connected nan paper up of his last match. While Cena mislaid to Gunther, respective different up-and-coming talents were capable to make their people successful beforehand of a monolithic crowd successful Washington, D.C., successful December.
The arena saw Sol Ruca conclusion Bayley, Oba Femi return connected Cody Rhodes and Je’Von Evans and Leon Slater return connected AJ Styles and Dragon Lee successful a tag squad match.
Femi later challenged and defeated Brock Lesnar astatine WrestleMania 42 and Evans fell conscionable short of nan Intercontinental Championship astatine nan aforesaid event. Ruca has since made it to Raw and is group to situation Becky Lynch for nan Women’s Intercontinental Championship, while Leon Slater is approaching a grounds X-Division Championship reign for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Oba Femi enters nan ringing during WrestleMania 42: Night 2 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 19, 2026. (Craig Melvin/WWE)
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It’s unclear erstwhile nan arena will return place, but it will adhd to a packed schedule nan WWE has coming done nan summer.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
