Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno are confirmed for the John Cena Classic. On Tuesday’s NXT from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, John Cena invited them, and four names have now been announced for the Classic.
A couple hours before NXT went on the air, Shawn Michaels teased the news. In a video posted to X, Michaels said Cena would pick two more NXT stars.
“The John Cena Classic is a chance to make a name for yourself,” Michaels said.
Dar and Moreno, the 2026 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners, also face Vanity Project’s Brad Baylor and Ricky Smokes for the NXT Tag Team Championship on the same show.
The John Cena Classic will take place on December 14 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando. It will air as a special episode of RAW on Netflix. The winner of a Club WWE fan vote will receive the John Cena Classic Championship, even if they lose their match.
More wrestlers will be invited by Cena over the next few weeks. He is scheduled to appear on Friday’s SmackDown in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Monday’s RAW in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Survivor Series: WarGames on November 28 in Houston, Texas.
Cody Rhodes got Cena’s first invitation on RAW on November 2, followed by Zilla Fatu on Wednesday’s NXT.
HISTORY 🤩 @JohnCena has officially invited @NoamDar and @Itsbbyromeo to join the John Cena Classic!! #WWENXT https://t.co/cyZn7Rnmi7
— WWE (@WWE) November 11, 2026