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Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

John Cena Sets Dec. 14 John Cena Classic, Invites Cody Rhodes to Disney World Event

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Nov 3

John Cena Sets Dec. 14 John Cena Classic, Invites Cody Rhodes to Disney World Event

Q: How exactly will unpredictable fan voting manipulate the matches for this mysterious new WWE championship?

It is not fully explained yet. The clearest available detail is that WWE plans to let fans on Club WWE influence, and likely decide, the John Cena Classic champion rather than rely only on match results. Cena has said the event is built around “giving the vote to the people,” and multiple reports tied to his announcement say a wrestler could lose a match and still win the new championship if fans back them in the vote. That means the fan voting appears designed to override the usual WWE logic where the in-ring winner automatically takes the title. What is known is that voting will happen through Club WWE, the same platform WWE is already using for other official fan votes. In that system, registered members typically cast votes directly through the service, and WWE has previously limited such votes to one per member. However, WWE has not yet confirmed whether the Cena Classic will use one vote per account, when voting opens or closes, whether fans will vote after every match or only once at the end, or whether the vote affects seeding, matchups, stipulations, or only the final title decision. So the “unpredictable” part is real: the current information suggests fan sentiment may outweigh win-loss records. Until WWE publishes rules, the safest reading is that matches will showcase contenders, but the championship itself will be awarded through a Club WWE vote that could elevate the best-connected performer, not necessarily the night’s best record.

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Dec. 14 is the date for the long-awaited John Cena Classic, which Cena said will run as part of a two-part Monday Night Raw from ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World.
Cody Rhodes became the first announced invitee, with Cena praising his former rival on Raw and saying Rhodes had handled the pressure of being WWE's "QB1" better than he did.
The event will crown a new champion while other WWE roster members are in Perth, Australia, though Cena did not yet reveal the tournament format.
Cena said fans signed up for Club WWE will influence the event; when he launched it in May, he described it as WWE's "All-Star Game" with stars from Raw, NXT and SmackDown.