John Cena has added three more NXT names to the John Cena Classic: NXT Women’s Champion Kelani Jordan and Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno. Cena confirmed the invitations on X after they aired on Tuesday’s NXT, bringing the confirmed field for the December 14 event to five.
Cena called them “the next three @WWENXT invitees” and wrote that he will see them on the 14th.
NXT Outnumbers The Main Roster Four To One
Zilla Fatu was the first NXT name, invited on November 4, and Cody Rhodes was named first on Raw on November 2. That leaves Rhodes as the only main roster Superstar confirmed so far. Cena has said the Classic will feature exhibition matches between main roster and NXT talent, with Club WWE members voting for a men’s and women’s champion. No opponents have been announced for any of the five.
Jordan is the first woman named. She won the NXT Women’s Championship from Kendal Grey at Heatwave and beat Paige on the November 4 NXT.
Dar And Moreno Earned Their Invite
Dar and Moreno beat Hank Walker and Tank Ledger in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic final on November 4, and Cody Rhodes presented them with the Dusty Cup. In his NXT segments, Cena told Dar he knew about his decade of work in WWE, and told Moreno he was aware of the many countries he has wrestled in. Cena also said he wants to see them work as a team on December 14.
That raises a format question. Cena has described the matches as main roster Superstars against NXT talent, and WWE has not said whether a tag match fits. The remaining names are expected as Cena appears on SmackDown this Friday, Raw on November 16 and Survivor Series: WarGames on November 28, ahead of the show at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.
