Former one-time WWE champion teases entering the John Cena classic after historic Backlash announcement

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His announcement at Backlash caught Armstrong’s attention, who teased entering the tournament. The 31-year-old is working under the NXT brand and is the inaugural Evolve Women’s Champion.

“Looking at the John Cena Classic like,” wrote Armstrong.

Check out Armstrong’s post on X:

John Cena’s historic WWE Backlash announcement

John Cena made a historic announcement at Backlash, confirming the inaugural “John Cena Classic” tournament. He delivered the news to the fans before the main event between Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu at Backlash.

The Last Real Champion briefly explained the concept of introducing the newest championship. He said:

“I am so honored tonight to announce to you, The John Cena Classic. An entire evening of the best of today competing with the best of tomorrow. An entire event where WWE Superstars and NXT Superstars get an opportunity to give you all they have in hopes to be crowned a champion. That’s right, we are making history here tonight because we have a brand new event and the debut of a brand new championship in the WWE. And not just any championship, this is an event, and this is a championship I’m personally putting my name on. So, I am going to strive for a certain level of excellence, and I’m also going to do everything I can to make it special,”

Several talented names from the main roster and NXT can be expected to enter the tournament, including Kali Armstrong. The former Evolve Women’s Champion already caught everyone’s attention, courtesy of her 151-day reign with the title.

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