WWE's John Cena Classic Comes to Disney World Dec. 14–15
Published November 3, 2026
WWE and Disney are staging two nights of live wrestling at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World on Monday, December 14 and Tuesday, December 15, according to reports published Tuesday, November 3. The December 14 card is the debut of The John Cena Classic, and December 15 brings an Avengers: Doomsday-themed edition of Worlds Collide.
As of Tuesday, November 3, only two-day combo tickets have been described, sold through Ticketmaster.com, with a general presale starting Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET and the public on-sale Friday, November 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The John Cena Classic pits WWE’s established Raw and SmackDown names against NXT talent, and it streams live on Netflix as a special edition of Monday Night Raw. The show was revealed during Monday Night Raw from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Members of Club WWE, the company’s fan membership program, vote in real time during the night, which closes by naming a top Superstar chosen by fans; registration runs through WWE.com/ClubWWE.
The following night’s Worlds Collide features talent from WWE, NXT and AAA, and lands three days before Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday opens in U.S. theaters on December 18 — a crossover Disney happens to own both halves of.
WWE and Fanatics are also running WWE World, a two-day fan event at the complex alongside both shows, with exclusive merchandise, retail activations, and photo and autograph opportunities. Avengers: Doomsday co-branded items, including title belts, are planned for WWE World, WWEShop.com and select Disney retail stores.
What we know
- The John Cena Classic — Monday, December 14, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex; streams live on Netflix as a special Monday Night Raw
- Worlds Collide, Avengers: Doomsday edition — Tuesday, December 15, same venue, with WWE, NXT and AAA Superstars
- WWE World fan event — both days at the complex, run with Fanatics; merchandise, photos and autographs
- Two-day combo tickets — Ticketmaster.com; presale Thursday, November 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET, public on-sale Friday, November 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET
- Avengers: Doomsday — opens in U.S. theaters Friday, December 18
What’s not confirmed
Ticket prices have not been announced, and neither WWE nor Disney has said whether single-night tickets will be sold at all — only the two-day combo has been described. Start times, the match card, which Superstars appear, and WWE World’s hours are also unannounced. Disney says more details are coming in the weeks ahead.
What it means for your trip
- December 14–15 is already a busy stretch at Walt Disney World, with holiday crowds building toward Christmas week. Two nights of ticketed events at ESPN Wide World of Sports add road and rideshare pressure around the Victory Way corridor on a Monday and Tuesday evening — build in extra travel time if you’re moving between a park and a resort hotel those nights.
- If you want in, treat Friday, November 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET as the real deadline and register at WWE.com/CenaClassic beforehand for presale access on November 12. Waiting past the on-sale with no single-night option confirmed means the two-day combo may be your only route.
- Plan these as evening commitments, not park days. A Monday or Tuesday night at the sports complex pairs best with a morning rope-drop park day and an early dinner, rather than a late fireworks night.
- Table-service restaurants near the complex and at the nearby resort hotels tend to tighten on event nights. A SupaPark dining Drop Watch will ping you the moment a cancellation frees one up, then you book it in My Disney Experience.
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