More Details on the John Cena Classic

The John Cena Classic is still a work in progress

If you thought the details and explanation behind this event sounded incomplete, you're not alone. More details behind the John Cena Classic were revealed on WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select, noting that, as of this week, no date or venue has been locked down for this upcoming event.

However, one source told WrestleVotes that a December date for the event would make the most logistical sense for WWE's calendar and would also allow the company to coincide the event with the one-year anniversary of Cena's in-ring retirement.

Despite what Cena said at Backlash, very little of the event's concept has been 100% locked in yet. And while Netflix has reportedly already expressed interest in hosting the event on its streaming platform, that has yet to be finalized.

Is the John Cena Classic just a popularity contest?

If the John Cena Classic concept takes place exactly how Cena described it, is this event anything more than a popularity contest in the eyes of the WWE Universe? If wins and losses don't matter, what's the point of having this event to begin with? Let alone the "winner" of the Classic being awarded a championship.

If this is the direction for the event, a December date would be greatly beneficial to the NXT brand, as that roster has been essentially gutted over the last several months. Shawn Michaels is now tasked with getting multiple men and women to a point where they can believably compete with the current stars of Raw and SmackDown, while having enough support behind them to receive votes from fans.

If Michaels is unable to make new top stars out of the NXT roster in time for December, perhaps a tournament that pits the stars of tomorrow against the stars of today won't necessarily be that intriguing at all.

We'll find out soon enough.