Rumor Roundup (Oct. 30, 2026): John Cena return, major NXT changes, Paul Heyman plan, more!

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what John Cena will be doing when he returns to WWE Raw next week. Let’s see what today’s rumors have to say about it!

Top rumor of the day: John Cena’s return to Raw

According to WrestleVotes Radio, the assumption backstage in WWE is that John Cena will provide more details about the John Cena Classic when he returns to Raw next week in Brooklyn. More specifically, Cena will reveal the date and location of the event, as well as how it works.

As far as the Cena Classic is concerned, Votes was told there have been “an incredible” number of creative meetings about the concept since Cena announced it at Backlash in May. WWE wants to make sure it “looks and feels fresh.” Furthermore, it sounds like Shawn Michaels and AJ Styles were consulted for the project.

One idea that was apparently pitched early on was for the John Cena Classic to be a “showcase” for Club WWE. However, it sounds like it will now be streamed on more than one platform so that more people are able to watch it.

The rest of the rumors!

• Following up on this week’s story about Shawn Michaels taking over Bruce Prichard’s job in WWE creative and AJ Styles being more hands on with NXT, F4WOnline’s Bryan Alvarez indicates “there will be other NXT office changes in 2027.” CM Punk will “have more input” and Bayley “could very well end up involved.”
• Alvarez also says it’s believed the WWE ID program will get “a fresh coat of paint” in early 2027.
• WrestleVotes mentioned that WWE’s current creative plans call for Paul Heyman to return “relatively soon.” The idea is for Paul to “branch out into another program while still maintaining some connection” to Bron Breakker.
• Wrestling Observer Radio’s Dave Meltzer heard that Stephanie Vaquer’s illness that caused her to miss this week’s WWE Raw is “nothing terribly serious.” However, Meltzer notes that it is “indeterminate yet as far as when she’ll be back.”
• Meltzer says the Saudis changed the venue for Crown Jewel to Kingdom Arena in Riyadh because they think “it is safer to run the show indoors.” However, he later speculated it could also be that “they didn’t sell enough tickets” for the original stadium.
• According to Alvarez, Jungle Jack Perry was “telling people that he was sore” after his match against Kyle Fletcher on AEW’s Fright Night Dynamite.
• Per PWInsider, TNA is planning to start taping Xplosion at OVW’s Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, in early 2027.
• Dralistico’s AEW contract is believed to run into December, says Votes. If he becomes a free agent, WWE is interested in signing him.

Discuss these rumors and others in the comments below, and share your takes on any topic in The Feed!