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Rhodes Posts CM Punk's 11 Team USA Suggestions

Summary: Cody Rhodes posted the list of 11 "suggestions" CM Punk gave him on SmackDown on Friday, Nov. 13, for Team USA at Survivor Series on Nov. 28. It runs from Jim Duggan to Jason Voorhees to John Cena.

WrestlingNews.com Staff · 3 min read

The quick version

  • Rhodes posted Punk's list on X after SmackDown on Friday, Nov. 13, per 411Mania and Wrestling Inc. The caption was "Suggestions."
  • The 11 names include real wrestlers, a movie slasher, a musician and John Cena.
  • Team USA still has open spots. Survivor Series: WarGames is Saturday, Nov. 28, at Daikin Park in Houston.

Cody Rhodes shared a list of 11 "suggestions" that CM Punk handed him on SmackDown on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, for Team USA's five-on-five match against Team Mexico at Survivor Series: WarGames on Saturday, Nov. 28. Rhodes posted the list on X with the caption "Suggestions," per 411Mania. Wrestling Inc. reported it Saturday and says Punk gave Rhodes the list on the show. We did not open Rhodes's post.

The list

These are the names as 411Mania and Wrestling Inc. report them:

  • "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
  • Ken Patera
  • Nikita Koloff, specifically the 1987 version
  • Jason Voorhees, with a note to keep an open mind
  • Hulk Hogan's Mr. America character
  • Bruce Springsteen, the musician, not Bruce Dickinson
  • AJ Lee
  • The Patriot
  • Sgt. Slaughter
  • The Undertaker
  • John Cena

On The Undertaker, 411Mania prints the line as "Taker w/ Betsy Ross flag duster (his favorite)." On Cena, it prints "John Cena (not retired just need to pay $$$$)." Wrestling Inc. calls the Cena name the most plausible one, even if remote, and says Punk was "thinking outside the box."

Where Team USA stands

Rhodes is the captain and Punk is on the team. 411Mania says those two are the only confirmed members. Wrestling Inc. says Rhodes expects Je'Von Evans too and needs two more teammates. Rhodes invited Evans on Raw on Nov. 9, and we have not seen Evans accept on air. See our Raw results.

On the other side, Rey Mysterio leads Team Mexico with Penta and Rey Fenix, per Wrestling Inc. See our Fenix story and our Rhodes captain story.

What we do not know

  • Whether Rhodes will use any name on the list.
  • Who fills the last open spots on Team USA.
  • Whether Evans is confirmed. The two outlets differ.
How we know

Source: 411Mania and Wrestling Inc. (Max Everett), which we read in full. Rhodes's post on X is the primary source. We read it only as embedded and quoted by 411Mania, and we did not open it. The list is in both outlets and agrees on the names. We did not contact WWE.

Cody RhodesCM PunkTeam USASurvivor SeriesWarGamesSmackDown

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