# Rhodes Posts CM Punk's 11 Team USA Suggestions

Label: CONFIRMED  
Promotion: WWE  
By WrestlingNews.com Staff  
Published Nov. 14, 2026, 5:45 PM ET  
URL: https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rhodes-posts-cm-punks-11-team-usa-suggestions-for-survivor-series/

> 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.

## 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](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/raw-results-nov-9-punk-joins-team-usa-reigns-challenges-946/).

On the other side, Rey Mysterio leads Team Mexico with Penta and Rey Fenix, per Wrestling Inc. See [our Fenix story](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rey-mysterio-names-rey-fenix-to-team-mexico-for-survivor-series/) and [our Rhodes captain story](https://wrestlingnews.com/story/cody-rhodes-volunteers-to-lead-team-usa-at-survivor-series/).

## 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.

## Sources

- 411Mania, "Cody Rhodes Reveals CM Punk's Team USA Suggestions For WWE Survivor Series: WarGames", Nov. 13, 2026, posted late that night (the list, the caption, the Team USA status, the show details). https://411mania.com/wrestling/cody-rhodes-cm-punk-team-usa-suggestions-wwe-survivor-series-wargames/
- Wrestling Inc. (Max Everett), "Cody Rhodes Shares CM Punk's List Of Suggestions For WWE Survivor Series Team Members", Nov. 14, 2026, 2:27 PM EST (the list, the context, Team Mexico). https://www.wrestlinginc.com/2316908/cody-rhodes-cm-punk-suggestions-wwe-survivor-series-team-usa-members/
- Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) on X, post captioned "Suggestions", dated Nov. 14, 2026 on the embed, as shown by 411Mania. No link, we did not open it.
- WrestlingNews.com, "Raw Results: Punk Joins Team USA, Reigns Challenges 946", Nov. 10, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/raw-results-nov-9-punk-joins-team-usa-reigns-challenges-946/
- WrestlingNews.com, "Rey Mysterio Names Rey Fenix to Team Mexico", Nov. 14, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/rey-mysterio-names-rey-fenix-to-team-mexico-for-survivor-series/
- WrestlingNews.com, "Rhodes Volunteers to Lead Team USA at Survivor Series", Nov. 7, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/cody-rhodes-volunteers-to-lead-team-usa-at-survivor-series/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read both outlets in full and compared the two lists, and checked our own site for an earlier story on Punk's list (none). We did not watch SmackDown and did not contact WWE.

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