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Zilla Fatu Shows Cena Classic Gifts: Coins, Cards, a Watch

Summary: NXT's Zilla Fatu posted a video on Saturday, Nov. 7, showing what John Cena sent with his John Cena Classic invitation: a jacket, gold coins, playing cards and a watch. The tournament is Dec. 14 in Orlando.

WrestlingNews.com Staff · 3 min read

The quick version

  • Fatu's video shows a John Cena jacket, a John Cena Classic deck of cards, a "Rise Above Hate" watch and gold challenge coins, per F4W Online and WrestlingHeadlines.
  • A sealed letter explains what the coins do. Fatu did not read it on camera.
  • Outlets differ on the coin count: two (F4W, WrestlingHeadlines) or three (Wrestling Inc).

Zilla Fatu has shown what came with his invitation to the John Cena Classic. In a YouTube video posted on Saturday, Nov. 7, the NXT star opened a briefcase from John Cena, who named him the second entrant on the Nov. 4 NXT. F4W Online, WrestlingHeadlines and Wrestling Inc reported what was inside.

What was in the briefcase

F4W Online lists a John Cena-branded jacket, two gold coins, a deck of John Cena Classic playing cards and a "Rise Above Hate" wristwatch. Wrestling Inc adds a book that seemed to explain the gifts. It says it saw three coins, each engraved with a saying: "Comparison is the thief of joy," "Memento Mori," and "Rise above hate." F4W and WrestlingHeadlines both say two. We have not watched the video and cannot settle the count.

Fatu said a letter came with the coins and explained how they factor into the tournament. He kept it private. "Bro, I was just complaining about I need a watch this morning," he said, per F4W. The watch carries the tournament's name, and he called it the first he has owned.

The event

The John Cena Classic is Monday, Dec. 14, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando. F4W says it pairs main roster stars against NXT talent, and that Club WWE members vote to pick the winner regardless of match results. Wrestling Inc says the winner gets a new John Cena Classic title belt.

Cody Rhodes and Fatu are the only confirmed entrants, per Wrestling Inc. See our story on Fatu's invite, our view on the fan vote and the Worlds Collide date.

What we do not know

  • What the coins do. WWE has not said, and Fatu did not share the letter.
  • When the next entrants will be named. Cena is advertised for the Nov. 28 Survivor Series, where more names are expected.
How we know

Source: Fatu's video as described by F4W Online (Ian Carey), WrestlingHeadlines (Matt Boone) and Wrestling Inc (Ella Jay), which we read. We did not watch the video. We did not contact WWE. Nothing in this story is a rumor.

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