The WWE RAW brand is one day away from its final episode before the inaugural Wrestlepalooza PLE. This will be a special night for John Cena, but several other RAW Superstars are now poised for a big event as new red brand happenings have been revealed.
Big Match John is returning to his home state for Monday’s RAW, less than one week from his final match against Brock Lesnar. The City Of Firsts holds a special place in Cena’s heart as he attended Springfield College, where he was an NCAA Division III All-American football center. He graduated in 1999, then in 2015 he was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Brock Lesnar is not currently advertised for the first-ever RAW from Springfield’s MassMutual Center, but an appearance for the Wrestlepalooza go-home RAW is possible before his appearance on Friday’s go-home SmackDown in Toledo, which Cena is not currently booked for. WWE previously announced Cena for Monday’s RAW, along with Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez, plus a Wrestlepalooza face-off to promote Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins vs. AJ Lee and CM Punk. The show will also feature fallout from Worlds Collide.
New WWE RAW Matches Announced
Adam Pearce has announced two new matches for Monday’s Wrestlepalooza go-home edition of RAW. El Grande Americano will face Dragon Lee in their fourth one-on-one outing, while Kofi Kingston will face Penta in a rematch from The New Day member’s August win.
Pearce also reminded everyone of the 7pm ET start time for WWE RAW on Netflix this week. The RAW General Manager wrapped the video with a Happy Anniversary message to his wife.
“Alright everybody, Monday Night RAW is live this week from beautiful Springfield, Massachusetts, and I am proud to announce the Springfield College Hall of Famer, future first-ballot WWE Hall of Famer, the Never Been Seen 17, the one and only John Cena, will be in the house on Monday. And what could possibly go wrong when CM Punk, AJ Lee, Becky Lynch, and the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Freakin’ Rollins come face-to-face? Don’t miss it on Monday,” Adam Pearce said.
He continued:
“Plus, Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez, and fresh off Worlds Collide, El Grande Americano takes on Dragon Lee, and Penta goes one-on-one with Kofi Kingston. All that and so much more, which means so much more, this Monday, live from Springfield… special start time, 7pm ET/4pm PT, live around the world on Netflix, and I’d be remiss on this Sunday if I didn’t wish my beautiful bride a very happy anniversary. In 25 years I’ve never deserved you, but I’m gonna keep on trying, and that is official,” Adam Pearce said.
It is official. https://t.co/mP2TmplQN4
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) September 14, 2025
The company and the arena websites also have the following Superstars advertised for WWE RAW: Jey Uso, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio, and LA Knight.