WWE Raw in Brooklyn (Nov. 2, 2026): Ethan Page wins Intercontinental title; Cruz Montana joins 946; John Cena announces tournament
Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn and other top WWE performers headlined the November 2, 2026 episode of WWE Raw at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a go-home show for Crown Jewel 2026. Major outcomes included Ethan Page defeating Chad Gable for the Intercontinental Championship, Cruz Montana making his main-roster debut and joining The 946, and John Cena announcing the John Cena Classic with Cody Rhodes confirmed as the first entrant.
The broadcast opened with Roman Reigns addressing his upcoming Champion vs Champion match against Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn at Crown Jewel, setting the tone for the night's storyline developments. John Cena returned to Raw and used the platform to unveil the John Cena Classic, while the card also featured men's division matches involving Chad Gable, Ethan Page, Solo Sikoa and Royce Keys and a six-woman tag pitting Chelsea Green, Tiffany Stratton and Iyo Sky against The Judgment Day.
Reigns was interrupted by Zayn during his in-ring remarks, with Zayn accusing Reigns of overlooking him and focusing on The 946. Reigns claimed Zayn owed his career, championship success and financial rewards to him and mocked Zayn's past association with Johnny Knoxville, calling him his "little b***h." Zayn countered by contrasting their memorable matches and the segment closed with Reigns vowing to defeat Zayn at Crown Jewel; the broadcast also included the line, "The person who benefited the most from The Bloodline is you" in the exchange.
Ethan Page targeted Chad Gable's previously injured neck throughout their Intercontinental Championship match, repeatedly attacking Gable's head, neck and shoulders and working to exploit that weakness. Gable mounted offense including an ankle lock, an Angle Slam onto the announcer's table and a top-rope moonsault for a near-fall, and later connected on Chaos Theory, but Page recovered after sending Gable into the timekeeper's area and ultimately scored the pinfall following a Twist of Fate sequence to win the Intercontinental Championship.
The six-woman tag initially saw Chelsea Green and partners controlling proceedings before The Judgment Day isolated Iyo Sky during the break, with Raquel Rodriguez working a rear chin lock on Sky. A hot tag to Tiffany Stratton ignited a comeback that dissolved into a multi-woman exchange; Green hit an Unprettier on Roxanne Perez and attempted another Unprettier before Perez's distraction allowed Liv Morgan to hit Oblivion on Green for the deciding pinfall.
In a six-man encounter, Penta, Dragon Lee and Je'Von Evans started strongly but The Vision regained control after the commercial break. Lee created an opening to tag Penta, Evans later avoided a spear and took out Bronson Reed at ringside before hitting Austin Theory with a Red Dot, but Bron Breakker turned the match with a decisive spear on Evans that secured the victory for The Vision.
Royce Keys and Jaida Parker arrived with security for a confrontation with The 946 and initially Keys controlled Solo Sikoa with suplexes and taunts, only for Sikoa to fight back with an Uso Splash. The match was disrupted when Lucien Price, Bronco Nima and Carmelo Hayes interfered; Roman Reigns and The Usos then came out before an unidentified attacker struck Reigns with a steel chair and revealed himself as Cruz Montana, who made his main-roster debut and joined The 946 as they battered The Bloodline—putting Jey through a table and leaving Jimmy handcuffed—while the show closed with Sami Zayn delivering a Helluva Kick to Reigns and Solo Sikoa defeating Royce Keys via disqualification.
Crown Jewel 2026 is scheduled for November 7 at the Venue (ANB Arena) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the John Cena Classic tournament is set for December 14, 2026 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World in Orlando, with Cena naming Cody Rhodes as the first confirmed participant and stating additional invitees will be revealed on NXT and at Survivor Series.