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AJ Styles reflects on ‘special’ WWE Crown Jewel match against John Cena

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AJ Styles believes he and John Cena delivered something special in their final time ever facing each other.

Styles and Cena — who are both approaching the end of their in-ring careers — renewed their rivalry on October 11 at WWE Crown Jewel: Perth. It was their first one-on-one match against each other since 2018, and Styles was happy to get one more opportunity to share the ring with an opponent he trusts so much.

“I’m not sure there is anyone in the ring I trust more than John Cena,” Styles told the Boston Herald. “He’s incredible at understanding what the fans need when they need it. He’s even more incredible with the way he treats people.

“During our match at Crown Jewel, which is the last time we’ll ever wrestle each other, I was in the moment. I embraced and enjoyed it — I mean, it’s hard not to love what you do when you’re having so much fun doing it. People might be surprised to hear this, but for John and myself, it was another match until it was over. Afterward, we were able to reflect on its significance. In the moment, we were doing what we do to entertain people.”

Cena picked up the win at Crown Jewel in what was his final time ever wrestling in Australia. Before the bell rang, there was a special moment where Styles was surprised with a special ring introduction that Cena wrote for him. It included references to Styles’ time in TNA Wrestling and NJPW.

“It definitely caught me off guard,” Styles said about the introduction. “When I heard ‘The definition of Total Nonstop Action,’ I thought to myself, ‘Wait a minute.’ He took this from just being about John to making it about John and AJ Styles. It’s something he didn’t have to do, but that’s John. That’s just who he is.”

Cena only has four more dates on his WWE retirement tour, which will conclude on December 13 at Saturday Night’s Main Event. As for Styles, he plans to retire in 2026 but has not put an exact date on it yet.

“We’ve been doing this for decades, this is what we do,” Styles told the Boston Herald while reflecting on the Cena match. “The greatest part is it meant a lot to a lot of people. We wanted to give wrestling fans something special, and I think we accomplished that.”

Styles won gold on WWE Raw last night, teaming with Dragon Lee to win the World Tag Team titles from Finn Balor & JD McDonagh.

Update on John Cena vs. AJ Styles WWE Crown Jewel: Perth match

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WWE booking John Cena vs. AJ Styles for Crown Jewel: Perth wasn’t a decision that was made late in the game.

It was announced this week that Cena and Styles will face off at the Saturday, October 11 PLE in Perth, Western Australia. With Cena’s schedule not having any WWE appearances before Crown Jewel, the build for the match was done on social media. Cena called for the matchup and asked Paul “Triple H” Levesque to give the fans what they want — and Levesque responded by making Cena vs. Styles official.

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Cena vs. Styles was always the plan for Crown Jewel. When Cena did an homage to Styles because they allegedly weren’t going to wrestle each other, that was actually part of the build to this eventual match.

“This match was always scheduled for Australia — always,” Meltzer said. “So the whole deal about Cena and AJ, you know, the idea that Cena was doing the tribute to him because he wasn’t going to get to wrestle him. That was actually to build to this match, that was not actually ever the case.”

Meltzer said that Styles’ worked-shoot promo that he cut during a Raw commercial break earlier this month was also part of the build to this match.

Some of the best matches of Cena’s career were against Styles during their rivalry. The two are now wrestling each other one-on-one for the first time since 2018.

Crown Jewel has a start time of 8 a.m. Eastern on October 11. After the PLE, Cena only has four dates left on his retirement tour.

WWE confirms John Cena vs. AJ Styles match

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Fans will get to see John Cena vs. AJ Styles one more time before Cena retires.

WWE has confirmed that Cena vs. Styles will take place at Crown Jewel: Perth on October 11. It’s the last time Cena will ever compete in Australia, with him only having a handful of dates left before his retirement tour concludes in December.

The match was announced by Paul “Triple H” Levesque on X/Twitter today after being set up by Cena. With Cena not having any TV appearances before Crown Jewel, the build for the match was done on social media with Cena lobbying for Levesque to give fans what they want. After Styles accepted his challenge, it was made official for Crown Jewel.

“@JohnCena vs. @AJStylesOrg is a match we all want to see,” Levesque wrote. “And at #WWECrownJewel…we will.”

Styles has been the opponent for some of Cena’s best-ever matches, including their meetings at SummerSlam 2016 and Royal Rumble 2018. They have not had a one-on-one match since 2018.

Cena is coming off a loss to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza where Lesnar won in dominant fashion.

Crown Jewel: Perth has a special start time of 8 a.m. Eastern time on October 11. It will stream live on the ESPN app in the United States and on Netflix internationally.

WWE Crown Jewel: Perth (Saturday, October 11) —

  • WWE Champion Cody Rhodes vs. World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins to determine the 2025 men’s Crown Jewel Champion
  • WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer to determine the 2025 women’s Crown Jewel Champion
  • John Cena vs. AJ Styles

Note: If Jade Cargill or Nia Jax win the WWE Women’s Championship from Stratton on SmackDown this Friday, they will replace her in the women’s Crown Jewel Championship match.

Bronson Reed names dream opponents for WWE Crown Jewel: Perth

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Bronson Reed has big aspirations for WWE Crown Jewel: Perth.

At the October 11 PLE, Reed will return to his home country of Australia as a member of the WWE roster for the first time. Reed told Casual Conversations with the Classic that competing in Australia for WWE has always been a goal for him. He’s not 100 percent sure what his plans for Crown Jewel are, but Reed said he’s sure that it will be impactful.

Reed named either Roman Reigns or John Cena as who he would choose to face if the decision were up to him.

“I feel like if it’s up to me — there’s two people, obviously,” he said. “And I’m going to call out the two biggest names in the company. Either, one, I run it back with Roman Reigns. I busted his ribs open after Paris, so I don’t know if he’s even medically clear.

“Or, two, I get in the ring for the first time with John Cena. I know it might make some of the fans unhappy globally if I was one of John Cena’s last opponents [laughs]. But, in Australia, you’re coming into my home? That’s where the Tribal Thief, you know, he’s running roughshod.”

Reigns and Cena are among the confirmed talent for the Crown Jewel: Perth PLE. Their matches have not been announced yet.

At Clash in Paris last month, Reigns defeated Reed in a singles match but was then attacked by Reed and Bron Breakker after the match. The angle was done because Reigns was going to be away from WWE for a few weeks to film his “Street Fighter” role. He will be back in time for Crown Jewel.

Cena only has five appearances left on his WWE retirement tour. He has teased a match with AJ Styles for one of those dates.

The duo of Reed and Breakker are members of The Vision, a faction that is led by Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman. At WWE Wrestlepalooza last weekend, Reed & Breakker defeated The Usos.

Crown Jewel: Perth has a special start time of 8 a.m. Eastern on October 11, streaming live on the ESPN app in the United States and on Netflix internationally. The show is being held at RAC Arena.

WWE reveals official poster for Crown Jewel: Perth

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Following Wrestlepalooza, WWE has revealed the official poster for its next PLE.

Crown Jewel: Perth is already less than three weeks away. Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed the official poster for the event today, with Roman Reigns, John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Rhea Ripley, Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, and Drew McIntyre given the spotlight.

Due to taking place in Australia, the PLE has a special start time of 8 a.m. Eastern, streaming live on the ESPN app in the United States and on Netflix elsewhere. RAC Arena in Perth, Western, Australia is the host venue.

Cena — who is coming off a loss to Brock Lesnar at Wrestlepalooza — will be making his final appearance in Australia as an active competitor. Including Crown Jewel: Perth, he only has five dates left on his retirement tour.

We already know that WWE Champion Rhodes vs. World Heavyweight Champion Rollins will take place at the October 11 event to determine the 2025 men’s Crown Jewel Champion.

The women’s Crown Jewel Championship matchup is currently set to be WWE Women’s Champion Stratton vs. Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, though Stratton has a title defense on SmackDown this Friday that could change that. She is defending against Cargill and Nia Jax in a triple threat match.

WWE has also unveiled the poster for NXT’s next PLE. Halloween Havoc 2025 is being held in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Saturday, October 25. The poster features Oba Femi, Jacy Jayne, Trick Williams, Ricky Saints, and Blake Monroe.

Halloween Havoc has a start time of 7 p.m. Eastern and will air live on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix internationally.

WWE ‘Crown Jewel: Perth’ PLE set for October

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We now have some more information about the PLE that WWE is holding in Perth, Australia this fall.

The company announced today that the PLE — named “Crown Jewel: Perth” — will take place on Saturday, October 11. It’s being held at RAC Arena, which will host three WWE events within a four-day span. SmackDown (Friday, October 10) and Raw (Monday, October 13) are also set for the venue.

Australian WWE stars Rhea Ripley and Grayson Waller were in Perth today to promote the announcement. WWE has opened a mailing list for fans interested in receiving ticket pre-sale information.

These three WWE events are part of a deal TKO Group has signed with the government of Western Australia. Crown Jewel will feature John Cena’s last-ever match in Australia ahead of his retirement in December 2025.

Crown Jewel is typically the name of WWE’s fall PLE in Saudi Arabia. The expectation for this year is that WWE will hold Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia this June and then return for the Royal Rumble in January 2026. The Night of Champions event has not been announced yet, but Saudi Arabia hosting Royal Rumble 2026 is already confirmed.

This will be the third-ever WWE PLE to take place in Australia, following Elimination Chamber 2024 in Perth and Super Show-Down 2018 in Melbourne.