At Wrestlemania 38, Cody Rhodes made his triumphant return to WWE by defeating Seth Rollins. His decision to leave AEW for WWE was one of the biggest stories to come out of the first half of 2022 given Rhodes' former position as an EVP in AEW. After returning to WWE, Rhodes went on to feud with Rollins for several weeks.Just a day before Cody was set to face Rollins in the main event of Hell in a Cell, news broke that Rhodes had torn his pectoral muscle "off the bone." Nevertheless, Cody decided to face Rollins anyway. The two of them put on one of the best WWE matches of the year.
Cody Rhodes Is Ready To Rumble
For the last few weeks, WWE has been showing vignettes during Monday Night Raw to update fans on Cody Rhodes' road to recovery. Tonight's episode featured a very special announcement from Cody: The American Nightmare declared that he will be participating in this year's Royal Rumble.
It's hard not to see Cody as a favorite to win this year's Royal Rumble. When he returned to WWE, he announced that he wanted to claim the one prize that always eluded his legendary father, the American Dream Dusty Rhodes: The WWE Championship.
If Cody is able to win the Royal Rumble, he'll be given a chance to challenge Roman Reigns for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at this year's Wrestlemania.
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