Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at WrestleMania 38

Last Updated on: 9th April 2022, 05:23 pm

After weeks of speculation and rumors, it is official, Cody Rhodes has returned to WWE and was revealed as the mystery opponent of Seth Rollins.

For weeks, Seth Rollins has been trying to get a match at WrestleMania, even going as far as trying to steal Kevin Owens’ spot with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Vince McMahon told Rollins he was going to WrestleMania but he will face an opponent of his choosing, and that is opponent is Cody Rhodes.

Cody Rhodes left WWE back in 2016 and went on to be one of the founders of All Elite Wrestling in 2019.

Despite his affiliation to AEW, and the shots he’s taken at WWE, Rhodes left the company in February 2022 and the rumor mill has been in action ever since with many fans wondering if he was WWE bound.

Cody Rhodes is back in WWE and it will be very interesting to see how he is used and whether a main event push is on the cards for the Grandson of a Plumber.

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One important thing to note is, that this isn’t a WWE Cody Rhodes, this is the AEW American Nightmare, with him using his Kingdom theme song that he used in AEW. It had been rumored that he owned the rights to the song, and it appears that it is true.

He is also using the American Nightmare nickname and logo that is tattooed on his neck.