Cody Rhodes signs multi-year WWE deal

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WWE WrestleMania 38 Cody Rhodes In Ring

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

Cody Rhodes made his return to WWE during Night 1 of WrestleMania 38 as the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins.

In an interesting twist, Cody Rhodes is using his AEW “Kingdom” theme song and the American Nightmare nickname and branding.

Following his return at WrestleMania 38, it has been announced that Cody Rhodes has signed a multi-year deal with WWE, with a press release saying,

“The most sought-after free agent in professional wrestling, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, has landed back at WWE, the company where he began his career. Saturday night, in front of a massive crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Rhodes returned in a main event match with multi-time former WWE Champion Seth Rollins. Rhodes has inked a multi-year deal with the company.

Rhodes began his wrestling career with WWE developmental territory OVW and went on to compete with WWE for a decade before his departure in 2016. Over the past six years, Rhodes has wrestled all over the world including in Japan, England, Mexico, and Canada. In 2018, Rhodes was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated. During his first run with WWE, Rhodes became a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and won six tag team championships (three World Tag Team Championships and three WWE Tag Team Championships). During his time away from WWE, Rhodes won many top championships including the Ring of Honor World Champion, IWGP United Stated Heavyweight Champion, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, and most recently the TNT Championship on three separate occasions. His father, the legendary “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, is a WWE Hall of Famer and both Cody and Dusty won NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship titles making them the first father/son combination to win the title”

Cody Rhodes WWE Return Press Release

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It will be very interesting to see how Cody Rhodes is used in WWE over the coming weeks and months, and whether he will be pushed into the main event or once again just become another mid-card wrestler on the roster.