Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes has finally landed in WWE, officially kicking off the free agency wars between WWE and AEW with the first round of AEW contracts coming due.

Cody Rhodes reportedly signed with WWE in early March as Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported he had signed 10 to 14 days before his March 18 report. The idea was floated to me that there might be a possibility again, with a new role involving the ROH acquisition.” While speaking of a mystery WrestleMania opponent, Edge said there would be “no smoke and mirrors about it,” another nod to the “Dashing Cody Rhodes character. In a heartfelt post, Rhodes thanked AEW and its leadership as he looked to turn the page to an unlikely next chapter in wrestling. In a sudden turn of events, an exclusive report from Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net suggested talks between WWE and Cody had fizzled out. Rhodes was working without a contract in AEW toward the end of his stint in the Jacksonville-based promotion, however many assumed he would re-sign as one of its founding members.

Cody Rhodes returned to WWE with a bang on Saturday after he was chosen as a mystery opponent at WrestleMania 38. He beat four-time world champion Seth ...

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Cody Rhodes spoke today with the media following his WrestleMania 38 appearance. When answering a question from Wrestling Inc's Managing Editor Nick Hausman ...

That’s where his office was, his boots are there, it’s just a little too hard for me. “But the only way you really get the flow and the connection is working in front of crowds, and that you don’t really have the ability. “It’s just a little too hard for me. He admitted it is a little too hard for him right now. I don’t think I want a management job in wrestling ever again,” he admitted. “I don’t think I was mature enough for it.

Rhodes ended his six-year absence from WWE on Saturday at WrestleMania 38, defeating Seth Rollins in what became the worst-kept secret in wrestling. The ...

The reality of the situation: Rhodes wants to be WWE champion, the lone feat his father never accomplished in a wrestling ring. But in that moment, it was just closure on the first loop and excitement for what’s next. “One of the most special parts of it was Bruce [Prichard] and the chairman himself, Vince, flew down to meet me," Rhodes said (around the five-minute mark). “If that meeting had not led to anything, had it just been a conversation about wrestling or sports entertainment ... it would been great closure on the last loop, because I left here on the worst of terms. Rhodes ended his six-year absence from WWE on Saturday at WrestleMania 38, defeating Seth Rollins in what became the worst-kept secret in wrestling. "I remember saying, ‘I have to be me. As Rhodes told The Ringer Wrestling Show, however, his desire to finish what he started won him over in his return to WWE. Rhodes said Vince McMahon also gave him the vindication he was seeking in negotiations.

The former AEW executive vice president returned to WWE after six years away and returned to a huge ovation as he battled and defeated Seth Rollins on Night One ...

But yes, Triple H and I spoke right before my match, I was very excited to see him,” Rhodes concluded. I was very loud and vociferous and very angry. “And I think Triple H did it in such a Triple H fashion. I get to be me?! Especially come from where I had left here, there is nothing to be angry about. “Also to see him healthy.

Cody Rhodes has crossed the line back to WWE. The former AEW executive vice president and a founding member of that company made good on significant ...

Rhodes was a two-time intercontinental champion and six-time tag team champion at the time of his original WWE departure. Early in the contest, Rhodes briefly exhibited Stardust's mannerisms, a figurative shedding of the skin of Rhodes' much-maligned gimmick prior to his WWE departure. Rhodes made his triumphant return using the same theme music and elaborate entrance he utilized in AEW.

Rhodes was a three-time TNT champion for AEW. The son of late pro wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, Rhodes started his in-ring career with WWE in 2006. He was with ...

“I chose to remain silent about my departure from AEW and I’m going to keep my word on that. The son of late pro wrestling legend Dusty Rhodes, Rhodes started his in-ring career with WWE in 2006. He was with the company for 10 years until requesting his release in 2016. I get an opportunity at my dream, I get another chance at it. AEW, which is owned by Tony Khan, is WWE’s most significant competition since WCW went out of business in 2001. It led to the announcement that Rollins would be facing an opponent of WWE chairman Vince McMahon’s choosing.

Cody Rhodes returned to WWE as the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins. Rhodes came out to Downstait's “Kingdom” to a massive response.

His contract expired at end of 2021 and last wrestled for the promotion in February when he lost the TNT title to Sammy Guevara. I have nothing but respect for Matt [Jackson], Nick [Jackson] and Kenny [Omega]. I’m rooting for Tony Khan. His name is going to be in the history books as someone who helped to bankroll and support this entire alternative and revolution that AEW became but for me, it was just time to to move on. I chose to remain silent about my departure from AEW and I’m going to keep my word on that.

In that time, Rhodes has wrestled all over the world and was integral to the founding of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the rival wrestling promotion run by Tony ...

But the No. 1 thing I am able to carry with me is that connection to the audience. It kind of feels like being in the military and having conquered something or having won this battle and being able to stand and keep your chin parallel with the floor and to be able to come in that fashion, a bit of a conquering hero. Then we were able to do what we were able to do with AEW and that’s something that I’m very proud of, but to be able to revisit the thing that I set out to do in the first place when I didn’t think I would get that chance is just heavy. To quote some of these individuals who courted me for this moment, “It’s not broke.” And this was a place that didn’t care for me. I think the elusive thing for any wrestler to find is the connection with the audience. I have nothing but respect for Matt [Jackson], Nick [Jackson] and Kenny [Omega]. I’m rooting for Tony Khan. His name is going to be in the history books as someone who helped to bankroll and support this entire alternative and revolution that AEW became but for me, it was just time to to move on. When I first got into wrestling, I was solely in the WWE system, and I had that dream of getting to the top. I chose to remain silent about my departure from AEW and I’m going to keep my word on that. I don’t want to put any hyperbole there, but it’s the biggest crowd in wrestling. “He went to Madison Square Garden, stood across from Superstar Billy Graham and he held it in his hands, the goal of mine, and it was taken away because that was the context of the match,” Rhodes said. It just seems like kind of a culmination of my whole career, but I don’t want to jinx it. He also revealed that there is a Dusty Rhodes documentary in the works as part of WWE’s partnership with A&E under the “Biography: WWE Legends” banner.

As most internet -savvy fans expected, Cody Rhodes was indeed the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins on Saturday night at WWE WrestleMania 38...

But Rhodes' journey from here is something even fans with a rudimentary understanding of his history should want to see unfold. There was Rhodes looking every bit the part of a big-leaguer, even shrugging off a Pedigree. He was the guy who left for the indies, Rollins was the former indie guy who became the face of the company. Where things go from here is hard to project, especially with the men's main event scene getting unified titles of some sort in the near future. If he wants to be a babyface, he'll lean into that and the usual trappings of that style of character. If he wants to be a heel, it'd be all too easy to lean into the character who has returned to save a company, etc. But there's a snowball-down-mountain bit of momentum for WWE to lean on right now, even if fans have every right to raise an eyebrow and express some skepticism that this will continue.

After departing WWE, Rhodes took the independent scene by storm, had stints in New Japan Pro Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, and Ring of Honor and, most notably, ...

Of course, just because he's back in WWE doesn't mean Rhodes' abandoned the persona he built over the last few years. It was Rhodes' first match with the company since leaving in 2016, when he was still portraying the Stardust character. For now, given he's facing off against Seth Rollins, it's safe to say he'll be on the Raw brand.

The rumors were put to rest as Rhodes was the surprise opponent picked by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to face Seth Rollins on Saturday at night one of ...

DAZN uses cookies to help us deliver our services and improve your user experience. Speculation had run rampant for weeks if Cody Rhodes would return to WWE after a three-year stint in All Elite Wrestling and a six-year hiatus away from WWE. The rumors were put to rest as Rhodes was the surprise opponent picked by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to face Seth Rollins on Saturday at night one of WrestleMania 38 from the AT&AT Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Speculation had run rampant for weeks if Cody Rhodes would return to WWE after a three-year stint in All Elite Wrestling and a six-year hiatus away from WWE. The rumors were put to rest as Rhodes was the surprise opponent picked by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to face Seth Rollins on Saturday at night one of WrestleMania 38 from the AT&AT Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Former AEW star Cody Rhodes returned to WWE as Seth Rollins' mystery opponent. Following an impressive pyro display, Rhodes used his AEW theme music, ...

“Two very high profile people were adamant to the boss that if (when) Cody Rhodes arrives, he should be exactly what he was in AEW. Presentation, ring gear, theme music, pyro, etc. MJF has made shrewdly exploited his character to perform real-life contract negotiations both on AEW television and in interviews. One who was able to transcend typical AEW fan responses, which are usually on-brand with how AEW wants them to react. Rhodes’ reactions, however, only made him come off as a bigger star. These polarizing reactions have since been inherited by Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti. Amazing people.

Rhodes was revealed as Seth Rollins' mystery opponent, coming out with his full AEW presentation to beat the former WWE Champion. This all came after Rhodes ...

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Cody Rhodes got the full big-surprise treatment both in front of the camera and behind the scenes at WrestleMania.

I understand that now as an adult, but as a kid, that was the only reason I ever wanted to get in, so that I could get what he didn’t get.” It was a personal matter and we couldn’t move past it.” They were printed as fact and it’s been a very difficult two months to see that, when the reality is it was just time. “It was such a unique experience.” “You chase ’em, you chase ’em. It’s a moment I’ll never forget.” The former All Elite Wrestling executive vice president was hunkered down in his bus with wife Brandi and young daughter Iris Saturday until it was time to perform.

WWE has posted a video documenting the behind-the-scenes footage leading to Cody Rhodes' return at WrestleMania.

PWInsider reports that AEW's Tony Khan had given both Cody and Dustin Rhodes permission to appear in the documentary, and that Dustin will still be doing an ...

Cody Rhodes has revealed he will be an executive producer on an upcoming A&E documentary based on his father.

It was positive for him, and it was negative, and I am glad to share the legacy with the world,” he said. “All four of the kids are in it, and that’s very rare that we ever get together to do anything, so I am very much looking forward to that. “But I know for sure that they will get it right because I am the Executive Producer on it. He revealed that all of Dusty’s kids are together in this documentary, which is rare. “This is great, this is very exciting, this was one of the big pieces of the puzzle in terms of coming back. The American Nightmare, who returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38, admitted this was a big part of that decision.

Cody Rhodes is back in the WWE and he made his emotional return to the promotion at WrestleMania 38. Rhodes famously, or rather infamously, ...

That was really touching." "Also to see him healthy. Jeez [wipes tears], this has been a wild, tear-filled weekend but that was just a good moment.

Cody Rhodes speaks about his WWE return and reveals he had a conversation with Triple H just prior to his return match at WrestleMania 38.

I gotta do me and that doesn’t mean not listening to these individuals who have knowledge because all the books if you want to get over in wrestling are usually just here. Just to work and compete without fear because the worst that can happen is you say sorry it won’t happen again but you’ve got to go out. I’m not going to be rude to anybody but I look forward to the first writer to come up to me, I can’t wait. Look around, there’s 50 people monitoring this interview, there’s the Chairman himself, there’s guys like Hunter, there’s Stephanie, there’s dynamic figures, Nick Khan. When you’re a kid, that’s scary even though you talk in the rental cars, I was a kid and to be able to come here and having known what works for me and keeping the disruptive things that I do. I think if anything I want to present myself without fear because when I was here I was a kid, I was scared. The kids are good and now I want to go and do something for me.

Cody Rhodes has revealed when he began getting the itch to go back to WWE and jokes that he has good stats in a very special match that he needs to ...

Cody Rhodes has never won a Royal Rumble match but he has appeared in eight of them beginning with his Rumble debut in 2008. It would be really good to go back in a vindicated type way, to be me and try to be the absolute best wrestlers in the world and prove it here.” I have really good Rumble stats [laughs]. I’m one of the only two in that top 10 to not win it.”“I remember thinking, that’s gonna go away!

Cody Rhodes started to choke up and get emotional while speaking about his interaction with Triple H backstage before his WWE WrestleMania return.

Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. Once you have subscribed we will use the email you provided to send you the newsletter. Everybody had come on the bus to say hello, to talk a little bit about what may happen – the very last one was Triple H and, ooo… I was very loud and vociferous and very angry. I destroyed his throne.” Jeez, this has been a wild, tear-filled weekend but that was just a good moment.