Last weekend, Cody Rhodes proved to be a mainstay on the WWE roster after he won the Royal Rumble event in spectacular fashion, in his first match back from injury.
The 37-year-old wrestler was sidelined by a torn right pectoral tendon injury that he suffered prior to his 2022 Hell in a Cell match. Despite wrestling with the injury, Cody managed to come out victorious, defeating Seth Rollins for the third time in his career. Shortly afterward, Cody underwent surgery, and although he was expected to be out for nine months, he successfully completed his rehab in seven months.
Earlier this month, The American Nightmare announced his return, stating he would be available to compete at the Royal Rumble match on January 28. Burdened with glorious purpose, Cody proceeded to eliminate Dominik Mysterio, Austin Theory, Braun Strowman, Logan Paul, and Gunther to win the match and book a ticket to the highly anticipated WrestleMania 39.
On this week's episode of Monday Night RAW, Rhodes formally challenged the current WWE champ Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Later in the night, WWE confirmed the match would take place at WrestleMania 39. In addition to this, PW Insider revealed that Cody Rhodes will be attached to the Raw brand going forward.