Top WWE Raw Superstar Cody Rhodes is being promoted for the go-home episode of SmackDown for WrestleMania Backlash 2022. WWE’s event website lists the recent WWE returnee among the “featured superstars” for the show slated to happen on Friday, May 6.
This particular Smackdown episode is being held at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. It’s WWE’s first blue brand taping at the arena in nine years and the first TV show since the All-Women Evolution PPV event in 2018.
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There’s no confirmed update on what Cody Rhodes will be doing there on Smackdown. At this point, he is set to face Seth Rollins at WrestleMania Backlash in a rematch from WrestleMania 38. The Show of Shows also marked the return of Rhodes to WWE with a win over the Monday Night Messiah.
Apart from Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins is also among the “featured superstars” being promoted for that May 6 episode of SmackDown. WWE’s website is also advertising SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Drew McIntyre, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, and Ronda Rousey. Obviously, the talent advertised for such live events is subject to change.
Cody Rhodes is also added to this week’s Smackdown
Additionally, tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown from the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts also has Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins advertised in a WrestleMania 38 rematch. That being said, this should the dark main event for the audience present at the venue.
The WWE Events website also has Rhodes and Rollins advertised for next week’s Smackdown. They have not been officially announced for a match or segment but it’s possible that they will be working in a dark segment given that they’re superstars from Raw.
Cody Rhodes was also advertised to appear on last week’s SmackDown but he’s yet to appear on a Friday night since his return to WWE. While he’s appearing on Raw following Wrestlemania return, WWE’s website does not have him assigned to either the RAW or SmackDown brand.
The American Nightmare has appeared on every episode of RAW since his return to WWE at Wrestlemania. Over on this week’s Raw, he defeated The Miz in his returning match on the red brand after six years. He also scored a win over Kevin Owens in a dark match after the April 4 episode of post-Wrestlemania RAW went off the air.
