Cody Rhodes is currently one of the top stars of WWE who is also being considered a favourite to dethrone Roman Reigns. He made his return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 as the surprise opponent for Seth Rollins. This is the first time in his professional wrestling career that he was treated as a main event star in a major promotion.
Cody Rhodes had a series of matches with Seth Rollins upon his return to WWE and he won all of those matches. His last match with Rollins at Hell in a Cell inside Hell in a Cell received the Match of the Year award from WWE. But unfortunately, he picked up a massive injury before the event which sidelined him from action for eight long months.
Turning the Page: Cody Rhodes Recollects Returning During Sami Zayn’s Pinnacle of Popularity
He returned at Royal Rumble as an entrant of the men’s Royal Rumble match to win the match. When he returned to action, Sami Zayn was the most over star of WWE and he was having an amazing time after his success in the Bloodline storyline. There were from confusion is the fans would be able to take Cody seriously during such a time when Sami Zayn was so popular.
But Cody proved himself to be the top star and also proved why he deserves to be in the position where he is being intended at. Fans believe in him again and no doubt he is the biggest babyface of the promotion right now. Recently speaking with Fightful, Cody discussed the challenge while returning during the time of Sami Zayn being the most over star. Here is what he had to say;
Cody Rhodes Returned From Injury At Royal Rumble
“It was being discussed around us. Why don’t we discuss it amongst us. Bruce Prichard, Ed Kosky, Triple H, they all had the idea to put us in the ring together a Barclays Center. Not run from it, lets go towards each other and see. That was a moment where, my confidence, Sami is amazing. I don’t want to say it and throw it away. He is incredibly special. What he was doing is incredibly special.
“He was pulling a wagon. I wanted to be there to match him and hopefully also be incredibly special. I’m a big believer in, you can have it all. We have Jey Uso, his face is everywhere, the first guy to pin Roman in X amount of days, and here he is going for the one we all want. You can’t run for it. Run towards it. I like that. It brings out the best in all of us.”
He challenged Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 39 but he lost. A lot of fans expected this might be the end of his big push. But fortunately, that did not happen as his push continued. Recently he defeated Brock Lesnar in a long running feud and he is rumoured to face Roman Reigns once again at WrestleMania 40.