Cody Rhodes has been confirmed to be in action at the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble.
Back at Saturday Night’s Main Event, The American Nightmare defeated Kevin Owens in the main event in what was his final televised defence in 2024. However, shortly after the show went off the air, Owens attacked Rhodes and hit the champion with a package piledriver, prompting a heated confrontation with Triple H. Owens also stole the Winged Eagle Championship and declared himself the true World Champion.
On the December 27th SmackDown, Owens appeared in the ring with Nick Aldis and the General Manager demanded that Owens hand over the title. Owens refused and demanded a rematch with Rhodes where an “unfair” referee could not factor into the decision.
The segment was interrupted by Rhodes, who stated that he would not be walking away before addressing Owens’ challenge. Rhodes stated that he wanted a match where a referee couldn’t stop him, which was later confirmed to be a ladder match.
After Aldis made the match official Owens attacked Rhodes again before making his way up the ramp.
The Following Matches Will Take Place At The WWE Royal Rumble:
- Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Kevin Owens – Ladder match for the Undisputed Championship
- Men’s Royal Rumble match – No entrants have been announced
- Women’s Royal Rumble match – No entrants have been announced
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