Cody Rhodes has been on a quest to finish the story for some time now and last year he won the Royal Rumble then went on to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39. Unfortunately for Cody he didn’t win the belt, but he has made it his goal to win the Royal Rumble once again this year and return to the WrestleMania main event.
Recently The Rock returned on Day 1 Raw where he teased a match with Roman Reigns. If The Rock does decide that he wants to compete in the WrestleMania main event then his return could potentially complicate things for Cody Rhodes. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ status for WrestleMania has also come into question as he reportedly suffered an injury on Monday Night Raw earlier this week.
Following SmackDown in Atlanta on Friday night Cody Rhodes addressed the fans and he cut a promo where he vowed to win the Royal Rumble then bring a championship back to Atlanta.
“Atlanta is my hometown. I’ve done some silly stuff here. Jumped off of a cage that was too high, set myself on fire, got into a fight with Brock Lesnar. I’ve done a few silly things. But all of them were in the efforts to give this city, the town, the community that raised me something to remember. When you’re home, you share things that only you would share at home.
Here’s one. There is only one thing that makes me tired of coming home. The only thing that makes me tired when coming home is coming home empty-handed. I think we need to change that. I am not immune to all the news, everything that’s happening, what will happen, what won’t happen.
All I can tell you is this. I’m the right man for the job. I’m the best man for the job. I’m heading into the Royal Rumble, I’m gonna go back-to-back, and I’m gonna bring a championship back home to Atlanta.”
H/T Fightful
