Just two months into his WWE return, Cody Rhodes has already reached the top of the card.
Rhodes and Seth Rollins’s rivalry will culminate as the two face off at Hell in a Cell on Sunday. Assuming that their Hell in a Cell match goes on last, it will be the first pay-per-view Rhodes has headlined since making his return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 in April.
The timing of Rhodes’s return has been fortuitous for both him and WWE. With undisputed WWE universal champion Roman Reigns now working an at least somewhat reduced schedule, the company is in need of another top star. Rhodes is the right person for that spot. After six years away, the former AEW executive vice president is a fresh face to the WWE audience. Fans have never seen this version of Rhodes in WWE before. He’s been allowed to be himself and maintain the presentation that made him a superstar outside of WWE. Thus far, Rhodes’s return to the company has been as big of a success as anyone could have hoped for. Hell in a Cell is an opportunity for Rhodes to show he’s capable of carrying a WWE PPV as the main attraction.
