In wrestling, the office gives you the finish. But they can’t tell you how to get there.
Cody Rhodes was booked to win the men’s Royal Rumble match in his return. But it was up to him to make the moment special—and that is exactly what he did from the moment he stepped into the ring.
Rhodes eliminated Gunther to win the Rumble. They crafted a phenomenal, back-and-forth sequence, and the moment served as another illustration that Gunther is going to be a major player for quite some time. Yet the present belongs to Rhodes.
