Cody Rhodes finally made a big hint towards his WWE return, so we’ll see what he had
to say.
we’ll also check out what’s going on with Damage Control, a big WWE return, and much
more
Let’s start things off with Cody Rhodes
Cody’s return to WWE took over all of the reports and generated all of the buzz towards
the start of 2022
The overall idea that one of the core founding pieces of AEW was coming back to WWE was just
an idea that fans couldn’t wrap their heads around and thought would never happen
And when the buzz and rumors continued to grow about Cody’s return, everyone was intrigued
to see if it was true or not
It actually was true and Cody Rhodes had one of the most spectacular and largest returns
we’ve seen in a very long time
Returning on the Wrestlemania stage and picking up a big win over a well established top guy
like Seth Rollins all on his first night back
Cody laid out his plan to make it to the WWE championship a few nights later on Raw and
continued to face Seth Rollins for the following few months
But where this dream run all ended at was of course with his torn pec
Cody earned a lot respect for wrestling an entire match from start to finish with a torn
pec
Everyone says that cody has that old school mentality that you gotta work through injuries,
especially if it’s for a big match that you promised the fans
Cody and Seth were the main event of that pay-per-view, WWE was fully prepared to replace
Cody Rhodes in that match, but it was his decision to compete that night with such a
horrific injury
Cody immediately was written of WWE television and had surgery done on his torn pec after
that match with Seth Rollins
He said from the very start that he’ll continue to harass his doctors and training staff to
see when’s the earlier possible return date
But now Cody Rhodes seems to be hinting at another idea for his upcoming return
TMZ Sports recently caught up with Cody Rhodes out in public and he gave them a few intriguing
answers to their questions
He had this to say about his recovery process so far and his eventual return to WWE, quote:
"They know I'm stupid, and I'd try to test it.
I got in my mind where I want to be, and I think a lot of fans have in their mind where
I'd like to be, and that's hopefully where it's at.
They've treated me like the house that built me.
And honestly, it was amazing.
We were back, and everything was rolling so fast.
And then I tore my pec.
It was like the best three months of my life.
Hopefully, get back to that soon.”
End quote
So the big takeaway there from Cody’s comments was his line about his return being at a place
where the fans are already talking about
That could very well be a clear reference to Royal Rumble
Cody is expected to fully recover from this injury by late 2022 to early 2023, and if
that’s the case, it makes a lot of sense to just save that return for a big Royal Rumble
surprise
It can be number 30, number 1, or have way through the match, but a Cody Rhodes return
in the Royal Rumble match has been one of the biggest fan discussions out there for
a long time
And according to Cody’s comments right there, it sounds like he’s hoping for some sort
of Royal Rumble return as well
And like it’s been discussed a lot lately, the only two Wrestlemania 39 opponents that
make the most sense for Roman Reigns is either Cody Rhodes or The Rock
So if The Rock can’t make it, Cody Rhodes really does seem like the obvious choice to
win the Royal Rumble and have a chance at achieving his dream of winning a WWE world
title
Especially being the one to end a nearly three year long title reign in the main event of
Wrestlemania will really put a huge exclamation point on Cody’s first WWE world title win
So it looks like not only are the fans hoping for a Royal Rumble return, that’s what Cody
Rhodes even wants as well
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Monday Night Raw featured another big return this week for the women’s division
Candice LeRae made her long awaited return to WWE by making a surprise appearance on
Raw
When Johnny Gargano and Candice stepped away from WWE last year for the birth of their
first child, it was unknown if either of them would return to WWE down the line
Then rumors started going around that Johnny Gargano was signed and before you knew it,
he returned on Raw
So once Gargano returned, fans speculated that his wife, Candice, wouldn’t be that
far behind him with her own return to WWE and that was true
Candice made her return to WWE only a few weeks after her husband’s return to the
company
Candice made heavy impact right away by knocking off Nikki A.S.H
That match was important for both sides because it instantly helps Candice gain momentum by
knocking off a former Raw women’s champion
And it also helps Nikki because it looks like that loss is about to jump start a character
change for her as well
Nikki is growing frustrated of the superhero cosplay, ripping her mask off, and some fans
feel like Nikki Cross may finally be coming back slowly, but surely
So that’s a nice little transformation storyline to keep an eye on as well
But back to Candice, it didn’t take long for her to align herself with Bianca’s babyface
faction
Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, and Aus-ka formed this alliance with each other right after
Summerslam because they all had that common enemy of Damage Control, and the only way
to fight those three off was to form a team of three as well
So Bianca’s faction was a direct response to Damage Control
Everyone thought it would be a short term thing and how Bianca’s faction wouldn’t
be around after Clash At The Castle, but somehow, they’re still together
So despite the three of them not having an official name and still making separate entrances,
it would appear that they very well may be an official faction going forward
Some fans think that it’s a bit of a weird position for Alexa and Aus-ka because these
are two multi time women’s champions that are just tagging along with Bianca Belair
as basically her sidekicks
So if you look at it like that then yeah, you’re maybe wondering why Aus-ka or Alexa
Bliss are just standing by when they could be going after the Raw women’s title themselves
and that’s true, but it looks like they’re staying together and possibly bringing in
Candice LeRae into their group as well
The backstage segment after Candice’s match showed her standing by Bianca, Alexa, and
Aus-ka’s side against Damage Control
So maybe this is how Bianca Belair gets the upper hand on Damage Control, now she could
have four members in her group while Bayley still only has three
So that brings everyone to ask the next big question, which is: will Damage Control add
a new member to balance out these new four on three odds?
Bayley never ruled out the idea of adding new members to Damage Control and now she
actually has a prime opportunity to add someone else to the group
The popular fan pick right now is Indi Hartwell
Her main roster return was originally reported with Solo Sikoa’s and he made his main roster
debut nearly a month ago
So everyone feels like Indi could be any week now herself
So she’s leading the list of possibilities for Damage Control’s fourth member
Bianca Belair probably has a majority of the women’s roster on her side, so Bayley and
Damage Control could go to NXT to look for that new fourth member
So it’s very interesting, if these women’s factions are expanding even more, you have
to start wondering if this could all be leading towards a big War-games match at Survivor
Series
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