WWE Royal Rumble 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen
2. Cody Rhodes Experiences More Heartbreak
Alexa, play anything by Coldplay.
Sadness will be in the air at Royal Rumble following the happy high of Cody Rhodes' emotional return. It feels just a bit too obvious to have Cody win the match and challenge Roman Reigns though. Sorry, 'American Nightmare' fans, but that gets right in the way of the brilliant in-fighting between Bloodline members.
Rhodes' time will come, but he shouldn't stroll back into view and win in San Antonio. Every truly great babyface needs bucketloads of strife to work through. Cody has already had some of that due to a nasty pec injury that forced him to miss out on the second half of 2022, but he's about to experience some more heartache.
WWE must get through Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn before they even think about Cody challenging. A Rumble triumph and subsequent 'Mania challenge would totally encroach on another blistering piece of business that's right there in front of creative.