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The former AEW executive vice president made his return to WWE during night one of WrestleMania 38 on Saturday.

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After being revealed as Seth Rollins’s mystery opponent, Rhodes defeated Rollins to win the match.

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Rhodes was introduced as “The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.” He entered to his “Kingdom” theme music that he also used in AEW.

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In the weeks leading into WrestleMania, Rollins was involved in a storyline where he repeatedly failed to secure a match on the show’s card.

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It led to the announcement that Rollins would be facing an opponent of WWE chairman Vince McMahon’s choosing.

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The anticipation surrounding whether the 36-year-old Rhodes would be returning to WWE began when he and his wife Brandi Rhodes announced this February that they were leaving AEW

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Cody and Brandi Rhodes were founding members of AEW and worked for the promotion both as wrestlers and executives.

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