Cody Rhodes ‘very much looking forward to’ WWE Bad Blood homecoming
Though his title won’t be on the line, Cody Rhodes is looking forward to returning to Atlanta as Undisputed WWE Champion.
Rhodes and Roman Reigns are teaming up for the first time ever this Saturday night, facing Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu in the main event of WWE Bad Blood. The show is being held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta — which is Rhodes’ hometown and was once home to WCW.
“It always feels Game of Thrones-like in a sense,” Rhodes told Billboard about bringing the WWE title home to Atlanta. “Here’s the belt from formerly the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the Northeast Territory and I was just this Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW kid. To be able to be the first Rhodes to have it, but also bring it back to where The Omni once stood. I mean, I got goosebumps when they put The Omni in the scene from [SmackDown’s] Georgia Tech [episode] because being able to be on the ground of that building and to have this [belt], was not expected. It’s a homecoming. I’m very much looking forward to it.”
Rhodes has been champion since dethroning Reigns at WrestleMania 40. The two rivals are now uniting against a common enemy in The Bloodline. After Reigns lost at WrestleMania, Sikoa made himself the new Tribal Chief and reshaped The Bloodline with the additions of Fatu, Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa.
Bad Blood has a start time of 6 p.m. Eastern this Saturday, airing live on Peacock/WWE Network.
WWE Bad Blood (Saturday, October 5) —
- Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu)
- Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defends against Rhea Ripley (Dominik Mysterio will be suspended above the ring in a shark cage)
- Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor
- WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax defends against Bayley
- Hell in a Cell match: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
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