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Cody Rhodes Signs Multi-Year Deal With WWE, Will Executive Produce A&E Biography On Dusty Rhodes

Cody Rhodes is back in WWE on a multi-year deal.

Rhodes made his return to WWE at WrestleMania 38, serving as the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins. Rhodes was victorious in the bout after multiple Cross Rhodes’.

In a press release, it was announced that Rhodes has signed a multi-year contract with WWE and he will serve as an executive producer for the upcoming A&E Biography on his father Dusty Rhodes.

Cody Rhodes returns to WWE, inks multi-year deal;
Set to Executive Produce his late father’s A&E ‘Biography: WWE Legends’ documentary

The most sought-after free agent in professional wrestling,”The American Nightmare” Cody
Rhodes, has landed back at WWE, the company where he began his career. Saturday night, in
front of a massive crowd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Rhodes returned in a main event
match with multi-time former WWE Champion Seth Rollins. Rhodes has inked a multi-year deal with the company.

Rhodes began his wrestling career with WWE developmental territory OVW and went on to
compete with WWE for a decade before his departure in 2016. Over the past six years, Rhodes
has wrestled all over the world including in Japan, England, Mexico, and Canada. In 2018,
Rhodes was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated. During his first run with WWE,
Rhodes became a two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and won six tag team championships (three World Tag Team Championships and three WWE Tag Team Championships). During his time away from WWE, Rhodes won many top championships including the Ring of Honor World Champion, IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion, and most recently the TNT Championship on three separate occasions. His father, the legendary “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, is a WWE Hall of Famer and both Cody and Dusty won NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship titles making them the first father/son combination to win the title.

Speaking to Variety, Cody explained his decision to sign with WWE after leaving AEW. You can find his comments by clicking here.

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