Last night's RAW opened with Cody Rhodes making his way to the ring following his return on the Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania. Talking about how it's been 47 days since the news of him being a Free Agent broke, the American Nightmare debunked many of the nonsense theories that have surrounded his AEW departure, but never actually mentioned the company by name.
After a quick Stardust reference, Rhodes pulled up a photo of his father, WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, and told the story of the night he won a WWWF Championship match, but failed to secure the title due to it being a count-out victory. Acknowledging he can't make his dream of putting the world championship in his father's hands by winning it, Cody said he can at least put it around his own waist.
Vowing to win the WWE Championship for himself, his father, and the fans, Seth Rollins his the ring...only to shake Cody's hand when it was offered, welcoming his WrestleMania opponent home.
After RAW went off the air, Rhodes actually saw some action during a match with Kevin Owens. The American Nightmare won the bout to send fans home happy, and KO at one point used The Young Bucks' pose to taunt his opponent. The Rock's mother, Ata Johnson, even got into the action at one point when Cody got her to hold Owens while he delivered a series of chops to the heel!