After Monday Night Raw went off the air, the WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was attacked. He was attacked by Carmelo Hayes. As Rhodes was standing in the ring and after just getting up following Sami Zayn’s kick, Hayes came from behind and attacked him. Once Rhodes was down, he took a microphone and announced himself for the Royal Rumble match as well.
Hayes seemed like he wanted to send out a message to the champion. After his promo, he brought in a table and set Cody Rhodes on it. Later, the WWE Champion decided to fight back as he first hit Hayes with a Cross Rhodes and then delivered a powerbomb on him through the table.
With this action, it is very clear which champion Hayes will pick if he ends up winning the Rumble match. Carmelo Hayes even put out a tweet explaining his shocking actions. This whole segment following Raw going off the air was entertaining to the fans. They got to see Rhodes in action and he even put Hayes through a table.
Rhodes currently has a lot of superstars who will be aiming at him. The Undisputed WWE Champion has a big challenge awaiting him at the Royal Rumble. He was also accidentally kicked in the face by Sami Zayn during Raw. It seems like at the moment he cannot trust anyone and will be looking to make sure that he retains his championship.
CM Punk confronted Cody Rhodes on Raw
During the latest episode of Raw, when Cody Rhodes was addressing the audience, he was interrupted by someone he used to look up to. CM Punk came out and put the WWE Champion on notice. Punk taunted Cody by telling him that he seemed tired from the weight of being the champion.
Punk then made things harder for the WWE Champion. He mentioned that there are no friends in WWE and everybody else is stabbing each other in the back. The Best in the World later added that because he is a true friend of The American Nightmare, he will stab him from the front. With this, he made it very clear that he is coming after the Undisputed WWE Championship.
With the Royal Rumble PLE not very far away, Rhodes not only has to worry about Kevin Owens but also multiple other things as well. If Rhodes manages to retain the championship, he will be watching the Rumble match very closely to find out who might possibly challenge him at WrestleMania 41.