Motive would dictate that arising brief in two main title matches would ship a standard challenger to the again of the road. However Kevin Owens isn’t any regular challenger. Regardless of arising brief towards Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, once more, at Saturday Evening’s Important Occasion, Owens made a number of noise by laying Rhodes out with a brutal post-show assault, adopted by a heated confrontation with WWE chief content material officer Triple H. It was sufficient noise that the query has modified from “if” Owens can get one other title shot to “when.”
On the latest “Wrestling Observer Radio,” Dave Meltzer confirmed that there can be a rematch between Owens and Rhodes. Whereas he was uncertain of when the match would happen, Meltzer speculated that it was being thought of for 2 main reveals WWE can be holding in early 2025. The primary can be “Uncooked’s” debut episode on Netflix on January 6, whereas the second can be the Royal Rumble on February 1.
Each occasions would make sense for a 3rd Rhodes-Owens match. WWE has closely centered on making their inaugural Netflix present a large occasion, with a number of main matches already rumored/confirmed, together with CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa. Due to these bouts, Meltzer speculated that “Uncooked’s” Netflix debut would already large enough, and thus would not require Rhodes vs. Owens.
That may then make the Rumble the perfect spot for the match, in addition to giving the PLE a marquee World Title match to go together with the Males’s and Ladies’s Rumble matches. It might additionally mark the third time in 5 years Owens has challenged for a World Championship on the Rumble, following losses to Roman Reigns in 2023 and 2021.
