Cody Rhodes Reveals He's Not Cleared To Compete On WWE SmackDown
Cody Rhodes kicked off the first-ever three-hour episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown on January 3, 2025. He declared that he would like to fight Kevin Owens but he isn't cleared to compete until the Royal Rumble because of the effects of the Package Piledriver that he suffered on WWE Saturday Night's Main Event in December 2024.