Cody Rhodes got people talking on Sunday when he shared a photo of the Winged Eagle WWE Championship on Instagram.
He has previously talked on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions about wanting to bring the title back. He brought back the old-school Intercontinental Title design during his first WWE run.
Rhodes will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Title at WrestleMania 39 in April and could have the chance to get his wish.
WrestlingNews.co exclusively reported about plans to have two World Titles again in December. We were told the company wants to have a major title for each brand – Raw and SmackDown – after Mania.
While appearing on WWE’s The Bump, Rhodes was asked about his IG post:
“Through my youth, the WWE that I was watching was really synonymous with the Winged Eagle. I think a lot of people love the Winged Eagle design. Some people love the big eagle, but the Winged Eagle was the one for me and today’s design with the giant W is also incredibly special because it’s a walking billboard for the promotion. It was just a pipe dream. I post that and I don’t want people to think I’m calling a shot. I don’t want people to think I’m going into business for myself. The reality is, I was able to change the Intercontinental Championship once before and it seemed absurd. If I’m able to get to the finish line, the biggest WrestleMania of all-time, SoFi in Hollywood, If I’m able to get to the finish line and get my hands on these things that have alluded my family up until now it would just be kind of a fun, maybe it’s just a pipe dream, maybe it’s just thought, a glimmer, but it would be fun to say, ‘Let’s just boil them down and bring back the Winged Eagle.’ This is just me talking.”
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