Brandi Rhodes hasn’t wrestled since early this year when she was still in AEW, but it sound like she may at least be exploring the possibility of scratching that itch in WWE.
Fightful Select reports that Brandi was at the WWE Performance Center earlier this month, and not just to say hi.
We’re told that Brandi competed in a match at a PC Live event. We don’t have details on who she faced, but it was said to have been a “newer talent,” though we’re working to confirm that.
The timing is interesting as her husband, Cody Rhodes, is currently out of action after he suffered a torn pec prior to Hell in a Cell. Rhodes famously competed at the event anyway in an epic match with Seth Rollins, then had surgery shortly after.
With Cody expected back either later this year or in early 2023 — many wrestling fans have already fantasy booked him as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble — it’s possible that WWE is looking to bring in Brandi to have them as a package deal going forward.
While Brandi Rhodes has wrestled in a number of promotions, including ROH and Impact Wrestling, she took part in the most matches during her time in AEW. Perhaps not surprisingly given Cody’s executive status in the company and her own non-wrestling roles, she was booked pretty strongly throughout, though the majority of her in-ring work over since the summer of 2020 took place on AEW Dark and Dark: Elevation.
Fightful also noted that its sources say Brandi has kept training at the Nightmare Factory, which also suggests she’s at least thinking about returning to the ring. With new and returning faces continuing to arrive in WWE’s women’s division as Paul Levesque and the creative team put their stamp on Raw and SmackDown, she’d be another intriguing addition should the company decide to bring her in.