Why did Cody go back to WWE?

Cody Rhodes has returned to WWE six years after quitting the promotion.

On Saturday, the former AEW executive vice president made his return to WWE on the first night of WrestleMania 38. Rhodes defeated Seth Rollins to win the match after being exposed as Rollins’ mystery opponent.

Rhodes was introduced as “The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.” He entered his “Kingdom” theme music that he also used in AEW.

In an interview with Variety regarding his comeback to WWE, Rhodes claimed his dream is to win the WWE championship, something his father never did.

Rhodes also spoke about the reasons behind his departure from AEW.

“I chose to remain silent about my departure from AEW and I’m going to keep my word on that. There’s no shoot interview. There’s no nefarious tale that’s going to be told. There were all these different theories and none of them are correct,” Rhodes told Variety.

“I mean, there were things about money and creative control. They were printed as fact and it’s been a very difficult two months to see that when the reality is it was just time. It was a personal matter and we couldn’t move past it.