Cody Rhodes has signed a new five-year contract extension with WWE, according to multiple reports confirming details of “The American Nightmare’s” long-term future with the company.
Rhodes revealed the re-signing himself during an appearance on Andrew Schulz’s FLAGRANT podcast, where he was making the rounds to promote his upcoming Street Fighter movie. On the podcast, Rhodes mentioned that he had just finished speaking to The New York Times about the new deal, though he did not disclose its length during that conversation, according to Fightful.
The New York Times subsequently confirmed the missing detail, reporting that Rhodes’ new contract runs for five years. That report, cited by Ringside News and Wrestling Headlines, fills in the gap Rhodes himself left open when he first broke the news publicly on the Schulz podcast.
The extension keeps one of WWE’s top stars under contract for the foreseeable future, locking in a performer who has been positioned at the center of the company’s main event scene since returning to WWE in 2022. Rhodes has held the Undisputed WWE Championship during his current run, and a five-year commitment signals that WWE intends to continue building around him as a cornerstone of its roster well beyond the current product cycle.
The timing of the announcement, arriving amid a media push for Rhodes’ film project, suggests the deal had already been finalized before he discussed it publicly. Wrestling Headlines and 411Mania both noted that Rhodes confirmed the re-signing on the FLAGRANT podcast before further contract details emerged through subsequent reporting.
No additional financial or structural terms of the agreement have been disclosed in the reporting to date. WWE has not issued its own separate statement detailing the contract beyond what has been confirmed through Rhodes’ podcast appearance and The New York Times’ reporting on the deal’s five-year length.
The development closes the loop on speculation about Rhodes’ WWE future, which had been a recurring topic of industry discussion given his profile as one of the promotion’s top draws since his high-profile return.
