Rhodes shocked the professional wrestling world by returning at WrestleMania 38, three years after creating WWE's largest North American alternative since WCW. Rhodes wouldn't dig deep into his AEW split, where he served as an executive vice president, but he confessed that there are hurt feelings.

There’s really no bad outcome here. Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky are both mega-over babyfaces that the crowd would love to see win the belt back, and Naomi is doing the best work of her entire career as the heel champion. You could tell a compelling story with any of these three winning the belt.