First match for WWE Royal Rumble 2025 officially announced; massive stipulation added

The WWE Royal Rumble 2025 poster
The WWE Royal Rumble 2025 poster [Image via WWE.com]

WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has made a huge announcement for Royal Rumble 2025. Cody Rhodes will take on Kevin Owens with the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line in a Ladder match at the event.

The feud between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens is far from over. At Saturday Night's Main Event, The American Nightmare retained his title against Owens in the final match of the night. After the match, Owens brutally beat Cody and had a tussle with WWE CCO Triple H on the entranceway.

On tonight's edition of WWE SmackDown, GM Nick Aldis made an announcement for the upcoming Royal Rumble PLE. He announced that Cody will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens in a Ladder match.

Owens isn't fond of Rhodes in the least. Most importantly, he wants nothing but to dethrone The American Nightmare and become the new Undisputed WWE Champion.

He hasn't won a world title in WWE ever since losing the Universal Championship to Goldberg on the road to WrestleMania 33 in 2017. Only time will tell if Owens pulls it off and beats Cody to win the top prize in WWE on the road to WrestleMania 41.

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