Cody Rhodes will be the official celebrity guest selector on ESPN’s College Gameday this Saturday. WWE announced the news in a social media post on Thursday.

Rhodes isn’t the first WWE star to appear on the show. The entrepreneur, The Rockand others were also special guests. WWE announcer Pat McAfee is a College Gameday regular.

Cody Rhodes is the current WWE Champion. He is also the first-ever WWE Crown Jewel Men’s Champion. Rhodes defeated Gunther at WWE Crown Jewel PLE earlier this month in a champion vs. champion match to win this inaugural award.

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Prior to his appearance on Gameday, Rhodes will appear on this week’s episode of Smackdown. Smackdown will also feature a WWE Tag Team Championship match between the Motor City Machine Guns and Street Profits. Other matches announced for the show include Nia Jax vs. Naomi for the WWE Women’s Championship.

Rhodes has been the WWE Champion since FightMania 40. He defeated Roman Reigns in the main event of night two to win the title and end Reigns’ 1,000-plus day run as champion. Rhodes returned to WWE in 2022 after leaving the company in 2016 to work on the independent circuit. Eventually, he helped create AEW.

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