Kevin Owens is scheduled to face off Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE Championship in Saturday Night's Main Event. But before the special, Owens confirmed that he wants to face WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat, who last appeared on the company's programming 2,118 days ago.
Owens finally hurt Cody Rhodes when he attacked him in the parking lot as he teamed up with Bad Blood. Roman rule. His anger and frustration led him to take out Randy Orton, while also recently warning Sami Zayn for his match with Reigns at Survivor Series: WarGames 2024.
in an interview with Collider before Saturday's show, KO was asked to name the legends he wanted to face in Saturday Night's Main Event. His best answer was Ricky Steamboat, followed by Roddy Piper.
“Ricky Steamboat would be pretty cool. I think me or anyone from that era would have a fantastic match with him. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper would be fantastic too. I wasn't in a match with him, but he refereed one of my matches about 15 years ago and it was it was pretty cool to be around him during that time,” Owens said.
Ricky Steamboat is one of the greatest wrestlers in history. He was a regular on Saturday Night's Main Event in the 1980s. Steamboat last appeared on WWE television on the February 25, 2019 episode of RAW celebrating Ric Flair's 70th birthday. Meanwhile, the legend's final game took place on November 27, 2022 BTW Return of the Dragon.
Kevin Owens shares his WWE goals
As a WWE Superstar for 10 years, Kevin Owens winning everything from the world title and midcard title to the tag team championships. However, Owens remains hungry and determined to achieve his goals in the company.
“I'd like to be world champion again. I'd like to main WrestleMania Night Two because I've already done Night One. I'd like to meet Rey Mysterio. But if my career ended tomorrow, I'd still be happy with what I've done,” Owens told Collider .
Kevin Owens has a chance to close in on his two goals if he defeats Cody Rhodes on Saturday. Owens could win the Undisputed WWE Championship and then headline WrestleMania 41 Night Two as SmackDown's top titleholder.
Edited by Pratik Singh