Cody Rhodes to kick off Raw, Ripley to make decision, Chamber match confirmed

WWE has made several announcements for tonight’s edition of Raw following the Royal Rumble.

Cody Rhodes, the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble, is scheduled to open the show at 8 p.m. ET with his first appearance on Raw since tearing his pectoral muscle last year.

It was announced that the women’s Royal Rumble winner Rhea Ripley will make her decision regarding which champion she will challenge for at WrestleMania 39 in April.

BREAKING NEWS: @ByronSaxton just announced HUGE plans for tonight’s #WWERaw including @CodyRhodes kicking off the show!

The Road to #WrestleMania has begun! pic.twitter.com/UigrFWvtF4

— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2023

Finally, Byron Saxton added that the United States Championship will be defended by Austin Theory inside of the Elimination Chamber on Saturday, February 18^th in Montreal.

There will be a series of qualifying matches beginning tonight with Seth Rollins taking on Chad Gable, and Johnny Gargano facing Baron Corbin to determine who will join Theory in the match.

Raw is coming off its most-watched episode in nearly three years with the Raw is XXX special last week.