Cody Rhodes will defend the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens in a brutal rivalry showdown as Saturday Nights Main Event returns to NBC.

The first match for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event has been confirmed. WWE officially announced that Cody Rhodes will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens at Saturday Night’s Main Event on December 14.

Kevin Owens explained why he has a problem with Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, and Cody challenged him to a fight. On the November 15 episode of WWE SmackDown, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes called Kevin Owens out after Owens took Randy Orton out with a piledriver.

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Cody Rhodes will defend his Undisputed WWE Title against Kevin Owens at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on December 14. WWE confirmed the bout on social media. Cody and Kevin agreed to a match on Friday's WWE SmackDown, with Kevin saying it would be on his terms.

Kevin Owens’ pledge to become the new face of the WWE could finally be fulfilled at the returning Saturday Night’s Main Event show set for next month that’s just two weeks from the annual Survivor Series premium live event.

WWE fans hoping to see Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens settle their rivalry at Survivor Series: War Games on Saturday will have to wait a bit longer. On

Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens has been confirmed for WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event. Our own Dave Meltzer reported last month that Rhodes vs. Owens was one of two matches planned for the December

Survivor Series is this weekend, but WWE has another big show coming up soon that’s rumored to have its own PPV-worthy card — the return of Saturday Night’s Main Event, airing in primetime Dec. 14 on NBC and Peacock.