Rhodes shocked the professional wrestling world by returning at WrestleMania 38, three years after creating WWE's largest North American alternative since WCW. Rhodes wouldn't dig deep into his AEW split, where he served as an executive vice president, but he confessed that there are hurt feelings.

Even though the card as originally laid out didn't come together for any number of reasons, WrestleMania 41 worked out well for everyone involved. The two best bouts on the show wound up being the two triple-threat matches that came together over the course of putting it all together.