Kevin Owens is scheduled to face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship in Saturday night’s Main Event. But before the special show, Owens confirmed that he wanted to face WWE Hall of Famer Ricky Steamboat, who last appeared on the company’s programming 2,118 days ago.
Owens finally called out Bad Blood when he attacked Cody Rhodes in the parking lot for teaming up with Roman Reigns. His anger and frustration forced him to eliminate Randy Orton and he recently warned Sami Zayn for aligning himself with Reigns at Survivor Series: WarGames 2024.
In an interview with Collider Ahead of Saturday’s show, KO was asked to name the legends he would have loved to face in Saturday Night’s Main Event. His top answer was Ricky Steamboat, followed by Roddy Piper.
“Ricky Steamboat would have been great. I think I, or anyone from this era, would have had a fantastic match with him. ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper would have been amazing too. I wasn’t in a match with him, but “He was the referee for one of my matches about 15 years ago, and being around him during that time was great,” Owens said.
Ricky Steamboat is one of the best wrestlers in history. He appeared regularly in the Saturday Night Main Event in the 1980s. Steamboat last appeared on WWE television on the February 25, 2019 episode of RAW during Ric Flair’s 70th birthday celebration. Meanwhile, the legend’s last match took place on November 27, 2022 at BTW Return of the Dragon.
Kevin Owens shares his goals in WWE
In 10 years as a WWE superstar, Kevin Owens has won everything from a world title and a mid-card title to tag team championships. However, Owens remains hungry and determined to achieve his goals in the company.
“I would love to be world champion again. I would love to main event WrestleMania Night Two, since I already did Night One. I would love to have a match with Rey Mysterio. But if my career ends tomorrow, I would still be happy with what I’ve done,” Owens told Collider.
Kevin Owens has a chance to get within two of his goals on Saturday if he beats Cody Rhodes. Owens could win the Undisputed WWE Championship and subsequently headline WrestleMania 41 Night Two as SmackDown’s top champion.
Edited by Pratik Singh.