“Arrow's” fifth season has been teased as a return to Oliver Queen's violent past, with an outlook on vigilantism hewing dangerously close to Season One, and flashbacks designed to shed light on Oliver’s Russian connections, including how he became the captain of a Russian Bratva. But the season's third episode will focus on the present day worries of Star City, as the Green Arrow tries to mold his new team of nascent do-gooders into superheroes.

In addition to spending time in Oliver’s new Arrow cave, where there is discord among his new recruits, Wild Dog (Rock Gonzalez) will defy Oliver’s orders and try to take on new villain, Garrett Runnels, (played by former-WWE star and current pro wrestler Cody Rhodes) a drug dealer hell-bent on terrorizing Star City.

WWE STAR CODY RHODES BRINGS THE SMACKDOWN TO STAR CITY — Now that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn’t feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) defies the Green Arrow’s orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Garret Runnels (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Runnels proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Runnels to save his teammate.

Starring Stephen Amell as the Emerald Archer, "Arrow" airs Wednesdays at 8 pm ET/PT on The CW. The series also stars Emily Bett Rickards, David Ramsey, John Barrowman, Willa Holland and more.

“Arrow's" fifth season premieres Wednesday, October 5.