Cody Rhodes is out indefinitely due to a severe eye injury he sustained at WWE WrestleMania 42.
Reigning Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes successfully defended the title against his former mentor, Randy Orton, in the main event of WrestleMania 42 Night 1. However, he sustained a severe eye injury during the match after taking a punch from Orton right before the latter hit an RKO on referee Charles Robinson. Rhodes also took a punt from Orton after the match.
Cody Rhodes’ eye was swollen shut after the match, and WWE posted a clip of doctors attending to him on X/Twitter. Now, the promotion has provided a medical update on the American Nightmare. Backstage interviewer, Jackie Redmond, confirmed during the WrestleMania 42 Night 2 Countdown Show that Rhodes suffered an orbital injury last night. He is not cleared to compete, and there is no timetable for his return.
“I can confirm that Cody Rhodes is not medically cleared, and after speaking to medical staff, I can tell you the damage from that main event was severe.
“Afterwards, Cody Rhodes needed three sutures to the face and four staples to the back of the head. As for the punt that you just showed from Randy Orton, the impact to Cody’s orbital socket was so severe that his eye is still completely shut.
“So again, Cody Rhodes, not medically cleared, and his timetable for return, as of today, is up in the air,” Redmond confirmed.
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