WWE confirmed the injury yesterday and according to reports, it was only at Rhodes’ insistence that Vince McMahon gave the go-ahead for the match to take place.
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Cody Rhodes just had one of the most trying matches of his entire life when he took on Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell with a torn pec. WWE confirmed the injury yesterday and according to backstage reports, it was only at Rhodes’ insistence that Vince McMahon gave the go-ahead for the match to take place. Cody put on what can only be described as a once in a lifetime performance. No one would have envisaged someone with a torn pec could wrestle in a brutal match for over 20 minutes but that is exactly what Cody Rhodes did.
For the love of the game
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) June 6, 2022
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In the ring, when Cody removed his jacket, it became apparent just how injured he really was with a massive bruise on his chest and arm. The match got underway as the Visionary used a kendo stick to attack the arm and pec early on. The American Nightmare found a bull rope under the ring, so both men put it on and used it on each other. After a lot of near-falls and painful spots and a few pedigrees, Rhodes used a sledgehammer to get the win to defeat Rollins for the third time in a row.
This will become one of those iconic wrestling pics
Cody Rhodes gave it tonight ? #HIAC pic.twitter.com/gV8r4VSk32
— Just Talk Wrestling (@JustTalkWrestle) June 6, 2022
Cody Rhodes is absolutely the toughest son of a bitch of all time.
How he pulled this off is a testament to how much this and US means to him #HIAC
— JDfromNY (@JDfromNY206) June 6, 2022
Cody Rhodes with a torn pec still putting on a banger with Seth, he deserves the world title when he’s 100% again just for that.
A lot of people would’ve backed out of the match, huge respect to that man.
— Fiending For Followers ‼️ (@Fiend4FolIows) June 6, 2022
Cody’s chest looks heinous. Fully torn pec and still wrestling at #HIAC. pic.twitter.com/39kBYF2zx1
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) June 6, 2022
For everyone questioning, if Cody being hurt is a work just look at his damn chest. Holy crap. #HIAC pic.twitter.com/DqMHrEGIrP
— Tim Jarrell of PWUnlimited (@TimmyBuddy) June 6, 2022
#HIAC
Everyone’s immediate reaction to seeing Cody’s chest pic.twitter.com/iIPbPf4MHc— Jameson ✦ Certified Wormhole Rabbit (@Jameson_016) June 6, 2022
Cody’s chest is so purple Edge is gonna recruit it for The Judgment Day.#HIAC
— Alex Pawlowski ?️??️⚧️?✊ (@AlexSourGraps) June 6, 2022
Look man, I’m not a doctor but I don’t think Cody should be wrestling when his chest looks like that
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) June 6, 2022
Yeah… Cody’s chest is completely purple. This isn’t going to be a quick recovery #HIAC
— Louis Dangoor (@TheLouisDangoor) June 6, 2022
❤️ @CodyRhodes#HIAC pic.twitter.com/yUwkqKJNw0
— WWE (@WWE) June 6, 2022
