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Cody Rhodes reflects on one of his most memorable injuries.
Today marks two years since Cody Rhodes revealed a gnarly torn pectoral tendon ahead of his WWE Hell in a Cell collision with Seth Rollins at the 2022 titular premium live event. Despite the evident pain and bruising of his injury, Rhodes continued forth in the caged battle to eventually defeat Rollins with a pair of Cross Rhodes and sledgehammer shot to the head.
Looking back on his Hell in a Cell performance, Rhodes recently noted that he felt discouraged heading into it. Luckily, though, it seems that the live Chicago crowd uplifted him just enough for him to score the pinfall on Rollins for the win.
“I didn’t win this match, Chicago won it for me,” Rhodes wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “I was so embarrassed and dejected, nothing in the eyes and just enough left in the tank for one dance. Just the clips are wild enough for me.”
I didn’t win this match, Chicago won it for me
I was so embarrassed and dejected, nothing in the eyes and just enough left in the tank for one dance
Just the clips are wild enough for me https://t.co/ErcTaTSUno
Initially only partially torn, Rhodes pectoral tendon later tore completely off the bone during a weight training session prior to the Hell in a Cell event. As a result, after conquering Rollins inside the grueling steel-cage structure, Rhodes underwent surgery, followed by an extensive period of rehabilitation.
Seven months later, Rhodes returned to action in the 2023 Royal Rumble match, where he outlasted 29 other men to punch his ticket to WrestleMania 39. Rhodes would mirror this sequence of events in 2024, only this time, he also emerged with the Undisputed WWE Championship.
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