A victory over Randy Orton to retain his Undisputed WWE Championship wasn’t the one thing Cody Rhodes left WrestleMania 42 with. The three-time WWE Champion also got here away with a fairly nasty wound to his eye, an injury he suffered earlier within the Orton match consequently of an errant Orton punch, which was then exacerbated by Orton punting Rhodes within the face throughout the post-match angle.<\/p>\n
The punt resulted in Rhodes being left along with his eye swollen even a day after his match with Orton, and he also required stitches to his face and 4 staples to shut a wound at the back of Rhodes’ head. Despite that, Rhodes still appeared on “Raw” sporting a nasty black eye, and a Tuesday report from Dave Meltzer revealed that Rhodes wasn’t believed to have suffered a concussion, despite being in concussion protocol or a broken orbital bone.<\/p>\n
Meltzer further indicated that each WWE and Rhodes felt that they had dodged a bullet, a sense reinforced by Rhodes on Wednesday. On his Instagram story<\/a>, Rhodes provided an update regarding his eye that he received from a health care provider, one which underscored just how bad things could’ve gotten.<\/p>\n “‘You will not lose the attention…’ must be probably the most positive yet absurd thing I’ve ever heard in a health care provider’s office,” Rhodes said.<\/p>\n Rhodes should still have his eye, his championship, and no concussion, but it surely’s unclear whether he has clearance to return to the ring right now. While Rhodes is anticipated to proceed his feud with Orton, a match between the 2 has not been announced for Backlash, and with only three weeks to go before the PLE, it’s possible Rhodes shall be kept off the show with the intention to heal up before facing Orton again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n