Posted By James Walsh on 04/19/26


While speaking at the WWE WrestleMania 42 post-show, Joe Tessitore announced that Cody Rhodes had suffered an eye injury during his match with Randy Orton and was being treated by doctors. The clip quickly went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter), showing Rhodes with a bloodied and bruised face, while his left eye appeared swollen shut.

Peter Rosenberg also noted that Rhodes could be placed in concussion protocol for three days after taking the Punt Kick. There are currently no further updates on his condition.

Cody was pulled from his scheduled WWE World appearance. WWE sent out the following message to ticket holders…

“Due to injuries sustained at WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes is no longer able to make it to WWE World. Unfortunately, this means your photo op and/or autograph have been cancelled.”