Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes suffered a gnarly eye injury in the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania 42, defending his title against Randy Orton.
Rhodes was seen in the ring with a badly swollen eye, which WWE later confirmed was an orbital injury.
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On Sunday, despite the injury, Rhodes made an appearance at a meet-and-greet with fans and showed off the damage that was done.
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According to WWE, there is currently no timetable for Rhodes’ return to the ring.
“Afterwards, Rhodes needed three sutures to the face and four staples to the back of the head,” WWE’s Jackie Redmond reported before Night 2. “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, Rhodes is not medically cleared, and his timetable to return is up in the air.”
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If you missed out on Saturday night’s action, we have you covered.
A full look at the Night 1 results for WrestleMania 42 can be seen below.
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The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and LA Knight defeated The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) and IShowSpeed by pinfall |
Six-man tag team match |
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Jacob Fatu defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfall |
Unsanctioned match |
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Brie Bella and Paige (with Nikki Bella) defeated The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) (c), Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, and Bayley and Lyra Valkyria by pinfall |
Fatal four-way tag team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship |
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Becky Lynch defeated AJ Lee (c) by pinfall |
Singles match for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship |
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Gunther defeated Seth Rollins by technical submission |
Singles match |
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Liv Morgan defeated Stephanie Vaquer (c) by pinfall |
Singles match for the Women’s World Championship |
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Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Randy Orton by pinfall |
Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship |
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