Cody Rhodes Says Orbital Injury At WrestleMania 42 Affected His Work After

Cody Rhodes suffered an orbital injury at WrestleMania 42 against Randy Orton that left his eye swollen shut.

Rhodes took a couple of weeks off from competing in the ring, but wrestled again two weeks later on SmackDown.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Rhodes was asked about the injury.

“I think we skated by with a little bit of an orbital fracture, and that’s not on anyone’s fault but my own. It was bad. I think we skated by a little bit of an orbital fracture, and I think I am mad at myself for doing so because it’s affected my work since, super slowed down,” he said.

Asked if he was peripheral vision, he commented, “Yeah, just to a degree, to a little bit, and I feel like that’s you can’t go out there QB 1 and saying you’re in your prime, and you’re the best you’ve ever been if you’re dealing with something that’s a bit of a hindrance like that, but at this point we’re out the woods. I got through it. I showed up the next night. I am toxic as can be when it comes to physical stuff. Toxic as can be. I can go. Tape it up. I can go.”

Cody famously wrestled with a torn pec at Hell in a Cell 2022, which he previously called toxic as well.

Cody and Orton are still feuding today, with Cody now doing the punting.