{"id":215326,"date":"2026-04-21T22:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215326"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:33:16","slug":"cody-rhodes-suffers-orbital-injury-during-wrestlemania-match-appears-on-raw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/21\/cody-rhodes-suffers-orbital-injury-during-wrestlemania-match-appears-on-raw\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Rhodes suffers orbital injury during WrestleMania match, appears on Raw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2236332935\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Cody Rhodes suffered an orbital injury during his match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42 last Saturday. Rhodes was injured by a punch from Orton that landed flush according to a report from PWInsider. The punch that injured Rhodes took place right before the spot where Rhodes raked Orton&#8217;s eyes and Orton ended up giving the ref an RKO.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes was pulled from his appearance at WWE World on Sunday. Pictures circulating of Rhodes after WrestleMania 42: Night 1 on social media showed that his eye appeared to be nearly swollen shut after his match. WWE announced that Rhodes was not medically cleared during the WrestleMania 42: Night 2 Kick off show on Sunday. Jackie Redmond gave the update during the kickoff show and added that Rhodes needed staples in the back of his head. She said a timetable for Rhodes&#8217;s return was unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes made a surprise appearance on Raw last night and had an in-ring promo exchange with C.M. Punk. Rhodes&#8217;s eye was swollen and bruised, but he was able to open the eye almost fully during the promo segment with Punk. He closed the segment telling Punk he could have a shot at his WWE Undisputed WWE Championship anytime he wanted one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2702907481\"><div id=\"pwtor-2768445181\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cody Rhodes suffered an orbital injury during his match against Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42 last Saturday. Rhodes was injured by a punch from Orton that landed flush according to a report from PWInsider. 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