Cody Rhodes Injury: Was The American Nightmare Injured at SmackDown 04/26 Against Carmelo Hayes

Cody Rhodes had his first title defense since WrestleMania XL victory during the first night of the WWE Draft 2024. The Undisputed Universal Champion retained against Carmelo Hayes in the match, but there was a spot that worried fans given his current power position in WWE. During the match, the new champion and his opponent ran in opposite directions from each other to perform simultaneous aerial moves.

The missed timing resulted in a spot that appeared to be botched. At the moment, fans didn’t notice much, but there is a potential injury update waiting for us.

Cody Rhodes may have potentially suffered a minor injury

Although he ended up winning the match, The American Nightmare didn’t have a smooth match from start to end. During one of the spots, Rhodes was stunned, and his opponent ran to one of the ropes to perform an aerial attack. The champion ran in the opposite direction to deliver a ‘Cody Cutter’. The botched timing didn’t allow Hayes to catch his opponent mid-air and Cody Rhodes bounced shoulder-first on the wrestling match.

In the clip shared on Twitter by the source reporting the injury rumor, we can see Cody Rhodes holding his shoulder and reacting in pain. Although this could have been done to highlight the spot, the source suggests that it appears to be an injury.

It could have been a minor injury, too. A minor sprain that may go away before Cody Rhodes’ next weekly appearance, or something that recovers before his first PLE match as the champion at Backlash 2024.

Those who are nervous about his future in the company following the injury rumor may rejoice when they get to know about a slight update that suggests the possibility that Cody Rhdoes is doing fine now.

Cody Rhodes appreciates fans’ concern

The American Nightmare uploaded a post on his Twitter account to thank the crowd that came to see the Friday Night SmackDown drafting episode. Under the thoughtful tweet, a fan left a message for Cody Rhodes to see. The fan had asked the wrestling talent, “So that shoulder is good, right?”

Cody Rhodes liked this tweet but didn’t say anything. This could be a sign that there might have been a slight injury at the moment that his team was successful in treating, giving us hope that he will be in a better condition in no time.

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