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Cody Rhodes Defeats Seth Rollins Inside Hell In A Cell Despite Torn Pectoral Muscle

Wrestling WWE
Robert DeFelice Jun 5, 2022 10:29PM

Cody Rhodes powers through the pain and claims his Kingdom.

Cody Rhodes win in tonight's Hell in a Cell with a torn pectoral muscle end to his credit, he wrestled the entire match with his arm discolored and the injury greatly factored into the match. However, amid tributes to Dusty Rhodes and Triple H, Cody Rhodes was able to get the win and clean sweep Rollins

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Here's how it all went down courtesy of our live coverage:

Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins — Hell In A Cell Match

Cody is sporting a MASSIVE bruise on his torn pectoral side, Rollins is trolling Cody with Dusty Rhodes' famous polka dot gear, the bell rings and this one is officially underway. Cody unloads a number of strikes and lays Rollins out with a Disaster Kick. Cody springboards and hits a Cody Cutter but his arm gives out and 'The American Nightmare' is in a massive amount of pain. Cody applies a leg lock, Rollins pushes himself to the outside, grabs a kendo stick and cracks Cody in the arm with it. Rollins cracks Cody in the chest with the kendo stick and starts stabbing Rollins' pec with it. Rollins sends Cody to the outside and kicks him into the cage and slams Cody's shoulder into the cage. Rollins starts stabbing Cody's shoulder with the kendo stick into the cage. Rollins starts dragging Cody's face across the metal grating.

Cody sends Rollins back into the ring and nails him with a kick. Cody rolls to the outside but Rollins meets him with the steel steps into the shoulder. Rollins puts Cody's jacket on and retrieves a lifting belt from underneath the ring that says Visionary on it with Dusty's polka dots also on the belt. Rollins throws Cody in the ring and cracks Cody with the belt and goes for the cover but Cody kicks out. Rollins grabs a table from underneath the ring and tosses it into the ring. Rollins sets up the table and puts Cody on the top turnbuckle then follows him up, Cody goes for a powerbomb but Rollins slides out and cracks Cody in the back with a forearm. Rollins goes up top and goes for a splash but Cody moves and Rollins goes crashing through the table. Cody goes to the outside and grabs a rope with a cowbell from underneath the ring.

Cody wraps the rope around his waist and tosses the other half of the rope to Rollins and tells Rollins to tie it to himself, which he does. Cody hits Rollins with a knee to the mid section, wraps the rope around Rollins legs and flips him to the mat but Rollins cracks Cody with the rope to the mid section but Cody comes back and knocks Rollins to the mat with the cowbell an goes for the cover but Rollins kicks out. The fight spills to the outside, Rollins wraps the rope around the ring post and drags Cody shoulder-first into the ring post not once, but twice. Rollins gets another table from under the ring and sets it up in the corner whilst back in the ring. Rollins lifts Cody and goes for a powerbomb through the table but Cody flips out and plants Rollins with the Cross Rhodes and goes for the cover but Rollins kicks out at two and a half!

Cody tries to lift Rollins for a powerbomb but his shoulder gives out, so he transitions into a bulldog but Rollins knocks him back, lifts him and powerbombs him through the table in the corner, Rollins goes for the cover but Cody lifts the shoulders at two and a half! Rollins goes back under the ring and this time, he gets a toolbox and a sledgehammer. Rollins grabs the sledgehammer and gets in the ring but Cody kicks him in the mid section, Rollins looks for a pedigree but Cody counters into the pedigree and goes for the cover but Rollins kicks out! Cody grabs the sledgehammer but Rollins rolls to the outside. Rollins retreats, Cody chases, Rollins gets back in and nails Cody with a stomp and goes for the cover but Cody kicks out!

Rollins sets Cody up for another stomp, Cody goes for the Cross Rhodes, Rollins goes for the Cross Rhodes but Cody counters right back into another Cross Rhodes and plants Rollins but he can't drag himself for the cover. Both competitors drag themselves towards the sledgehammer, Cody grabs it but his shoulder gives out, Rollins grabs it, Cody kicks it away and hits Rollins with two Cross Rhodes and goes for a third but he drops Rollins, grabs the sledgehammer and cracks Rollins with it for the three-count!

Winner - Cody Rhodes

— After the match, Cody's visibly emotional and the sold out Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois is brought to their feet with a standing ovation. What a performance from Cody Rhodes with his injury. Cody continues his celebration as Rollins looks on from afar as the show goes off the air.

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