Cody Rhodes shocked the wrestling world when he gutted through a torn pectoral muscle at WWE Hell in a Cell to wrestle Seth Rollins inside Hell in a Cell.
Rhodes' injury was announced before the event, but fans were assured that Cody would still compete. When he took off his jacket, he revealed the giant bruising on his arm.
Speaking to Stephanie Chase of Digital Spy, Rollins recalled his reaction when he saw the state of Cody's chest.
"It was pretty gnarly," Rollins said. "I don't think I expected it to look like that. I've had some torn muscles in my day and I know that the blood seeps down, gravity just takes over but I had never seen anything like that. I remember Triple H had torn his pec some time ago at an event and shared a picture of it and it was pretty brutal but nothing like what we saw from Cody at Hell in a Cell. His bicep, tricep, shoulder, pec it was down to his belly button almost, it was pretty gnarly. It was definitely shocking and I think the way I felt about it was how the audience in Chicago felt. They were just very uncomfortable for the first little bit. I think people were even wary just to cheer for him because it was so wild."
Rollins and Cody wrestled for nearly 25-minutes with Rollins attacking the injury throughout the match.
Asked how they were able to work around the injury, Rollins said, "It's one of those things where, I've never encountered anything like it, so the preparation is entirely brand-new. It was a full hurdle thrown my way that I'd never seen before and so trying to wrap ourselves around it was an interesting process. I think what we got out of it was magic, how we got there wasn't ideal but that's life, you gotta roll with the punches sometimes."
Cody picked up the victory in the bout.
The following night on WWE Raw, Rollins attacked Cody to continue to feud between the two men. Cody has since undergone surgery and is on the road to recovery. You can find his full comments on how he's currently feeling by clicking here.
Rollins is set to take on Riddle at WWE SummerSlam. Fans can view the current lineup for WWE SummerSlam by clicking here.
