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Cody Rhodes Wrestled Injured At WWE HIAC, Update On Injury And Impending Surgery

Cody Rhodes could be facing a lengthy layoff from the ring following his impressive Hell In A Cell performance due to his recent injury. Fightful Select reports that The American Nightmare is set to undergo surgery this Thursday. Several notable WWE stars have suffered the same injury and missed anywhere from three months (John Cena) to a more realistic five months (Triple H & Elias).

Rumors started swirling about Rhodes’ injury status after he was removed from a WWE live event in Champaign, Illinois on June 4, just one day before the aforementioned Hell In A Cell event. Many fans were then left speculating about what had happened to Rhodes and if he would be able to compete at last night’s premium live event.

Hours ahead of Hell In A Cell, WWE confirmed Rhodes suffered a torn pectoral while training last week but also stated that Rhodes was adamant he would still compete inside the monstrous structure against Seth Rollins. WWE’s update noted that Rhodes had torn his pectoral muscle completely off the bone while preparing for the big match. While that sounded bad, fans did not truly grasp the extent of the injury until just before the match when Rhodes took off his entrance jacket and revealed massive bruising on the right side of his chest.

Rhodes went on to not only compete in a 20+ minute Hell In A Cell match against Rollins but win the match as well. Following the show, Rhodes addressed the fans in attendance letting them know it was his decision to wrestle and that he would give a further update on his injury tonight on “WWE Raw.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hell In A Cell Results 6/5/2022

RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bianca Belair (c) defeated Asuka and Becky Lynch

HANDICAP MATCH
Bobby Lashley defeated Omos & MVP

Kevin Owens defeated Ezekiel

The Judgement Day (Edge, Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley) defeated AJ Styles, Finn Balor & Liv Morgan

“NO HOLDS BARRED” MATCH
Happy Corbin defeated Madcap Moss

Corbin is put on a stretcher and wheeled away from ringside.

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Theory (c) defeated Mustafa Ali

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Cody Rhodes defeated Seth Rollins

WWE NXT In Your House Results 6/4/2022

Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & Troy Donovan defeated Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde)
(*losing faction must join the winners’ faction)

WWE NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jayce Jane) (c) defeated Katana Chance & Kayden Carter

WWE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Carmelo Hayes defeated Cameron Grimes (c) To become New NXT North American Champion

WWE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mandy Rose (c) defeated Wendy Choo

WWE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (c) to become NEW NXT Tag Team Champions

WWE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bron Breakker (c) defeated Joe Gacy

WWE Hell In A Cell 6/5/2022

DATE: June 5, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
AVAILABLE ON: Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)

CARD

HELL IN A CELL MATCH
Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins

RAW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Asuka vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair (c)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mustafa Ali vs. Theory (c)

The Judgement Day (Edge, Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley) vs. AJ Styles, Finn Balor & Liv Morgan

“NO HOLDS BARRED” MATCH
Happy Corbin vs. Madcap Moss

Bobby Lashley vs. Omos & MVP

Ezekiel vs. Kevin Owens

WWE NXT In Your House 6/4/2022

DATE: June 4, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
AVAILABLE ON: Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)

CARD


WWE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Joe Gacy vs. Bron Breakker (c)

WWE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Carmelo Hayes vs. Cameron Grimes (c)

WWE NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Wendy Choo vs. Mandy Rose (c)

WWE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) vs. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (c)

WWE NXT WOMEN’S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jayce Jane) (c)

Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) vs. Tony D’Angelo, Channing Lorenzo & Troy Donovan
(*losing faction must join the winners’ faction)

WWE SmackDown Preview 6/3/22

Tonight’s “WWE SmackDown” broadcasts live from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The last stop before Sunday’s premium live event, Hell In A Cell.

As of the time of this posting, there are no matches are announced for tonight’s show:

Madcap Moss is set to return tonight. Moss has not been seen on WWE programming since he was attacked by Happy Corbin on the May 13 episode of “SmackDown”.

WWE is also promoting Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle for tonight’s “SmackDown”. The makeshift tag team is in line for a tag title shot after a disqualification win over the WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions The Usos on Monday night’s “Raw”. However, it’s unclear when that title match will happen. It reportedly will not be a late addition to Sunday’s “Hell In A Cell” card. Instead, it’s believed the tag title match will be held for next month’s “Money In The Bank” event.

WWE NXT Preview 5/31/22

Tonight’s WWE NXT 2.0 broadcasts live from the WWE Performance Center with the final buildup for Saturday’s In Your House pay-per-view

WWE Announces Venue Change For Money In The Bank

WWE Money in the Bank will not be emanating from the Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium after all. Fans who bought tickets for the July 2 event received emails today notifying them that Money in the Bank will now be taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the same scheduled day. Several fans have taken to social media to post the updated poster revealing the change.

https://twitter.com/AndrewKoster/status/1529894406009942016

It should be noted that the poster also reveals that fans who purchased tickets for Money in the Bank at Allegiant Stadium will now have the first crack to purchase tickets for the event in the MGM Grand Garden Arena before anyone else. The poster also notes that anyone who purchased tickets via Ticketmaster will receive an automatic refund.

As of this writing, no reason has been given for why WWE is changing venues for Money in the Bank. The most recent update regarding ticket sales for the event came a month ago from WrestleTix, who estimated that WWE had sold 16,826 tickets for Money in the Bank, with a total capacity set up to be over 25,000.

https://twitter.com/WrestleTix/status/1518398692239327233

This would seem to indicate WWE was planning on scaling down capacity compared to when the promotion ran SummerSlam at Allegiant Stadium last August, where they drew over 51,000 fans for their first event in the stadium. Money in the Bank was announced for Allegiant Stadium only a day after SummerSlam took place.

It is unclear what capacity WWE will be aiming for at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The building can fit close to 17,000 fans, although it has generally been set up for smaller capacities for wrestling shows. The most high-profile wrestling show to take place at the building in recent memory was “AEW Double or Nothing 2019” the first show in AEW history. The show sold out in four minutes with its aimed capacity of 11,000 fans.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Jeff Jarrett Returns To WWE In Executive Role?

On Friday, May 27 PW Insider reported that WWE had rehired WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett as a “high-level executive” on live events. Per PW Insider, Jarrett will assume his new duties next week. At the time of writing, there has been no official confirmation regarding the appointment from either Jarrett or WWE.

Following his Hall of Fame induction, Jarrett started working as a backstage producer for WWE. He was quietly released in April 2021 as a result of Covid cutbacks.

Source: TheSportster

WWE SmackDown Preview 5/27/22

Tonight, WWE SmackDown on FOX will broadcast live from the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, as part of the road to Hell In a Cell.

As of this morning, the following line-up is announced for tonight’s show:

  • Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & TBA vs. Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch
  • The Bloodline returns to “SmackDown” with all the gold

This week, Drew McIntyre will be back to continue his battle with The Bloodline.

After missing last week, SmackDown Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey is expected to return this week.

Max Dupri, the former LA Knight, is expected to be on tonight’s SmackDown. He revealed the new gimmick last week and is expected to join the blue brand with his Maximum Male Models firm.

Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens, and Ezekiel are all expected to be on tonight’s show, although most likely as dark match participants, if at all. The venue is advertising Rhodes vs. Owens.