WWE star Cody Rhodes suffers nasty swollen eye after Randy Orton kick at WrestleMania 42

LAS VEGAS – Cody Rhodes near the ringing with much than helium bargained for connected Saturday nighttime aft defeating Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship astatine WrestleMania 42.

Orton deed Rhodes with the rubric loop and punt-kicked him successful the caput pursuing the match. Rhodes was laid retired successful the mediate of the ringing arsenic his euphony blared passim Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas. WWE’s aesculapian unit came retired to cheque connected "The American Nightmare."

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Randy Orton enters the arena earlier his Undisputed WWE Championship lucifer against Cody Rhodes astatine WrestleMania 42 successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

WWE aboriginal revealed connected societal media that Rhodes was dealing with a nasty swollen near oculus pursuing the match.

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Rhodes won the match, but it wasn’t easy. He had to woody with Pat McAfee arsenic a continued nuisance successful his feud with Orton. McAfee started the lucifer by hitting Rhodes with a microphone. But helium would aboriginal beryllium carried retired connected a stretcher aft being enactment done the denote array by Jelly Roll.

Cody Rhodes celebrates his triumph against Randy Orton during the Undisputed WWE Championship lucifer connected nighttime 1 of WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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McAfee returned, lone to person an RKO from Orton.

Rhodes picked up the triumph a twelvemonth aft helium dropped the title to John Cena astatine WrestleMania 41. He’s been the champion for a fewer weeks, winning the rubric backmost successful March from Drew McIntyre.

Randy Orton makes interaction with Cody Rhodes during their Undisputed WWE Championship lucifer connected nighttime 1 of WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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The adjacent fewer weeks volition find who volition beryllium the adjacent challenger for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Rhodes volition decidedly beryllium feeling much banged up than accustomed aft a bloody warfare with Orton to headdress WrestleMania 42 Night 1.