AEW announced yesterday that Cody Rhodes suffered a minor rotator cuff tear during his match on this week’s AEW Dynamite. It was said at the time by Wrestling Observer Live that the injury happened when Cody took a suplex, but The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has some clarification on that.
Noting that the injury is indeed legitimate, the report notes that Rhodes also suffered damage to his left trapezoid. While the match aired on Wednesday, it was actually taped a week ago. It happened during a spot in Rhodes’ tag match with Lee Johnson against Peter Avalon and Cezar Bononi, during a moment when Bononi hit him with a pumphandle slam. He landed on the left shoulder and immediately winced in pain and began to sell it. Multiple people confirmed that was the spot where he was injured. While it looked like a planned spot due to the selling and the team working over his shoulder after, he’s actually hurt.
By Anthony Pires on 2020-12-30 20:25:00
I am a father. In some circles I am considered a good one. Never once held a candle to my own, but I did my best what what I had.
Tonight, AEW Dynamite honors the legacy of a great man, Jon Huber aka Brodie Lee. His children are front and center for the 10 bell salute and, by god, one of them is wearing a Dark Order Mask (-1 from what I ve been told). I can t even begin to describe how sad it is for me to see them without a father. Jon Huber was a good man. Don t forget that. Forget the Intercontinental title, the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Title, the AEW TNT Title. The man and the legacy is what you leave behind. I couldn t care less tonight if the Huber family wants and books Marko Stunt to become AEW, TNT and tag team champion tight. I will applaud everything AEW does to honor him.