After returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes continued to battle Seth Rollins well into the summer, however this came at a cost.
In the lead up to their match at Hell In A Cell inside the famous structure, Rhodes suffered a pectoral injury before aggravating it further while training. Incredibly, Rhodes competed in the match at planned despite the injury, before heading off for surgery following a remarkable victory.
Cody Rhodes Working In LA With WWE
While Rhodes’ surgery was successful he was expected to be out for a number of months, and at time of writing remains on the shelf. However it was recently reported that his recovery is going “very well” and is working hard with a number of high level trainers to return bigger and better than ever.
A fresh update has now revealed that Rhodes has been hard at work despite being unable to wrestle. The report from Fightful Select noted that Rhodes was involving in filming a new WWE commercial with The Miz in Los Angeles just a couple of days ago.
Maryse was also scheduled to be there, while Triple H and Bad Bunny were also in attendance. The Game sharing photos of the meeting on social media.
In closing the report notes that WWE fully expect Cody Rhodes to be back in action by WrestleMania.
With regard to WrestleMania, speculation around the event and specifically the involvement of Roman Reigns is already mounting. A new report on the situation noted that there has been some talk (although unlikely) of Reigns wrestling on both nights of the spectacular. This would see the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion facing both Cody Rhodes and Dwayne Johnson.
There has also been talk around the WWE and Universal Titles being split up for the first time since WrestleMania 38.
Roman Reigns is currently out of action after sustaining a ruptured eardrum at Survivor Series.