WWE announces Cody Rhodes storyline injury update

In storyline, Cody Rhodes is entering his match against Brock Lesnar at Night of Champions with a “broken arm.”

A storyline injury update on Rhodes’ condition was given at WWE’s pre-Night of Champions press conference in Saudi Arabia on Friday. It was claimed that Rhodes has a broken arm but will still be competing against Lesnar at Saturday’s pay-per-view.

The injury isn’t legitimate and is just part of the story for the Rhodes vs. Lesnar match.

There was an angle on Monday’s episode of Raw where Lesnar attacked Rhodes’ arm multiple times. That included putting it in a Kimura and refusing to let go. On the episode, Rhodes refused to be treated by medical personnel because he didn’t want to be declared ineligible to compete.

At the Night of Champions press conference, Paul “Triple H” Levesque addressed Rhodes competing at the PPV.

“Cody does have a broken arm, obviously,” Levesque said. “Not the best situation in the world. I don’t know if it’s the smartest decision in the world. But here’s the thing: Brock Lesnar wants to fight. Cody Rhodes wants to fight. Do you want to see them fight? Then tomorrow, in this dome, they are going to fight.”

Rhodes vs. Lesnar is a rematch from Backlash. In their first meeting, Rhodes escaped with a victory when he was able to counter a Kimura into a pin.

Night of Champions stream live on Peacock this Saturday (May 27) starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Here’s everything that’s been announced for the show:

  • World Heavyweight Championship tournament finals: Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn defend against Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
  • Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defends against Asuka
  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Natalya
  • Becky Lynch vs Trish Stratus
  • Intercontinental Champion Gunther defends against Mustafa Ali