Cody Rhodes recently made his return from injury at Royal Rumble and eventually won the Royal Rumble match. Rhodes was out for months with a torn pectoral that happened during one of his training sessions and ahead of his Hell in a Cell match against Seth Rollins. He recently spoke about his medical condition following the Premium Live Event.
Cody Rhodes opens up on his health
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on BT Sports, Cody Rhodes mentioned that he wasn’t medically cleared until Royal Rumble. He added that although he was able to do what he wanted, he didn’t fully recover from the injury.
‘They were rough with me, they were rugged. It let me feel what I need to feel to know where to get. I can’t wait for their opportunities to come because they are incredible wrestlers and incredible stars. That experience was that I got partially cleared through that. I was able to do what I wanted, my wind was good, and I was training heavily with PT and an off-site team that my wife got for me. I didn’t really get fully cleared until today.”
‘The American Nightmare’ reflected on his Royal Rumble appearance and performance and said that he was partially cleared on a medical basis, but felt it was more of a formality:
“When you’ve been announced for the Royal Rumble, you’ve seen your shirts and seen the young fans and stuff. I think it was more of a formality than anything, but it still had me kind of shaking. WWE has been very good to me medically, very good. And I’ll be in PT for the rest of my life, though. I’ve been there every week, and now I have to just do preventive stuff. It changed everything about how I’ve trained.’
