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Cody Rhodes Documentary
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Rewatching Cody's war of attrition vs. Seth Rollins at Hell In A Cell 2022 remains painful. Of course, no amount of fan grimacing could match the actual physical hell Cody was going through. He'd torn his pec muscle days before the match, but begged WWE officials not to cancel plans.

Ever wondered what Seth's reaction to the injury was when he received word? It's here. Rollins asked, "Are you f*cking kidding me?!", and was horrified when Rhodes said he was not. The doc includes some super-compelling voice clips of Cody asking for the bout to go ahead unhindered too, which is a fun bonus.

They're worth checking out.

Nobody could quite believe that Rhodes still wanted to go through with a Cell match in that state, and he later admitted backstage to lying about how much or how little pain he was in. In reality, Cody almost vomited during the match, which really says it all.

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