10 Wrestlers Who Put Themselves Through Hell For Matches Nobody Saw
6. Cody Rhodes Hits An Artery During His First Live Event Appearance
Few will forget the sight of Cody Rhodes smashing his head off the ramp, and proceeding to bleed like a stuffed pig, during the first-ever AEW Full Gear PPV.
However, this wasn't the first time the star was left nursing a nasty wound on his face due to an unfortunate collision in a match.
Long before he was ushering in a bold new era in the wrestling business, the son of Dusty Rhodes was being carted out for his first-ever house show in 2007. Yet, it was in the middle of this little seen contest against Daivari where things took a turn for the worst for the future American Nightmare.
His opponent accidentally caught him with a rather nasty elbow between the eyes about 3 minutes into the battle, hitting an artery in his forehead and forcing Mike Chioda to call off the youngster's first-ever WWE match. Despite being cable-stitched up soon after, Rhodes would later recall letting the wound breathe a little whilst on the road, a decision which led to some stitches popping out and plasma dripping down his nose for 40 straight minutes in Applebee's.