WWE: Cody Rhodes on His 2023 Goals, Drew McIntyre Injury Update, Santos Escobar Injury Scare

Cody Rhodes Comments on Interest in Resuming Seth Rollins Feud & 2023 Goals

Monday’s WWE RAW “The Absolute Best of 2022” show featured an interview segment with Cody Rhodes. During the interview, Rhodes gave his thoughts on his feud earlier this year against Seth Rollins and if he is interested in fourth match against Rollins once he returns from injury.

“Make no mistake about it. Seth and I are not chummy, we’re not best friends. But Seth Rollins is one of the top three wrestlers in the entire world. Three matches, not just one but three matches was an honor. Again, we’re not best friends. We don’t exchange Christmas cards, but there’s a bond by battle there with Seth and myself. I know he’s probably clamoring for a fourth match, [but] I don’t know if that’s on my radar.”

Rhodes also gave his thoughts about his WWE career goals for 2023 hinting that his main goal is to still win the WWE Championship.

“In this time that we’re in, I have this opportunity at making that happen. I’m being incredibly vague here, I get it. But I think anyone who is a fan of what we do can read between the lines. There is one thing I came back for specifically and again, a torn pec couldn’t stop me. I can’t name anything that can stop me. That has to be done, it needs to be done, and I want to get it done.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com, F4WOnline.com

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Drew McIntyre Injury Status Update

As noted before, Drew McIntyre has been out of action for WWE since suffering a ruptured eardrum injury at WWE’s Survivor Series WarGames event this past November.

Monday’s WWE RAW “The Absolute Best of 2022” show featured an interview segment with McIntyre. One of the topics discussed included McIntyre providing an update on the current status of his injury.

“Scottish Warrior’s feeling pretty good. It’s not a few injuries, it’s a specific thing going on but it’s minor and I will say right now, I’ll be back very soon. WrestleMania season is upon us and I’m not gonna miss it.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

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Santos Escobar Involved in Injury Scare Incident at WWE Holiday House Show

Monday’s WWE house show event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York featured an Intercontinental Championship Fatal Four-way Ladder match between Kofi Kingston, Santos Escobar, Shinsuke Nakamura, and champion Gunther, which was won by Gunther.

During the match, Escobar suffered a potential injury following a spot where Kingston performed a double foot stomp off the ladder onto Escobar resulting in both of them landing awkwardly on the mat.

Santos Escobar appears to injure his leg on this spot with Kofi hope it’s not serious #WWEMSG pic.twitter.com/8sAedJzt7d

— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) December 27, 2022

A WWE doctor rushed to the ring to check on Escobar, who was able to finish the match but required some help walking out of the ring to the backstage.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that Escobar was feeling okay after the match and managed to avoid suffering an injury.