Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes recently said that he was suspicious of Seth Rollins' famous faked knee injury long before the truth came out.
Appearing on The Rich Eisen Show this week, 'The American Nightmare' was asked about Rollins' elaborate deception, which was documented extensively in WWE: Unreal Season 2 on Netflix. Rollins faked a knee injury after Saturday Night's Main Event in July last year, selling it publicly for weeks before revealing the ruse at SummerSlam.
What caught Rhodes' attention was how thoroughly Rollins fooled the media, including host Rich Eisen himself.
The ruse of the century," Rhodes said. "He came in limping. I wasn't there, you were there. We were asking about his mental health. He did that to all you old hats in the entertainment game.
Rhodes admitted he wasn't completely fooled, though. He revealed that he recorded Rollins walking to the bathroom at one point, apparently to see if the limp held up when cameras weren't rolling.
I even recorded him walking to the bathroom," Rhodes said with a grin.
Rollins returns to in-ring action at WrestleMania 42 against Gunther on Night 1, his first match since suffering a legitimate injury at WWE Crown Jewel in October last year. Rhodes previously named Gunther vs. Rollins as the WrestleMania match he is most looking forward to watching.
WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
