One of the biggest stories from last night’s AEW Fyter Fest was the unprotected chair shot to the head of Cody Rhodes, which resulted in 12-stitches, following his time-limit draw with Darby Allin. It was later stated by the Young Bucks in a post-show scrum interview that the chair used by Shawn Spears was gimmicked, but something went wrong leading to Rhodes getting busted open.

According to photos from Pro Wrestling Sheet, the bottom of the backrest caught Rhodes during the attack, slicing him open.

During the post-Fyter Fest media scrum it was stated that the chair Cody got hit in the head with was “gimmicked,” but something must have gone wrong.

Based on these screengrabs, it appears as though he got hit in the back of the head with the bottom of backrest by accident. pic.twitter.com/iy0Lmz32eW

— Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) June 30, 2019

AEW Chief Branding Officer Brandi Rhodes would release a statement on Twitter wishing her husband Cody a happy birthday, and recalling the first time she met Cody, revealing he had just gotten 12 staples to his head due to a similar laceration.

The first time Cody asked me out he has just received 12 staples to the head. 6 years later…yeesh. Happy Birthday to my best friend, lover and favorite person to play nurse with 💋💋💋 I love you @CodyRhodes !!! pic.twitter.com/lKKA6mURVL

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) June 30, 2019

The American Nightmare would also take to Twitter, thanking fans for birthday wishes, and for attending Fyter Fest.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, and thank you AEW fans for such a surreal environment last night. I consider myself so very privileged to compete at a time when the wrestlers & wrestling fans have worked together to bring change

Thanks for letting me grow up in front of you

— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) June 30, 2019