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#2 Rey Mysterio breaking Cody Rhodes' nose was brought into WWE storyline
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In January 2011, Cody Rhodes was as "Dashing" as ever and was ready to take the WWE by storm. He faced Rey Mysterio on the January 11th episode of SmackDown and things didn't quite go to plan. Rey set Cody up for the 619 but he hit Cody in the face with his exposed knee brace. This immediately broke Rhodes' nose.
Rhodes was absent from WWE for a number of weeks before returning wearing a protective face mask. His feud with Mysterio ended up on the WrestleMania card, with Cody picking up the victory.
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The mask became a huge part of Rhodes' character throughout 2011. He used it as a weapon during matches, and eventually he began to hand out paper bags to the WWE Universe to cover their faces.
It was all pure brilliance to create something so powerful after a run as "Dashing Cody Rhodes" to become the complete opposite. You could say it was written in the stars all thanks to that one night in early January when Cody broke his nose. It was by far some of Cody's best work during his run in WWE.
