At WWE Elimination Chamber, rapper Travis Scott nailed Cody Rhodes with a slap that reportedly left him with a busted eardrum and a black eye ... Content Officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque opened ...

Roy Rochlin/Getty Travis Scott is interested in making this unexpected career change. The "Sicko Mode" rapper told 14-time world champion wrestler Triple H ... and suffered a black eye.

WWE head of creative Triple H is doubling down on rapper Travis Scott's involvement ... reported that it is believed Scott gave Rhodes the black eye, as well as a busted eardrum.