Cody Rhodes

**Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes**  (_né_ **Runnels**; born June 30, 1985)  better known simply by his ring name **Cody Rhodes**, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is a former two-time WWE Champion, as well as 2025 King of the Ring. Rhodes is nicknamed "The American Nightmare". The son of Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of Dustin Rhodes, he is married to Brandi Rhodes.

Rhodes started his wrestling career for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2006, working there for the next ten years. During this time, he became a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a six-time tag team champion (three-time World Tag Team Champion and three-time WWE Tag Team Champion). From 2014–2016, he was known as **Stardust**. Rhodes was released from WWE in May 2016. After that he worked on the Independent circuit, for Ring of Honor (where he won the ROH World Championship, the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which was also won by his father), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (where he was an important member of the Bullet Club and a former IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion).

On January 1, 2019, Rhodes joined the newly founded company All Elite Wrestling (AEW). There he was an executive vice president and a record-tying three-time TNT Champion (also being the first man to win the title). On February 15, 2022, he left AEW. That April he returned to WWE  on the first night of WrestleMania 38, defeating Seth "Freakin" Rollins. He would go on to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (his fourth Raw Tag Team Championship and his first SmackDown Tag Team Championship) and the Royal Rumble Match in 2023 and 2024, becoming the fourth wrestler to win that match twice in a row.

On April 7, 2024, at night two of WrestleMania XL, Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. It was Rhodes' first world title in WWE and it also ended Reigns' record-setting 1,316-day reign. By winning, Rhodes also became a Triple Crown champion.

## Acting career

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2016|_Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon_|rowspan="2"|Stardust||
|2017|_The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!_||||
|2023|_American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes_|Himself|||

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien_|Himself|Episode: "Mike Tyson and Keith Berry"||
|2010|_Warehouse 13_|Kurt Smoller|Season 2, episode 8: "Merge with Caution"||
|2011|_Food Network Challenge_|rowspan="2"|Himself|Season 12, episode 11: "WWE Wrestling Cakes"|
|2014|_Surprise Surprise_|Episode: "Mothers Day Edition"|||
|2016–2018|_Arrow_|Derek Sampson|7 episodes Credited as Cody Runnels||
|2018|_WAGS Atlanta_|Himself|||
|2021–2022|_Go-Big Show_|Judge|||
|2021|_Rhodes to the Top_|Himself|||
|2023|_Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix_|Himself|||

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2013–2015|_The JBL and Cole/Renee Show_|rowspan="2"|Himself, Stardust|Series regular|
|2015–2016|_Swerved_|Two episodes|||
|2016–2022|_Being The Elite_|Himself|Series regular||

### Amateur wrestling

- **Georgia State Tournament**
    - Sixth at  weight class (2002)
    - Champion at  weight class (2003)
    - Champion at  weight class (2004)

### Professional wrestling

- **All Elite Wrestling**
    - AEW TNT Championship (3 times, first)
    - AEW TNT Championship Tournament (2020)
    - AEW Dynamite Award for Best Moment on the Mic (2021) –
- **Alpha-1 Wrestling**
    - A1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ethan Page
- **Bullet Proof Wrestling**
    - BPW Championship (1 time)
- **CBS Sports**
    - Promo of the Year (2019) –
    - Smack Talker of the Year (2019)
- **ESPN**
    - ESPY Award – Best WWE Moment (2022) –
    - Male Wrestler of the Year (2023)
- **Global Force Wrestling**
    - GFW NEX*GEN Championship (1 time)
- **National Wrestling Alliance**
    - NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ** New Japan Pro-Wrestling**
    - IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ***New York Post***
    - Match of the Year (2022) –
    - Promo of the Year (2023) –  (February 13)
- **Northeast Wrestling**
    - NEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Ohio Valley Wrestling**
    - OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - OVW Television Championship (1 time)
    - OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shawn Spears
    - Fourth OVW Triple Crown Champion
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Match of the Year (2022) –
    - Match of the Year (2019) –
    - Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2008)
    - Ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2022
    - Ranked No. 10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023
- **Ring of Honor**
    - ROH World Championship (1 time)
    - ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Young Bucks
    - ROH Year-End Award (2 times)
        - Wrestler of the Year (2017)
        - Feud of the Year (2018) –
- ***Sports Illustrated***
    - Men's Wrestler of the Year (2018)
    - Wrestler of the Year (2023)
- ***What Culture Pro Wrestling***
    - WCPW Internet Championship (1 time)
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - United States/Canada MVP (2023)
    - Worst Gimmick (2015)
- **World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE**
    - Undisputed WWE Championship (2 times)
    - WWE Crown Jewel Champion (2024)
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
    - WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Drew McIntyre (1), Goldust (2) and Jey Uso (1)
    - WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jey Uso
    - World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Hardcore Holly (1) and Ted DiBiase) (2)
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
    - Men's Royal Rumble (2023, 2024)
    - King of the Ring (2025)
    - WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Tournament (2012) – with Damien Sandow
    - Slammy Award (2 times)
        - Outstanding Achievement of Baby Oil Application (2010)
        - Tag Team of the Year (2013) –

## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **child**: yes
- **names**: Cody
Cody R
**Cody Rhodes**
Fuego 2
Stardust
- **height**: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- **weight**: 222 lb
- **billed**: **Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, U.S.**
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
"The Fifth Dimension"
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
- **trainer**: Al Snow
Danny Davis (wrestler), Danny Davis
Dusty Rhodes
Dustin Rhodes
Randy Orton
Ricky Morton
Shawn Spears
- **debut**: June 16, 2006


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Cody Rhodes
- **image**: Cody Rhodes, April 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Rhodes in 2024
- **birthname**: Cody Garrett Runnels
- **birth place**: Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
- **children**: 1
- **parents**: Dusty Rhodes (father)
- **relatives**: Dustin Rhodes (half-brother)
Magnum T. A. (godfather)
Fred Ottman (uncle)
Jerry Sags (uncle)
Scorpio Sky (cousin-in-law)