Nightmare Family

Nightmare Family was a professional wrestling stable in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group's name derives from "The American Nightmare", the nickname of its de facto leader Cody Rhodes. He described the group as "an ensemble of focused individuals, some who train at the Nightmare Factory (AEW's training facility) together, who just have a singular focus over the sport". In addition to Rhodes, his brother Dustin Rhodes is a member of the stable; both are the sons of the late Dusty Rhodes.
==Background==
Prior to the launch of AEW, Cody Rhodes and his brother Dustin Rhodes previously wrestled with the WWE. On June 21, 2018, Cody launched a YouTube channel titled Nightmare Family, showcasing behind-the-scenes videos of their professional wrestling events.
==History==
===All In (2018)===
On September 1, 2018, at ALL IN, Brandi Rhodes, Diamond Dallas Page, Glacier, and Tommy Dreamer donned their Nightmare Family jackets and accompanied Cody for his NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship match against Nick Aldis.
===All Elite Wrestling (2019–2022)===
On January 1, 2019, Cody and Brandi Rhodes joined All Elite Wrestling, a new professional wrestling promotion founded by Shahid Khan and Tony Khan. Cody and Brandi signed contracts as on-screen talent and also as Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer respectively. On April 20, Cody's opponent for AEW's inaugural event Double or Nothing was revealed as his brother Dustin Rhodes. Cody defeated Dustin at Double or Nothing, and the match received a 5 star rating from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter. After the match, Cody made a plea to Dustin to reunite as a tag team to face The Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen. Dustin accepted, reuniting The Rhodes Brothers for the first time in over four years.
On July 13 at Fight for the Fallen, Brandi Rhodes defeated Allie with the help of Awesome Kong. In the following months, Brandi and Kong continued their alliance and recruited Mel and Luther in a faction known as The Nightmare Collective. On January 15, 2020 at Bash at the Beach, Kong was originally scheduled to team with Mel, but was replaced by Brandi because she was not medically cleared to compete. Brandi and Mel went on to lose against Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander. The group disbanded in February 2020 after Brandi left and Kong went on hiatus to film GLOW.
On January 15, 2020 at Bash at the Beach, Diamond Dallas Page teamed with QT Marshall and Dustin Rhodes for his first match since 2016.
On December 30, 2019, Arn Anderson signed a contract with AEW as Cody's personal advisor and head coach. On October 30, 2020, Gunn Club (Austin, and Billy) and Lee Johnson joined the group. On February 8, 2021, Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto joined the group.
On the March 31, 2021 edition of AEW Dynamite, Cody Rhodes and QT Marshall fought in an unsanctioned Exhibition match with Arn Anderson serving as the referee. After about 7 minutes of in-ring action, a frustrated QT attacked Anderson and left the ring, allowing Aaron Solow and Nick Comoroto, as well as Nightmare Factory trainee Anthony Ogogo, to attack Cody from behind. QT continued to lead the group in a brutal beatdown of Cody and the rest of the Nightmare Family, ending his (as well as Solow and Comoroto's) relationship with the group.
==Members==
Member 	Joined 	Left
 	 	2022
 	 	2022
 	 	2022
 	 	2022
Lee Johnson 	 	2022
Brock Anderson	 	2022
Fuego Del Sol 	 	2022
Red Velvet 	August 5, 2021	2022
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
Aaron Solow 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
===Part-time===
Member	Joined	Last appearance
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
==Sub-groups==
Affiliate 	Members 	Tenure 	Type
The Brotherhood 	Cody RhodesDustin Rhodes 	2019-2022	Tag team
Too Fast Too Fuego 	Fuego del SolFuego II 	2021-2022	Tag team
Nightmare Collective 	Awesome KongBrandi RhodesLutherMel	2019-2020	Quartet
Nightmare Sisters 	AllieBrandi Rhodes 	2020 	Tag team
The Natural Nightmares	Dustin RhodesQT Marshall 	2020-2021	Tag team
Gunn Club 	Austin GunnBilly GunnColten Gunn 	2020-2021	Trio
==Championships and accomplishments==
*All Elite Wrestling
**AEW TNT Championship (2 times) – Cody
**Dynamite Award (1 time)
***Best Moment on the Mic (2021) – 
*CBS Sports
**Promo of the Year (2019) – 
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**Match of the Year (2019) – 
**Ranked Cody No. 7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
**Ranked Dustin No. 137 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
**Ranked Marshall No. 468 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020
**Ranked Brandi No. 50 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 100 in 2019
==External links==
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Category:2022 disbandments