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 
+Film Year Title Role Notes2016Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed DemonStardust2017The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!2023American Nightmare: Becoming Cody RhodesHimself 

+Television Year Title Role Notes2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienHimselfEpisode: "Mike Tyson and Keith Berry"2010Warehouse 13Kurt SmollerSeason 2, episode 8: "Merge with Caution"2011Food Network ChallengeHimselfSeason 12, episode 11: "WWE Wrestling Cakes"2014Surprise SurpriseEpisode: "Mothers Day Edition"2016–2018ArrowDerek Sampson7 episodesCredited as Cody Runnels2018WAGS AtlantaHimself2021–2022Go-Big ShowJudge2021Rhodes to the TopHimself2023Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon RemixHimself 

+Web series Year Title Role Notes2013–2015The JBL and Cole/Renee ShowHimself, StardustSeries regular 2015–2016SwervedTwo episodes2016–2022Being The EliteHimselfSeries regular

 Championships and accomplishments 
 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) – 

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