Cody Rhodes Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Cody Rhodes is an American wrestler, businessman, and actor who is signed by WWE and performs at WWE Raw. He is also famous for being the vice president of All Elite Wrestling (AWE) which is the second-largest wrestling promotion company after WWE. He has been a champion thrice at the same.

Wiki/Biography

Cody Rhodes, whose birth name is Cody Garrett Runnels , was born on Sunday, June 30, 1985 (age 38 years; as of 2023) in Marietta, Georgia, United States. His zodiac sign is Cancer. As a teenager, he legally changed his name to Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes.

Childhood picture of Cody Rhodes with his mother

Cody is also popularly known by his ring names like Cody , ^{Cody R , The American Nightmare , Fuego 2 , and Stardust. Rhodes attended Lassiter High School and started wrestling during that time. After high school, he decided to wrestle at Penn State University but joined professional wrestling instead. He came into the spotlight in the first tenure of his performance from 2006-2016 where he performed under his real name Cody Rhodes and Stardust (a gimmick of his half-brother’s name Goldust.)}

Physical Appearance

Height: 6′ 2″

Weight: 100 kg

Hair Colour: Blonde

Eye Colour: Blue

Body Measurement (approx.): 45-36-18

Family

Rhodes is a partial Cuban.

Parents & Siblings

His father is “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes (WWE wrestler and Hall of Famer) (d. June 11, 2015; aged 69).

A picture of Cody’s father

His mother is Michelle Rubio Rhodes.

Cody’s mother

He has a half-brother, the famous wrestler, Dustin Runnels, aka Dustin Rhodes or Goldust.

Cody Rhodes with his brother Dustin Rhodes

Cody also has two half-sisters, Teil Gergel Margaret, and Kristin Ditto (former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader)

Cody with his sister Teil

Wife & Children

Cody married Brandi Alexis Reed (American wrestler, ring announcer, model, businesswoman, and television personality) in 2013.

Cody with his wife

The couple has a daughter together, Liberty Iris Runnels (b. June 18, 2021.)

Cody Rhodes’s daughter

Relationships/Affairs

Cody has dated Layla El (English real estate agent and retired professional wrestler, dancer, and model) (2009 – 2011) and Abby Zamrorano (2000 – 2004).

Cody Rhodes with Layla El

Cody Rhodes with Abby Zamorano

He has been linked with Melissa Lingafelt (American Model) (2009 – 2010), Sophie Graham (2006 – 2009), and Sarah Allison Williams (2004 – 2006).

Cody Rhodes with Melissa Lingafelt

Religious Views

Cody claims that he is not really a religious person.

Autograph

Career

Wrestling

Amateur Wrestler

Cody started as an amateur wrestler when he was only 12 years old which led him to win the Georgia state championship in 2003.

Cody Rhodes in Georgia State Tournament

WWE

Cody joined professional WWE in 2006 and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in May 2006 and won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship twice, OVW Heavyweight Championship, and the OVW Television Championship.

Cody in 2007

He was assigned to WWE’s main roster in 2007 where he gained prominence after winning Intercontinental Champion twice and six world tag team championships (three World Tag Team Championships and three WWE Tag Team Championships). Rhodes left WWE in May 2016. During this tenure, he wrestled with the name Stardust.

Independent Circuit

After his release from the WWE, Cody started wrestling in the independent circuit under the name Cody. From 2016 to early 2017, he competed at WWE’s WrestleMania, ROH’s Final Battle, NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom events, and Impact Wrestling (formerly TNA) at Bound for Glory. For this tenure, Rhodes had held 15 championships which also included two world titles, and in 2018, the NWA Worlds, IWGP U.S., and ROH Six-Man titles simultaneously.

AEW

In 2019, Rhodes went on to become the wrestler with his wife and an executive vice president of AEW. In February 2022, after failing to get the contract back, he and his wife left the AEW.

Return to WWE

He returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38 in the same year and won against Seth Rollins. Rhodes also won the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match leading him to wrestle at WrestleMania 39.

Films

Cody’s debut movie role was in Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016) where he played the role of Stardust.

Cody Rhodes in Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016)

In 2017 he again played the role of Stardust in The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!

TV Show

He made a TV debut with The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien in 2009 as himself. In 2010, he made an appearance in Warehouse 13 as Kurt Smoller, and in 2011 in Food Network Challenge. Rhodes guest-starred on Arrow (season 5) as Derek Sampson. He reappeared for season 7 of the same show. He is also a part of the Go-Big Show, a talent show that focuses more on monster trucks, alligator trainers, stunt archery, and other radical feats.

Cody Rhodes in Go-Big Show

Web Series

From 2013-2015, he appeared in The JBL and Cole/Renee Show as himself.

Cody Rhodes in The JBL and Cole Show

In 2015, he did a role in Swerved, and from 2016-2022 he was a part of Being the Elite team as himself.

Video Games

He has appeared in 12 video games with his debut in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.

Cody Rhodes in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 video game

Other games include WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, WWE All Stars (as DLC), WWE ’12, WWE ’13, WWE 2K14, and WWE 2K15 as Cody Rhodes, and in WWE 2K16 and WWE 2K17 under his name Stardust.

Tattoos

The American Nightmare Logo on Neck

Cody Rhodes’ Logo Tattoo on Neck

Cody debuted the logo tattoo in his match against MJF which quickly became a hot topic. As for Cody, the tattoo had personal and emotional significance.

I think it represents individual identity. It meant a lot to have my mark on me.”

‘Dream’ on Chest

Cody Rhodes’ Dream Tattoo

Cody got the word “Dream” inked on his chest after the death of his father, Dusty Rhodes.

Geometrical Triangle Tattoo on Finger

Cody’s geometrical tattoo on his knuckles

The exact significance of this tattoo is not known but because Cody gets ink that has some personal significance, this tattoo seems to have some personal symbolic meaning for him.

Controversies

Using WWE Banned Words

Cody got into a controversy with his WWE family after he remarked on the banned words in WWE. The banned words in the tournament are “Wrestling, Wrestlers, Belt, Blood, Choke, Diva, Strap, Mofos, Head Shot, Trauma, DQ, The Anti-Diva, Spinal Injuries, Victim, Violence/Violent, WWF, Wifebeater, Curb Stomp, Strangle, Kill, Murder, Kayfabe, House Show, Push, Being Over, Babyface, Heel, Job/Jobber, Card, and Non-Title.” In an interview, panelist Steve Ozer spoke of the “title belts” before quickly correcting himself and replacing it with “championship titles.” To this Cody replied, “If they fine me $1,000 every time I say belts, I’m fine with it. Belts. It can be a title belt, sure, it’s a championship. But it also physically goes around your waist. It’s a belt. So, those are great belts [in the new Mattel figures].”

LGBTQ Themed T-Shirt Controversy

For Pride Month, Cody showed his support by launching a T-Shirt with his Logo on it for a charity to protect Transgender rights.

Cody Rhodes’ tweet about the LGBTQ themed T-Shirts

He immediately got backlashed by the fans for donning his logo on the short instead of Nayla Rose or Sonny Kiss as they are representatives of the community. However, Rose defended him saying that the fans are too “woke” these days and Cody only had the best intentions.

People tend to be a little too woke a lot of times and overlook a lot of things,” Rose said. “Cody’s an ally and he wants to go out there and do good. How can you hate on someone who wants to do good because it isn’t how you want it to be done? That’s absolutely silly. Cody actually asked me about the charity, so I did my research and due diligence and said absolutely and we agreed it was a great place for the proceeds to go to. To have someone like Cody, Dustin Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes back me and see me as a person first, it means the world to me.”

To hype up his Double or Nothing match with Anthony Ogogo, Rhodes revealed a promo on AEW Dynamite, sharing his patriotic views for his country. Many people took this the negative way and Cody had to take constant backlash so much so that he had to come clean about his intentions multiple times in front of the media. He cleared that he was not trying to ‘mansplain’ racism but only trying to express how proud he is of his family and country.

Slams

Finishing Moves

As Cody Rhodes

Cross Rhodes – 2009–present

Cody Rhodes’ Cross Rhodes

Figure-four leglock

Silver Spoon – 2007–2009

American Nightmare (Inverted Indian deathlock) – 2016–2017

Din’s Fire (Vertebreaker) – 2018

Cody Rhodes’ Din’s Fire (Vertebreaker)

Tiger Driver ’98 – 2021-present

Cody Rhodes’ Tiger Driver ’98

As Stardust

Diamond Dust (Forward somersault three-quarter facelock jawbreaker) – 2014

Dark Matter (Modified reverse STO) – 2014–2015

Queen’s Crossbow – 2015–2016

Signature Moves