Cody Rhodes: American professional wrestler

He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. He is the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion in his first reign as both the WWE and Universal Champion. He is nicknamed "The American Nightmare" and is one of the most popular face wrestlers today. The son of Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of Dustin Rhodes, he is married to Brandi Rhodes.

Cody Rhodes
Rhodes in 2018
Born	Cody Garrett Runnels (1985-06-30) June 30, 1985 (age 38) Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Brandi Rhodes (m. 2013)
Children	1
Parent	Dusty Rhodes (father)
Relatives	Dustin Rhodes (half-brother) Magnum T. A. (godfather) Fred Ottman (uncle) Jerry Sags (uncle) Scorpio Sky (cousin-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Cody Cody R Cody Rhodes Fuego 2 Stardust
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Billed from	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. "The Fifth Dimension" Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Trained by	Al Snow Danny Davis Dusty Rhodes Dustin Rhodes Randy Orton Ricky Morton Shawn Spears
Debut	June 16, 2006

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). He 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 Universal Championship. It was his first World Title in WWE and it also ended Reigns's streak of 1,316 days. By winning, Rhodes also became a Triple Crown champion.

Amateur wrestling

• Georgia State Tournament
  • Sixth at 171 pounds (78 kg) weight class (2002)
  • Champion at 189 pounds (86 kg) weight class (2003)
  • Champion at 189 pounds (86 kg) 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) – accepting Dog Collar match on AEW Dynamite (September 30)
• 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) – "Silver spoon" promo on AEW Dynamite (November 7)
  • Smack Talker of the Year (2019)
• ESPN
  • ESPY Award – Best WWE Moment (2022) – returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38
  • 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) – vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins at Hell in a Cell
  • Promo of the Year (2023) – shared with Sami Zayn on WWE Raw (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) – vs. Seth "Freakin" Rollins at Hell in a Cell
  • Match of the Year (2019) – vs. Dustin Rhodes at Double or Nothing
  • 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) – vs. Kenny Omega
• 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) as Stardust
• World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
  • WWE Championship (1 time, current)
  • WWE Universal Championship (1 time, current)
  • 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)
  • 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) – with Goldust