Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes (born Cody Garrett Runnels; June 30, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and actor. Currently working under the ring name Cody, he is signed to the Ring of Honor (ROH) professional wrestling promotion, where he is a former one-time ROH World Champion. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with whom ROH has a working relationship. Rhodes, the son of the late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of WWE wrestler Goldust, previously worked in WWE, performing under his real name and later Stardust. After an amateur wrestling career that resulted in becoming a two-time Georgia state champion, he followed his father and older brother's footsteps into the professional ranks and joined WWE. After becoming a Triple Crown Champion in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's developmental territory at the time, he was elevated to the main roster, where he became a two-time Intercontinental Champion. A prolific tag team wrestler, Rhodes has won six tag team championships (three World Tag Team Championships and three WWE Tag Team Championships) with four separate tag team partners. Along with Goldust, he also won the 2013 Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award. Rhodes left WWE after requesting his release in May 2016. In the time frame spanning from early 2016 to early 2017, he competed at WWE's WrestleMania, ROH's Final Battle and NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom events, as well as making his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) at Bound for Glory (albeit in a non-competing capacity). Post WWE, Rhodes (after a brief stint in TNA) has signed full-time with ROH (and via its partnership appearing frequently in NJPW), while also wrestling for numerous independent promotions, including What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), where he is a former and the longest reigning WCPW Internet Champion; Northeast Wrestling (NEW), where he is the current NEW Heavyweight Champion; Alpha-1 Wrestling (A1), where he was one-half of the A1 Tag Team Champions with Ethan Page; and Global Force Wrestling, where he is a one-time former GFW NEX*GEN Champio