On the July 2, 2007 episode of Raw, Runnels made his television debut, using his family's wrestling last name, Rhodes, in a backstage segment with his father Dusty Rhodes and Randy Orton, where Orton introduced himself to Rhodes and then slapped Dusty as a sign of disrespect. [1][28] However, exactly one week later he lost the championship to Spears in a Lumberjack match. The titles rematch was then rescheduled for the February 3 Raw in a steel cage, which The New Age Outlaws won.[175]. [187] At WrestleMania 32, Stardust competed in a seven-man ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship, which was won by Zack Ryder. All totaled between WWE, AEW, NWA, ROH, and NJPW, Rhodes has held 14 total championships (including two world titles - and in late summer 2018, he held the NWA World, IWGP U.S., and ROH Six-Man titles simultaneously). "When I was eight years old, I went camping with my family, and my Dad told me that if I woke up early enough he would take me to see the bears who lived on the adjacent mountain," said Cody Rhodes. [124] On the November 4 SmackDown, Orton defeated Rhodes in a Street Fight to end the feud; in the process, Orton broke Rhodes' mask. [199] Meanwhile, Dave Scherer of Pro Wrestling Insider wrote: "I can't say I blame him a bit. On the April 6 Raw, Stardust answered John Cena's United States Championship open challenge, but failed to win the title. Raw 2009 and has since appeared in WWE SmackDown vs. [137] Two weeks later at Over the Limit, Rhodes lost the Intercontinental Championship to the returning Christian. By Disqualification", "Cupach's WWE Main Event Results 11/14: Cody injured in Tag Title match, Miz-Ziggler, what changed from the taping to TV? [143] The team, now known as Rhodes Scholars, were entered in a Tag Team Championship tournament and defeated The Usos to advance. [139] Four days later on Super SmackDown Live, the WWE Board of Directors granted Rhodes another shot and he defeated Christian to earn a spot in the match. [246], He faced Kota Ibushi at Wrestle Kingdom 12 on January 4, 2018 in a losing effort. Broken Matt Hardy & Nero", "Cody Rhodes Returns To TNA Impact Wrestling", "CODY RHODES-IMPACT WRESTLING UPDATE - PWInsider.com", "NJPW World Tag League finals live results: The winners are crowned", "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega", "Kenny Omega's return highlights ROH & NJPW Honor Rising lineup", "NJPW Dominion live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega", "Radican's 7/1 NJPW G1 Special In USA (night 1) report – tournament begins to crown first IWGP U.S. Champion, Okada defends IWGP Hvt. [206] On August 28, Rhodes beat Sami Callihan. Cody faced Jay Lethal for the ROH World Championship at Final Battle, but he lost the match. [29] Runnels's last televised match in OVW ended in a no contest as him and Shawn Spears fought in the Steel Cage. [99][100][101] In 2020, Rhodes said his time as Undashing Cody Rhodes was his second best work as pro wrestlers. Wrestlers. [307] He has cited Omega Red and Cyclops as his favorite fictional characters along with the Inhumans and he personally owns a game cabinet of the 1992 X-Men arcade game. But, I never really needed to see the bears because he would tell me a version of the story in this book as a bedtime story many times. [234] On July 21, 2018, he and fellow Bullet Club members The Young Bucks defeated The Kingdom to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, marking his first reign. [192] Rhodes cited frustrations with WWE's creative department and his position within the company as the reasons for requesting his release, noting that he had "pleaded" with writers to end the Stardust gimmick for over 6 months and pitched numerous storyline ideas which had been ignored. Raw 2011, WWE '12, WWE '13,[297] WWE 2K14[298] and WWE 2K15[299] as Cody Rhodes, as well as WWE All Stars, as DLC, and in WWE 2K16[300] and WWE 2K17 under his Stardust gimmick. [168], On the September 2 Raw, as punishment for speaking out against Chief Operating Officer Triple H's authoritarian rule, Rhodes was forced to put his job on the line when he faced WWE Champion Randy Orton in a non-title match; Rhodes lost and was duly "fired". 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[236] On September 22, TNA confirmed Rhodes, billed as Cody, would be debuting for the promotion on October 2 at Bound for Glory. perspective review of this week's Smackdown, Booker's commentary, Did You Know Check", https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1249852951201538049, "The Rock costs Cena as The Miz retains at WrestleMania XXVII", "Extreme Rules: Championship make-over edition", "Tait's WWE SmackDown Report 5/6: Alt. [259] On June 29 at Fyter Fest, Cody wrestled Darby Allin to a time limit draw. [268], Over the following months, Cody attempted to secure a match with MJF,[269][270] which MJF agreed to do as long as Cody met three stipulations: he could not touch MJF until the match, he would have to defeat MJF's bodyguard Wardlow in a steel cage match, and he would have to take ten lashes with a leather belt. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as both an in-ring performer and executive vice president, and is the current AEW TNT Champion in his second reign. [170][171] In return, the vengeful Rhodes brothers gatecrashed Raw by attacking The Shield. [14] During his time in high school, Rhodes also acted as a referee in his father's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion. Cody Rhodes is not married. [304] He is the nephew of former professional wrestlers Jerry Sags and Fred Ottman, as well as the godson of Magnum T.A. Cody Rhodes Popularity . [288] Cody would defeat Brodie Lee to win the AEW TNT Championship for the second time in a Dog Collar match on the October 7 episode of Dynamite, beginning his second reign with the championship. [133] At WrestleMania XXVIII, Rhodes lost the Intercontinental Championship to Big Show, ending his near eight-month reign of 233 days. [173] The Rhodes brothers then defeated Reigns and Rollins with the help of Big Show in a no disqualification match on the October 14 Raw, to capture the tag title. On August 25, Rhodes beat Mike Bennett in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (the match had been announced on June 3 and their wives were in their corners). 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At the Royal Rumble, Rhodes and Goldust dropped the tag title to The New Age Outlaws. Jungle Boy for the TNT Championship, Hangman Page and Kenny Omega vs. Jimmy Havoc and Kip Sabian for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Colt Cabana, Big Swole vs. Nyla Rose", "6/10 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Cody vs. Marq Quen for the TNT Championship, FTR vs. [92] At Bragging Rights, Rhodes and McIntyre lost the championship to The Nexus (John Cena and David Otunga). Afterwards, Stardust attacked Goldust backstage, while exclaiming to his father that he had killed Cody Rhodes. Cancer Wrestler #3. [302] His father was WWE Hall of Famer "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and his half-brother is Dustin Runnels, who is better known by his ring name Goldust. He is an actor and producer, known for Warehouse 13 (2009), Arrow (2012) and WWE Smackdown! Shortly afterward, Runnels and Spears became involved in a scripted rivalry with each other, after Spears became jealous of Runnels' success as a singles wrestler. [150] Team Rhodes Scholars received their title shots on the next Main Event episode, but were once again defeated by Team Hell No. [225], On July 19, 2016, Rhodes announced that he would appear at Ring of Honor's (ROH) Final Battle pay-per-view on December 2. WWE never gave him a real chance, and that's just sad to me". "According to him, I never woke up early enough (wink wink). 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