Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes, born Cody Garrett Runnels on June 30, 1985, in Charlotte, North Carolina, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE. He is the son of Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of Dustin Rhodes, and he won two Georgia state high-school wrestling championships before signing with WWE in 2006. He won seven world tag team championships and the Intercontinental Championship twice there, including a spell as Stardust, then left in 2016 and wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Ring of Honor and others. In 2018 he helped promote the All In show, which led to the founding of All Elite Wrestling, where he served as an executive vice president. After returning to WWE in 2022 he won the Royal Rumble in 2023 and 2024 and the WWE Championship three times, and across promotions he has held 19 championships.