Cody Rhodes (birth name: Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes), the American Nightmare is a Superstar from the SmackDown main roster, as of November 2024. Rhodes made his name during his first tenure with the WWE from 2006 to 2016. He started performing as Stardust similar to his half-brother Dustin Rhodes (Goldust). Cody won the Intercontinental Title (2 times), the WWE Raw Tag Team Title (3 times), and the World Tag Team Title (3 times) during his first tenure.
Cody was released from the WWE in 2016 and started performing in independent wrestling promotions such as Evolve, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, What Culture Pro Wrestling, etc. He also performed in Ring of Honor (2016–2018), TNA/Impact Wrestling (2016-2017), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2016–2019), and All Elite Wrestling (2018-2022). He won the ROH World Title, ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Title, IWGP United States Heavyweight Title, AEW TNT Title, and AEW TNT Title Tournament. Cody also was the Executive Vice President of AEW from 2019 to 2022.
The Undisputed WWE Champion returned to the WWE in 2022 and won the Royal Rumble in 2024 and that made him only the fourth grappler to achieve the feat.
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Who are Cody Rhodes’s Parents?
Dusty Rhodes ( birth name: Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.) is the father and Michelle Rubio Runnels is the mother of Cody Rhodes.
Who is Cody Rhodes’s mother?
Michelle Rubio Runnels is the second wife of “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes and she came into the spotlight after she got married to Rhodes in 1978. Dusty Rhodes mentioned Michelle as his closest best friend in his autobiography. Michelle was seen ringside during the Royal Rumble 2023 and wanted to face Gunther when Cody and he were the only participants left in the ring. Michelle was also present during the event of AEW Full Gear in 2019.
Who is Cody Rhodes’s father?
Dusty Rhodes was a well-known wrestler under the name “ The American Dream:” He worked as a wrestler, booker, and promoter throughout his career. He performed for several wrestling promotions, most notably for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Dusty Rhodes won the NWA United States Heavyweight Title (1 time), the NWA World Heavyweight Title (1 time), the World Television Title (3 times), the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title (2 times), the NWA World Tag Team Title (2 times), and numerous other titles in his professional career.
Dusty Rhodes is one of the seven men to be enlisted into the Hall of Fame of Professional Wrestling (2017), WCW (1995), WWE(2007), and Wrestling Observer Newsletter (1996). He died at the age of 69 on 11 June 2015 due to kidney failure.
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What Nationality are Cody Rhodes’s Parents?
Cody Rhodes’s parents, Michelle Rubio Runnels and Dusty Rhodes are American nationals.
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FAQ's On Cody Rhodes Parents
A. Michelle Rubio is Cody Rhodes' real mom.
A. Cody Rhodes is American by nationality.
A. Dusty Rhodes was an American.
A. Cody and Dustin Rhodes have different mothers.
A. Cody Rhodes has one half-brother, Dustin Rhodes.
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