Cody Rhodes

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Cody Rhodes
An image of Cody Rhodes.
Statistics
Ring name(s) Cody Rhodes[1]
Cody Runnels[1]
Height 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Billed weight 232 lb (105 kg)[2]
Born June 30, 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 22)[1][3]
Marietta, Georgia[4]
Resides Louisville, Kentucky
Billed from Charlotte, North Carolina[2]
Trained by Dusty Rhodes
Al Snow
OVW
Debut May 13, 2006

Cody Garrett Runnels[1][3] (born June 30, 1985),[1][3] better known by his ring name Cody Rhodes, is an American professional wrestler currently signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to its RAW brand, where he is one half of the reigning World Tag Team Champions with Hardcore Holly.[5]

Runnels is the son of Dusty Rhodes as well as the half-brother of Dustin Rhodes and brother of Kevin.[6] He is also nephew to Jerry Sags and Fred Ottman (better known as "Typhoon" or "Tugboat"), and godson of Magnum T.A..[1][6]

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Early life

Cody had a successful high school wrestling career, attending Lassiter High School. He won the Georgia state tournament his Junior year at 189 lb (going undefeated) and successfully defended the 189 lb title his Senior year.[7]

Career

Ohio Valley Wrestling

Runnels formed a Tag Team with Shawn Spears in mid-August 2006[3] and began feuding with Deuce 'N Domino for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship, capturing the gold from Deuce 'N Domino twice -- on October 18 and December 13, 2006.[8]

While still OVW Southern Tag Champions, a rift developed between Cody and partner Spears.[3] The two began to feud after Spears became jealous of Cody's success as a singles wrestler.[3] This started when Cody won the OVW Heavyweight Championship from Paul Burchill at a house show on February 17, 2007,[9] only to lose it back the next day.[9] Spears went on to win the OVW Television Championship in response. On March 31, 2007 at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony Cody, alongside Dustin, inducted their father Dusty Rhodes into the Hall of Fame.[10] On April 11, the duo lost the Southern Tag Titles. Cody went on to defeat his now heated rival on July 6, 2007, to become the new OVW Television Champion. Cody would then lose the TV Title back to Spears exactly one week later.[11]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Cody Rhodes looks on angrily as the referee admonishes William Regal during a bout in late 2007
Cody Rhodes looks on angrily as the referee admonishes William Regal during a bout in late 2007

On June 30, 2007, Rhodes participated in a Dark Match before SmackDown!'s television tapings, in a match where he defeated Daivari.[3] In that match with Daivari, he was hit with an elbow to the head and had a severe cut; after the match, he was carried by the referees to the back of the arena to get stitches.[12]

On the July 2, edition of RAW, Cody appeared backstage with his father Dusty Rhodes and Randy Orton, where Orton introduced himself to Cody and then slapped Dusty Rhodes as a sign of disrespect.[13] On July 9, Cody slapped Orton in return.[14] The following week, Cody faced Orton in his debut WWE match with his father at ringside, but was pinned after an RKO.[15] Cody appeared at The Great American Bash to prevent further damage to his father from Orton.[16] The next night on RAW Cody challenged Orton to a rematch from the previous week, only to be pinned again in a losing effort. Randy followed this up by kicking Cody's father in the head, similar to how he kayfabe nearly ended the careers of Rob Van Dam and Shawn Michaels.[17]

After a 0-2 start on live television, Cody was told by Jonathan Coachman on the July 30 edition of RAW that if he did not win his next match he would be fired. Soon after, Cody had his first victory by pinning Daivari, while sporting a badly bruised left eye.[18] This started a feud with Daivari. Two weeks later, he defeated Charlie Haas and the next week defeated Shelton Benjamin, both members of The World's Greatest Tag Team, and was assaulted by them after defeating Benjamin.[19][20] The next week, he, Paul London and Brian Kendrick beat The World's Greatest Tag Team and Daivari in a 6 man tag match.[21] One week later, Rhodes teamed up with Mickie James to defeat Daivari and Jillian Hall, with Rhodes executing a flowing snap DDT on Daivari to get the pinfall.[22] He also went to the aid of John Cena's father, Mr. Cena, who was in a match against Randy Orton, but received a beating himself at the hands of Orton.[23]

Three weeks later, he began a feud with Hardcore Holly and lost three consecutive matches to him.[24][25][26] He eventually earned Holly's respect, and the two formed a tag team.[27][28] They earned a shot at the World Tag Team titles by defeating Paul London and Brian Kendrick and The Highlanders in a WWE.com exclusive match after an Alabama Slam.[29] They fought against the Tag Champs Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch at Survivor Series 2007, in what was be Cody Rhodes first on-screen title shot, and first pay-per-view match, but were unsuccessful.[30]

On the November 19, 2007 episode of RAW, Rhodes faced Hardcore Holly for a fourth time in an attempt to finally defeat his tenured senior.[31] Rhodes finally managed to defeat Hardcore Holly in this match, however, immediately following the pinfall, Randy Orton incapacitated both Rhodes and Holly with the RKO.[31]

On December 10, 2007, on the Raw 15th Anniversary special episode, Rhodes along with Hardcore Holly defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch for the World Tag Team Championship, marking Rhodes' first championship in WWE.[5][32] The following week, Rhodes and Holly retained their titles, in their first title defense, against Cade and Murdoch.[33] They have also successfully defended the championships against the teams of Santino Marella and Carlito and Paul London and Brian Kendrick.

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Attire
  • Cody has worn wrestling gear that is half polka dots and half gold, which is a tribute to his father Dusty Rhodes and his half brother Dustin "Goldust" Runnels, respectively.
  • Cody's current WWE attire consists of a pair trunks with his his initials (C.R.) written on them. The colors change regularly and also he now wears a black elbow pad on his right arm like his father Dusty used to.

Championships and accomplishments

Rhodes as World Tag Team Champion
Rhodes as World Tag Team Champion

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cody Rhodes Profile. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  2. ^ a b c WWE: Superstars > Raw > Cody Rhodes > Bio. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Cody Rhodes. Buddy TV. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  4. ^ Cody Rhodes Bio (with images). Accelerator. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  5. ^ a b c History Of The World Tag Team Championship. WWE.
  6. ^ a b Bio. Wrestlings Greatest. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  7. ^ Lassiter High School Wrestling Wall of Fame. Lassiter High School. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
  8. ^ Ohio Valley Wrestling 2006 results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  9. ^ a b Cody Rhodes Bio. Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  10. ^ WWE Hall of Fame 2007 Induction Ceremony. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  11. ^ Ohio Valley Wrestling 2007 results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  12. ^ Cody Rhodes Injured. PWUnleashed. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  13. ^ Andrew Rote (July 2, 2007). A matter of time. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  14. ^ Lennie DiFino (July 9, 2007). Bulldozed in the Bayou. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  15. ^ Corey Clayton (July 16, 2007). Hardy makes The Bash family night with victory. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  16. ^ Louie Dee (July 22, 2007). A Great American Nightmare. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  17. ^ Corey Clayton (July 23, 2007). One bad apple leads to Dominator destruction. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  18. ^ Bryan Robinson (July 30, 2007). Mind games before SummerSlam. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  19. ^ Greg Adkins (August 13, 2007). Rhodes keeps on rolling. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  20. ^ Corey Clayton (August 20, 2007). Royally wrong. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  21. ^ Greg Adkins (August 27, 2007). All the rage. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  22. ^ Greg Adkins (September 3, 2007). Bulldozer-Slayer. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  23. ^ Bryan Robinson (September 17, 2007). The father, the son and the WWE Championship. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  24. ^ Corey Clayton (September 24, 2007). Raw gets Hardcore with Holly's return. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  25. ^ Greg Adkins (October 1, 2007). Rhodes Redux. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  26. ^ Greg Adkins (October 17, 2007). United Kingdom Come. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
  27. ^ Corey Clayton (October 22, 2007). R-E-S-P-E-C-T?. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  28. ^ Greg Adkins (October 29, 2007). Rhodes Warrior. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  29. ^ Greg Adkins (November 15, 2007). Reluctant Partnership. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  30. ^ Greg Adkins (November 18, 2007). "Good ol' boys" rule. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  31. ^ a b Greg Adkins (November 19, 2007). Role Reversal. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
  32. ^ Corey Clayton (December 10, 2007). Rhodes and Holly golden on Raw’s 15th Anniversary. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
  33. ^ Greg Adkins (December 17, 2007). Pair of Aces. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
  34. ^ OVW Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  35. ^ OVW Heavyweight Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  36. ^ OVW Southern Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  37. ^ OVW Southern Tag Team Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  38. ^ OVW Television Championship History at Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
  39. ^ OVW Television Championship History at Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.

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