Cody Rhodes net worth, age, height

Facts About Cody Rhodes’ Neck Tattoo, Relationship, Wrestling Career & More

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Last Updated on April 2, 2024 by Avik Das

After Cody Rhodes’ WWE return, he has made a big fuss in the wrestling world, showing nothing is impossible in the professional wrestling industry. Cody Rhodes was one of the reasons why All Elite Wrestling was created in 2019. In fact, Cody Rhodes was the Executive Vice President of AEW.

However, things drastically changed in 2022 when he shockingly left AEW. Following his departure from the company, Cody Rhodes’ WWE return took place. At WrestleMania 38 he had a match with Seth Rollins and he made his return on the same night. Needless to say, Cody Rhodes has been booked better than Tony Khan did, making him a main event star and biggest babyface of the WWE at the moment. While Cody Rhodes is rejuvenating his career, these are some facts about the American Nightmare.

# Cody Rhodes’ Net Worth Is $ 4 Million

Cody Rhodes WWE has been wrestling for sixteen years, making his debut in 2006. In his first stint in WWE, Cody Rhodes had a tenure of ten years. He signed for OVW in 2006 and then wrestled on the main roster. Even though he wasn’t among the highest-paid names in WWE back then, he earned his name and became one of the highest-paid wrestlers of AEW. Cody Rhodes’s net worth is $4 million. After signing a new deal with WWE, The American Nightmare earns a handsome $3million a year, making him one of the highest-paid names on the WWE roster.

# Cody Rhodes’ Age Is 36

Since Cody Rhodes started his wrestling career back in 2006, he was relatively young when he started his career. The younger son of Dusty Rhodes was born on 30 June 1985, making him 38 years old at the moment. Considering Cody Rhodes has been around for such a long time, it is surprising that Cody Rhodes is still in his mid-30s. Needless to say, he still has a long wrestling career ahead in WWE.

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# Cody Rhodes’ Wife Is Brandi Rhodes

Well, Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes are one of the most popular wrestling couples in the wrestling world at the moment. Cody Rhodes is from a wrestling family, as his father is the WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who is also known as The American Dream. His brother is Dustin Rhodes, who is better known as Goldust in WWE. Brandi Rhodes is the better-half of Cody Rhodes, and the couple has been married for nine years. The couple tied knots in 2013. They have a child together.

# Cody Rhodes Is 6’2″

Cody Rhodes is considered to be one of the best wrestlers of the current generation and rightfully so, he claims the tag.  Cody Rhodes’ WWE return has made it more obvious, and he has been regularly giving good matches in the squared circle. Cody Rhodes might not be among conventional big men WWE loves pushing, but he isn’t small either. Cody Rhodes height is 6 feet and 2 inches or 188 cm. Cody Rhodes weight is around 220 pounds or 100 kg.

# He Was In Indies & ROH

While people know that Cody Rhodes has been part of the two biggest promotions in the world, WWE and AEW, there is more than that. Right after leaving WWE in 2016, he wrestled in various promotions around the world. Besides wrestling in the independent circuit, he performed in Ring of Honor, TNA, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He also won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship once and the ROH World Championship in his career.

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# The Back Story Of His Neck Tattoo

Cody Rhodes neck tattoo was a talking point in the wrestling world when he got it done in 2020. He tattooed a skull-like design with an American flag on it. When he got the tattoo done, the fans as well as the wrestlers criticized it. Cody Rhodes neck tattoo has a reason behind it. The design of his tattoo has become a trademark sign of his, as he also uses it in WWE nowadays. It has been done to establish his own brand and identity as the American Nightmare.

# Why Did Cody Rhodes Leave AEW?

Cody Rhodes was one of the important members of the foundation of AEW, but when he left AEW in February 2022, most people couldn’t believe it. Given how important Rhodes’ role was and how he took shots at WWE, his departure from AEW, that too for the previous company seemed unfathomable, but it happened. Cody Rhodes wanted to leave for the big one, which he explained in a tweet. Also, he was struck in the mid-card with TNT Title, so it was possibly another reason.

# Cody Rhodes Won WWE Tag Team Titles With Different Tag Team Partners

In his first run, Cody Rhodes WWE didn’t win any world title. Nevertheless, he had a fair share of success in the mid-card division, especially in the tag team division. Cody Rhodes won the WWE Tag Team Titles six times in his career with four different partners. He won the twin belts with the likes of Drew McIntyre, Goldust, Hardcore Holly, and Tes DiBiase Jr. Cody Rhodes also won the WWE International Championship twice. If he wins a world title and US Championship, he can become a Grand Slam Champion.

# Cody Rhodes Legally Changed His Name

Cody Rhodes was born Cody Garrett Runnels, the son of Virgil Runnels, better known as Dusty Rhodes. But Cody probably had thought about his possible future in professional wrestling, so he legally changed his name when he was a teenager. After changing his name, he became Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes. While he kept his original surname as well as the middle name, he added his father’s ring name to his legally, which helped him in his wrestling career later when he grew up.

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