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There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Cody Rhodes wasn’t known as the “American Nightmare,” an AEW Evp, the hottest act on the independent scene, or even Stardust, but instead a member of the Rhodes Scholars, his mildly popular tag team with Damien Sandow that is more famous for not appearing at WrestleMania […]

When news broke that John Cena was officially returning to the WWE Universe not just for an appearance on the first SmackDown of the month of September, broadcast to fans around the world from Hershey, Pennsylvania, but for a confirmed match at Superstar Spectacle in India on September 8th, it left fans from all over […]

WrestleMania 40 tickets went on sale this past week, and already the response has been nothing but spectacular. As of last Friday, the official start date of ticket sales after a few presales throughout the week, WWE had sold more than 90,000 tickets, as per Darren Rovell. That’s an absolutely astonishing number and one that […]

When Cody Rhodes was selected as a member of the RAW roster during the 2023 WWE Draft, fans wondered what it could mean for his aspirations to be the man that finally unseats Roman Reigns as both the “Head of the Table” but also as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Would Rhodes be jumping from […]

When Cody Rhodes came up short in the main event of WrestleMania 39, it served as an inflection point in his professional wrestling career. After spending months hyping up the match, talking to seemingly anyone with a microphone about past, present, and hopefully future, the “American Nightmare” saw his night end with a whimper, not […]

When Cody Rhodes left WWE to test his mettle on the indies in a move that now looks like one of the defining decisions in both WWE and independent wrestling history, something changed about his character presentation: the addition of Brandi Rhodes to his act. Granted, it was no secret that Rhodes was in a […]

After taking care of business against Brock Lesnar and working a trios match on RAW with Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura against the men of The Judgment Day, Cody Rhodes was afforded his first crack at televised singles action against Finn Balor since all the way back in April, when the two wrestled a match […]

When Cody Rhodes returned from injury at the 2023 Royal Rumble, it added a very big fish to a pond that was already feeling increasingly small. Suddenly, Rhodes secured a guaranteed main event title shot at WrestleMania 39, a decision made easy considering Roman Reigns already held both of WWE’s world championships, and after over […]

With SummerSlam officially in the rearview, fans, pundits, and former pro wrestlers alike are looking back on the “biggest show of the summer,” with matches like Cody Rhodes’ effort against the “Beast Incarnate,” Brock Lesnar drawing particular praise both for the work in the ring and for the aftermatch of angle that seemingly saw the […]

After finally securing his clean WWE win over Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes decided to celebrate his efforts, dedication, and unending will to become a babyface champion in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he kicked off a commercial-free hour of RAW with one of his patented promos. But first, in true Rhodes fashion, the “American Nightmare” […]

When Cody Rhodes took the ring against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, it had the potential to be something special. After going 1-1 in his previous two contests with the “Beast Incarnate,” with more than a few unscheduled beatdowns popping up in between, Rhodes had a chance to end his feud with the multi-time Heavyweight Champion, […]

After securing the rubber match victory over Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar locked eyes. What would happen? Would Lesnar take the loss poorly, snap, and beat the you-know-what out of the “American Nightmare,” as he has a tendency to do? Or would he instead simply walk out of the ring and […]

When Cody Rhodes marched down to the SummerSlam ring to the anthemic notes of his theme song, “Kingdom,” it was all smiles from the “American Nightmare.” Though he didn’t exactly tell the kids shaking his hands that they should say their prayers and eat their vitamins, Rhodes was in full-on red, white, and blue babyface […]

Theoretically, when Cody Rhodes returned to WWE from AEW, he would have had less control over his character, right? Like, as an EVP in WWE’s first true challenger since WCW, Rhodes had a ton of say over what he did and didn’t want to do, with this creative disconnect with Tony Khan likely playing into […]

When Dave Meltzer reported that WWE was planning a “huge stipulation” for the SummerSlam rubber match between Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar, fans were hyped to see what Paul “Triple H” Levesque had in store for the “Grandson of a Plummer” and the “Beast Incarnate” in the Motor City. Well, with the final SmackDown before […]

After watching wrestling fans take London by storm for the 14th running of Money in the Bank, the WWE Universe will soon descent on the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan, for SummerSlam to see who will come out on top of the biggest show of the summer and who will have to return to the proverbial […]

When Cody Rhodes took the ring for the main event of WrestleMania 39, there was a lot on the line. With three-straight slaps to the mat, Rhodes could secure the belt his father never won, end Roman Reigns‘ Undisputed World Heavyweight  Championship reign before it hit 1,000 days, and secure one of the biggest, if […]

Though they’ve only shared the screen for a few moments in 2023, there is, was, and seemingly will forever be tension brewing under the surface between Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes at the top of the RAW roster. On paper, it makes sense, right? Rollins knocked Rhodes out of action for six months in the […]

At SummerSlam, Drew McIntyre is going to either secure a very big win the likes of which alters the WWE record books forever, as Gunther will be just 33 days away from overcoming Honky Tonk Man’s 454-day record with the Intercontinental Championship, or he will drop the ball, drop the match, and drop down the […]

After weeks and weeks and weeks of anticipation, American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes has finally hit Peacock screens around the world. Suddenly, fans can see what all of the fuss has been about, how much WWE decided to color Cody Rhodes‘ story to paint themselves in a better light, and most importantly of all, how […]

With SummerSlam officially less than a week away, Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes were afforded one final chance to discuss their forthcoming match in Detroit, Michigan; a match Corey Graves officially labeled a rubber match of their feud on commentary. Soon, all of the backstage brawls will have been fought, all the promos will be […]

Though he refused to acknowledge it at the time, except, of course, in the most subtle, meta way possible, Cody Rhodes has slowly but surely trickled out information about what brought him from AEW to WWE back in 2022 and what his heel run could have been had he stuck it out in the promotion […]

Cody Rhodes is a professional wrestler in WWE. Now granted, it certainly feels like he does a whole lot more than just that, as he does a ton of media for the company, makes charity appearances for Make-A-Wish and others, and even runs a wrestling academy on the side with his former AEW coworker QT […]

With 1,926 professional wrestling matches and counting on his resume, 1532 in WWE, 394 in AEW, and other promotions around the world, Cody Rhodes has wrestled almost every top-tier professional wrestler on the planet right now. He’s wrestled AEW’s top guys like Kenny Omega, Sammy Guevara, Chris Jericho, and his brother Dustin in his first-ever […]

If you’ve seen a commercial advertising for the new Peacock documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, you might recall seeing Kevin Owens declare, “Vince McMahon flew to his house to get him back, not many people can say they did that.” Now, for savvy wrestling fans, this conversation was common knowledge, as let’s just say […]

When Cody Rhodes came up short versus Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39, the 80,000-plus fans at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, were at a loss for words. Now sure, some fans were stoked on the continued dominance of the “Tribal Chief,” with more than a few shouting out “We the 1s” as they exited the […]

When Cody Rhodes returned to WWE, it was to wrestle Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 38. On paper, the pairing was perfect; Rhodes has desperately wanted to be an old-school Hulk Hogan-style babyface for years now, and he was tasked with standing opposite a man so comically committed to being a villain he would routinely rip […]

When did Cody Rhodes know he was leaving AEW to return to the WWE Universe? Did he go through the flaming table versus Andrade in Georgia? Or how about when he won the TNT Championship at the 2021 Holiday Bash? When he suited up as Fuego II to wrestle a dark match as Too Fast […]

After taking an absolute beating at the hands of Brock Lesnar on the previous edition of RAW, Cody Rhodes decided to address the WWE Universe once more, this time knowing that the “Beast Incarnate” won’t be charging the ring to make another meme at his expense. With his match at the biggest show of the […]

While promoting his new documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes at its premier in Atlanta, Georgia, Cody Rhodes made headlines when he told Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture that he felt he was competing with Seth Rollins to become the babyface on the RAW roster. Was Rhodes caught up in the moment? Eh, maybe a […]

As the professional wrestling world gears up for Cody Rhodes‘ Peacock documentary American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes, fans, wrestlers, and pundits alike have been reflecting on the second-generation WWE Superstar’s career, including Booker T, who believes he deserves some credit for getting the “Grandson of a Plummer” where he is today. Sitting down with an […]

After becoming the hottest act on RAW for about three months following his return at the 2023 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes suddenly finds himself in the middle of a very fierce pack on WWE’s flagship show, with not one, not two, but three feuds currently occupying his time. At the top of the list? Brock […]

The Miz is a very busy guy; he’s a WWE Superstar, one of just two two-time Grand Slam Champions in WWE history, the star of Miz and Mrs. on USA Network, and a participant in darn near any celebrity All-Star game that comes his way. And yet, outside of his in-ring responsibilities, The Miz wanted […]

Though WWE announced before RAW that Brock Lesnar would be in Atlanta to answer Cody Rhodes‘ challenge for a match at SummerSlam, that didn’t stop the “American Nightmare” from requesting the opening segment of WWE’s flagship show to discuss the match folks have been waiting to see, but not without making things incredibly personal for […]

As crazy as it may sound, The Miz is one of the most veteran active in-ring performers on the WWE roster right now. Initially signing up with the company all the way back in 2004, The Miz has wrestled in over 2,000 matches for WWE, according to Cagematch, and has a lengthy list of championship […]

After working 1,376 of his 1,440 professional wrestling matches in WWE, according to Cagematch, Mark Henry has settled into semi-retirement as a member of AEW, where he initially began working as a commentator on Rampage, then started interviewing wrestlers heading into the main event of the show, before curring together pre-taped packages that may not […]

Since returning to WWE in 2022 at WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes has worked 75 matches, nine on a Premium Live Event, 16 on television, and 40 more on house shows at various arenas across the United States, Europe, and beyond – a fact made all the more impressive when you consider he was out of […]

After spending the week advertising a big promo where Cody Rhodes would address the WWE Universe about his desire to wrestle Brock Lesnar once more, the “American Nightmare” took the ring during the third hour of RAW to lay out his exact intentions to the thousands of fine folks in Buffalo, the millions more fans […]

In terms of professional wrestling history, Cody Rhodes has accomplished almost everything a performer could hope to in their career. He’s held gold all over the world, with 16 different title belts held over 23 different reigns, wrestled at nine different WrestleManias, and even helped to launch WWE’s first true competitor in 20 years in […]