Cody Rhodes (birth name: Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes), the American Nightmare, is a Superstar from the SmackDown main roster as of April 2025. 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 (two times), the WWE Raw Tag Team Title (three times), and the World Tag Team Title (three 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 was also 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 2023 and 2024, which made him only the fourth grappler to achieve the feat.
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Who are Cody Rhodes’ Parents?
Dusty Rhodes ( birth name: Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.) is the father, and Michelle Rubio is the mother of Cody Rhodes.
Who is Cody Rhodes’ mother?
Michelle Rubio is the second wife of “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, and she came into the spotlight after she got married to Rhodes in 1978, via Fan Arch. 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 AEW Full Gear event in 2019. She was also involved in the storyline of WrestleMania 40 between The Rock, Roman Reigns, and his son Cody.
Who is Cody Rhodes’ 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 (one time), the NWA World Heavyweight Title (one time), the World Television Title (three times), the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title (two times), the NWA World Tag Team Title (two times), and numerous other titles in his professional career.
Dusty Rhodes is one of the seven men to be inducted 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, as per USA Network.
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What Nationality are Cody Rhodes’s Parents?
Cody Rhodes’ 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. Dustin Rhodes is 16 years older than Cody Rhodes, as per Sports Bible.
A. Cody and Dustin Rhodes have different mothers.
A. Cody and Dustin are half-brothers. They share the same father but different mother, via USA Network.
