Surprise! Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes have welcomed a new baby into the world.
On Friday, Brandi Rhodes posted the following on Twitter/X, revealing the couple has a new daughter named Leilani Ella Runnels.
“Welcome to the world Leilani Ella Runnels. We are in love,” Brandi Rhodes wrote. “Thank you God for answered prayers. Cody + Brandi + Libby + Lani = ❤️”
Cody Rhodes also commented on the joyous occasion, writing the following:
“Three taps on the ground,” Rhodes added. “My Leilani ?”
This is the second child for Cody and Brandi, who also share a daughter named Liberty (“Libby”), born in 2021.
Cody Rhodes has been absent from WWE TV
Cody Rhodes won the Undisputed WWE Championship back from John Cena at night two of SummerSlam in New Jersey. However, Rhodes has not been seen on WWE television for several weeks, as Drew McIntyre took him out with a Claymore on the SmackDown after SummerSlam. Many assumed this was done to set up a match at WWE Clash In Paris, but Rhodes has remained absent and does not have a match on the card.
McIntyre was recently a special guest on the Huge Pop podcast with Donnie Dasilva and former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas. During the interview, the Scottish Psychopath shared the reason why he attacked Cody Rhodes, confirming he was chasing the title.
“Back on SmackDown, where it’s a WWE Championship… The title I helped during the pandemic the entire time, the title I won… The guy that’s got…. It’s the one I want to beat for Cody Rhodes. 20-year you know, relationship with him and I, former tag team champions as kids… Former chosen ones, I guess… For the future, John chosen ones had to choose ourselves. But different destinations we’re at right now, where I open my eyes to the truth about so many things that he’s so desperate to be like, so desperate for attention,” McIntyre said.
He added, “I wonder if they want to take the title off him… And teach him the hard way the reality of the wrestling world, the reality of the world, because he’s still in the mindset I was in 2020. So I’m excited possibly getting my hands on him.” [H/T WrestlingNews.co]
Rhodes is also reported to be cast as Guile in the new Street Fighter film, which may extend his absence from television. It’s currently unknown when Cody will return to WWE TV.
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