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Cody Garrett Runnels (born June 30, 1985), better known by the ring name Cody Rhodes, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently working for WWE under the ring name Stardust. He is the son of late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and the half-brother of fellow WWE wrestler Goldust. After an amateur wrestling career that resulted in becoming a two-time Georgia state champion, he followed his father and older brother's footsteps into the professional ranks and joined WWE.
After becoming a Triple Crown Champion in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's developmental territory at the time, he was elevated to the main roster, where he has been a two-time Intercontinental Champion and a six-time tag team champion (three World Tag Team Championships and three WWE Tag Team Championships). Along with Goldust, he also won the 2013 Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award.
Runnels was born in Marietta, Georgia. He had a successful high school wrestling career, attending Lassiter High School. He placed sixth in the 171 lb (78 kg) division as a sophomore. As a junior, he won the Georgia state tournament at 189 lb (86 kg) in 2003, and repeated as champion his senior year. He had planned to wrestle collegiately at Pennsylvania State University, but decided to become a professional wrestler instead. During his time in high school, Runnels also acted as a referee in his father's Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling promotion. After graduating high school, Runnels attended an acting school.
Randall Keith "Randy" Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor who has been employed by WWE since 2001, but is on hiatus due to injury as of February 2016. He is a 12-time world champion, having held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship eight times and the World Heavyweight Championship four times. He was the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship.
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and his uncle Barry Orton all competed in the professional wrestling business. Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice.
Orton became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut, which quickly led to a Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. He also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting and then physically attacking WWE Hall of Famers and wrestling veterans. At age 24, he became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, he departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, they held the World Tag Team Championship.
Actors: C.M. Punk (actor), Shawn Michaels (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Randy Orton (actor), John Layfield (actor), Jerry Lawler (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), John Cena (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Paul Heyman (actor), Cody Runnels (actor),
Plot: After being sidelined for 2 months with a severe elbow injury, a determined John Cena returns to challenge Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title. Will hustle, loyalty, and respect be enough to overcome the odds or will Del Rio's menacing cross arm breaker put Cena on the shelf for good?
Keywords: tv-specialActors: Randy Orton (actor), Jason Reso (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Jerry Lawler (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Tom Laughlin (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), John Cena (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Mark Henry (actor),
Plot: After a faux retirement speech, a vicious attack revealed Mark Henry's true objective... becoming WWE Champion. Can John Cena overcome size and momentum to stay out of the Hall of Pain, or will The World's Strongest Man put a most elusive stamp on his near two-decade career?
Keywords: bank, ladder, tv-specialActors: Jason Reso (actor), Vickie Guerrero (actress), Layla El (actress), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Elizabeth Carolan (actress), Jesus Rodriguez (actor), Paul Lloyd Jr. (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Dalip Singh (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), John Cena (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Elizabeth Carolan (actress),
Genres: Action,Actors: John Cena (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Randy Orton (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Justin Roberts (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Paul Wight (actor), Layla El (actress), Lilián García (actress), Vickie Guerrero (actress), Booker Huffman (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Randy Orton (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Josh Lomberger (actor), John Cena (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), John Hennigan (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Matthew Kaye (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Paul Levesque (actor), C.M. Punk (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: John Cena (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Randy Orton (actor), C.M. Punk (actor), Jason Reso (actor), Justin Roberts (actor), Cody Runnels (actor), Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah (actor), Barbie Blank (actress), Vickie Guerrero (actress), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Jake Hager (actor), John Hennigan (actor), Mark Henry (actor),
Genres: Sport,Actors: Mark Calaway (actor), Carlos Colón Jr. (actor), Arn Anderson (actor), Michael Buffer (actor), Steve Borden (actor), John Cena (actor), Kurt Angle (actor), Charles Ashenoff (actor), Muhammad Ali (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Marcus Bagwell (actor), Antonio Banks (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), André the Giant (actor), Adam Copeland (actor),
Genres: Action,