Brandi Rhodes

Brandi Rhodes
Brandi Rhodes, c. 2011
Born
Brandi Alexis Reed[1]

(1983-06-23) June 23, 1983 (age 40)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA)
University of Miami (MA)
OccupationProfessional wrestler • professional wrestling ring announcer
Spouse
(m. 2013)
Children1
FamilyDusty Rhodes (father-in-law)
Dustin Rhodes (half-brother-in-law)
Ring name(s)Brandi[2]
Brandi Rhodes[3]
Eden[4]
Eden Stiles[4]
Billed height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[5]
Billed fromAnn Arbor, Michigan[6]
Atlanta, Georgia[7]
Canton, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan[8]
Los Angeles, California[9]
Marietta, Georgia[10]
Trained byNorman Smiley
Sara Del Rey[11]
DebutApril 2011
RetiredJuly 2023[12]

Brandi Alexis Runnels[13] (née Reed; born June 23, 1983), known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American ring announcer and retired professional wrestler. She is known for her time as the former chief brand officer and executive vice president (EVP) of wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she also performed as a wrestler.

She began her career in WWE, where she was assigned to the farm territory Florida Championship Wrestling. She worked as a ring announcer under the name of Eden Stiles. During that time, she married Cody Rhodes. After her husband left WWE in 2016, she left a few days later. During the following years, she worked as a wrestler in several promotions, most notably Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and World Wonder Ring Stardom. In 2019, she joined the newly created promotion All Elite Wrestling.

She was also a cast member on the E! reality television series WAGS Atlanta. Prior to her wrestling career, she was a figure skater and a television news anchor. Since retiring from active in ring competition, Brandi has dedicated herself to working for and bettering civil rights across the Americas.

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  12. ^ Van Vliet, Chris (July 26, 2023). Brandi Rhodes On Cody Returning To WWE, Will She Ever Wrestle Again?. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ "Jon Alba". Twitter. January 3, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2019.