“A lot of times when people are released or, unfortunately, get fired, they almost scramble for what it is they are going to do next. I think when you are no longer working under a big, corporate umbrella, you have to be your own brand, your own enterprise. That was my thought process before I left.”

American professional wrestler

Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE and appears on the SmackDown brand. He co-founded All Elite Wrestling, where he worked as both a wrestler and an executive vice president from 2019 to 2022. His career has centered on major American wrestling promotions and the roles he has held within them.