WWE Reportedly Scraps Crown Jewel Title Defense for Cody Rhodes
A new report indicates WWE will not have Cody Rhodes defend the Crown Jewel Championship at the upcoming PLE in Australia this October.
Cody Garrett Runnels Rhodes (born June 30, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. As of April 2022, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current WWE Champion in his second reign, as well as the incumbent King of the Ring. He is also known for co-founding and serving as executive vice president and wrestler with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) from 2019 until 2022.
The son of Dusty Rhodes and half-brother of Dustin Rhodes, he won two Georgia state high-school championships as an amateur wrestler in 2003 and 2004. He signed with WWE in 2006 and featured for its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Television Championship, OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (with Shawn Spears), and OVW Heavyweight Championship once each, becoming a Triple Crown Champion. Between 2007 and 2016, he won eight world tag team championships with five different partners and the Intercontinental Championship twice. During this time, he adopted various gimmicks, including performing as Stardust, a melodramatic spin-off of his brother's gimmick, Goldust. He departed WWE in 2016 and returned in 2022, and has since won the Royal Rumble…
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A new report indicates WWE will not have Cody Rhodes defend the Crown Jewel Championship at the upcoming PLE in Australia this October.
On SmackDown, Drew McIntyre justified his assault on Cody Rhodes, claiming provocation and accusing WWE of hiding the champion’s medical report.