There are many things that keep Brandi Rhodes related to the world of professional wrestling. While she is known for her relationship with The American Nightmare – Cody Rhodes, she has a lot of achievements to her name. Her in-ring action performance wasn’t quite notable yet she has been able to make a great name for herself.
Brandi Rhodes has established herself as a very successful woman for her various contributions in and around the wrestling industry. She has also been an integral part of the industry in executive positions. Cody Rhodes’ wife also took the lead in starting various tasks and is thus recognized by many as a leader.
Brandi Rhodes’ early life and family
Brandi Rhodes was born in 1983 in Michigan. She has kept all the details regarding her parents away from the eyes of the public. She is a sister to Jason Reed and a cousin to Schuyler Andrews or Scorpio Sky as the wrestling industry widely knows him. Apart from this, nothing is known about Brandi Rhodes’ family.
Being a very dedicated individual, Brandi spent her early years learning various skills. She spent almost seventeen long years learning figure skating. After she reached high school, she spent her major time on academics and proved to be a brilliant student academically. Her excellent academic records awarded her with a scholarship during her tenure at the University.
Brandi Rhodes’ field of study mostly focused on journalism and is a master’s graduate in the same. After completing the same, she worked as a news reporter and a model establishing herself as a well-known face among many. Soon after, she was recognized by John Laurinaitis and he proposed to her to step into the world of pro wrestling. And here began Brandi Rhodes’ journey inside the squared circle.
What is Brandi Rhodes’ ethnicity?
Brandi Rhodes is an African-American by her ethnicity. She has often been prone to multiple negative comments for her dark complexion. Being in a competitive area for a long time, she knew the path to the top won’t be easy since people would judge her differently.
“What I imagined back then was that I would be the first black female figure skater to win the gold medal at the Olympics, so I had high hopes for being a ‘first,’ for sure. I definitely ended up in a different direction,” said Brandi Rhodes back in 2019.
The complexion was never able to subside the will and desire that Brandi had for her work. She went to face the world with complete determination and conquered it. Brandi has proved to be a massive supporter of her husband – Cody Rhodes and her father-in-law – Dusty Rhodes. It was Brandi who walked alongside Dusty at his WWE Hall Of Fame speech and also broke out the news of his demise in front of the WWE Universe.
During WrestleMania 31, Brandi Rhodes became the first African-American woman to work as a ring announcer at the ‘Grandest Stage Of Them All’ in the history of WWE. Her professional run also includes her quite successful runs as a model and has advertised various advertisements. She has also been a part of the reality show – WAGS Atlanta, a show which didn’t go quite well but gave Brandi exposure to reality television.