Brandi Rhodes
Brandi Alexis Runnels (née Reed; born June 23, 1983), known professionally as Brandi Rhodes, is an American ring announcer and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE and 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.
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| Born | Brandi Alexis Reed June 23, 1983 Canton, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA) University of Miami (MA) |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler • professional wrestling ring announcer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Dusty Rhodes (father-in-law) Dustin Rhodes (half-brother-in-law) |
Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brandi Brandi Rhodes Eden Eden Stiles |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Billed from | Ann Arbor, Michigan Atlanta, Georgia Canton, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Los Angeles, California Marietta, Georgia |
| Trained by | Norman Smiley Sara Del Rey |
| Debut | April 2011 |
| Retired | February 2022 |
She began her career in WWE in 2011, 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 left AEW in February 2022, and subsequently retired from professional 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.