Brandi Rhodes

Brandi made her in ring debut on the October 28th episode of Impact Wrestling alongside her husband Cody against Maria and Mike Bennett in an mixed tag team match.

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 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.

While working as a model after completing her master's degree, Reed was invited to a WWE tryout in 2011.

She signed a developmental contract with WWE in March 2011 and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).

The following month, she debuted under the ring name Brandi, accompanying Lucky Cannon at an FCW house show.

On May 12, she began working as a ring announcer on weekly episodes of Superstars.

On July 11, Reed also began announcing duties on NXT, under the ring name Eden Stiles.

She filled in as the ring announcer for SmackDown on the July 15 and November 11 episodes.

Her only match took place on July 16 at FCW Summer SlamaRama, where she was involved in a battle royal, which was won by Sonia.

In December, at her request, Reed was released from her WWE contract.

In November 2013, Rhodes announced on Twitter that she would be returning to WWE.

Her ring name was shortened to Eden and resumed her role as a ring announcer, first appearing on NXT.

In February 2014, Eden began a video blog, which ran until January 2015 and was published on the WWE website.

In October 2014, Eden became the regular ring announcer and backstage interviewer for SmackDown and Main Event.

In late-March 2015, Eden made her pay-per-view ring announcing debut at WrestleMania 31, as well as becoming the backup ring announcer for Raw, while Lilian Garcia was recovering from surgery.

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.

On May 24, 2016, Rhodes was granted her release from WWE, just days after her husband Cody Rhodes also requested his release.

On June 3, 2016, it was announced that Rhodes would be in Cody Rhodes' corner in his match against Mike Bennett at "Wrestling Under the Stars" on August 26 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

On October 10, it was announced that Rhodes will make her singles wrestling debut against Jordynne Grace at Pro Wrestling Magic, defeating her on October 15.

On September 16, 2016, it was reported by TMZ that Rhodes had signed with TNA.

Three days later, TNA confirmed Rhodes' signing.

At Bound for Glory, Rhodes, alongside her husband Cody, made her TNA debut as a face, attacking Maria and her husband Mike Bennett to begin a feud between the two couples.

On July 15, 2017, she defeated Tessa Blanchard at Northeast Wrestling.

In 2018, she wrestled for United Kingdom promotion Fight Forever Wrestling and defeated Bea Priestley and Viper.

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.

Brandi Alexis Reed was born and raised in the Canton, Michigan, suburb of Detroit, Michigan, and has an older brother named Jason Reed.

She was a competitive figure skater for 17 years, beginning at the age of four.

As a sophomore in college, Reed stopped ice skating competitively to focus on academics and a future broadcasting career.

Reed graduated from the University of Michigan on a full-ride scholarship.

She worked as a local news reporter for two years before relocating to Miami, Florida, to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

While living in Miami, Reed completed a Master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Miami.

Rhodes made a surprise appearance alongside Britt Baker and Nyla Rose at Rise Wrestling in 2019, coming to the aid of Kylie Rae, and setting up a match between the three at Double or Nothing.