Brandi Rhodes has become one of the most important figures in AEW with her role as a Chief Brand Officer. The work both on-screen and behind the scenes shows how important Brandi is to the company. WWE used her in the ring announcing position throughout her tenure there working with her husband Cody.

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Various stories have come out throughout the years about Brandi trying to make her way in wrestling. The fascinating moments showcase just how many noteworthy moments have featured her. Brandi’s journey from WWE to AEW has seen us learning more about her. Find out more about AEW’s CBO during her time behind the scenes. The following backstage stories will spotlight more information about Brandi in wrestling.

10 Didn't Tell Cody Baby's Gender Before AEW Pyro Reveal

Cody and Brandi Rhodes

A recent segment on Dynamite featured Cody Rhodes and Brandi Rhodes revealing the gender of their future child. AEW claimed Cody had no idea and would discover it with the color of the pyro as they made their way to the ring.

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Cody confirmed that Brandi refused to let him know the gender before the show due to a past mistake of his. The news of Brandi getting pregnant saw Cody sharing it with many wrestlers when they agreed not to.

9 Temporarily Left Social Media Due To Cyberbullying

Brandi Rhodes

Brandi Rhodes has developed a polarizing reputation in the wrestling community since becoming part of AEW management. The on-screen work of Brandi was criticized in the early stages of AEW with criticism turning into hate.

Rhodes deleted her social media pages for a short time during the height of the negativity. The comments from Brandi revealed that strongly racist and sexist comments ruined it for her. Fans did see her return to social media since then with hopefully less hateful messages.

8 Cody Impressed Her Before She Joined WWE

Cody Rhodes

The start of Brandi Rhodes’ journey in wrestling featured her being impressed by Cody Rhodes before signing a contract. Brandi was pitched the idea by her agent when discovering WWE was hiring a new set of female performers.

The research of watching a few WWE shows would see Cody standing out as one of the people she enjoyed. Brandi revealed to Renee Young that she was hoping Cody would notice her when she appeared before getting hired, but he did not at the time.

7 Her AEW Action Figure Became Top Seller On Secondary Market

Brandi Rhodes

Only a handful of AEW wrestlers were able to be part of the first wave of their action figures collection. Every brand with figures hopes to become successful items on the market since it will to their items becoming valuable products.

AEW scored success with the first wave thanks to names like Kenny Omega, Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes being the top names. Brandi Rhodes was another talent to see her figure sell out as part of the first wave. There were a few less Brandi figures made comparative to the top bigger names making it a huge hit on the secondary market.

6 Pitched Many Ideas To Ditch Ring Announcing

Brandi Rhodes

WWE mostly wanted to use Brandi Rhodes as a ring announcer and nothing more during her time there. Brandi hoped to become a character on-screen whether a manager or wrestler in the women’s division for her future.

Once Cody Rhodes left, Brandi wanted to walk out as well to end her time ring announcing. The desire to do more would see stints in Impact Wrestling and Ring of Honor before AEW. WWE loved her as a ring announcer and refused to listen to ideas for a change.

5 Was Victim Of Fake Story Regarding Kyle Rae's AEW Exit

Kylie Rae

One of the first controversial moments in AEW’s history featured the early exit of Kylie Rae. AEW pushed Rae as an early top face of the women’s division as a top signing when the company was formed. However, the absence following her first appearance would see Kylie quietly released.

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No news was confirmed, and rumors started claiming Brandi Rhodes bullied her leading to the end. Rae resurfaced in Impact Wrestling and made it clear it was due to her personal health. The same thing happened in Impact as fans learned to respect Kylie’s privacy.

4 QT Marshall Training Her Led To AEW Role

QT Marshall, Dustin Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes

Brandi Rhodes spent a lot of time training with different roles during her time on the independent circuit. QT Marshall became a source of her primary training sessions since it was based locally in Atlanta for her and Cody.

The great coaching of QT left an impact on both members of the Rhodes family when spending time at his school. Cody hired Marshall at the start of AEW with various important roles behind the scenes along with his on-screen matches.

3 Dusty Would Gossip With Her In NXT

Cody and Brandi Rhodes

Brandi Rhodes has shared quite a few fun stories about her relationship with Dusty Rhodes since dating Cody. The time ring announcing in NXT would see Brandi and Dusty working directly together even though Cody was on the main roster.

Dusty loved Brandi and went out of his way to have any interaction with her. Brandi shared that he would her call into the office when she was preparing for the events. Instead of having a meeting, Dusty would have with the average wrestler, he just wanted to share gossip about their peers in fun fashion.

2 Sammy Guevara Flirted With Her At His WWE Tryout

Sammy Guevara

One of the funniest AEW backstories featured Sammy Guevara playing a heel character making weird advances towards Brandi Rhodes. Guevara made out with an illustration of Brandi to get heat mocking Cody during a match.

The disgusted reaction of Brandi sold it perfectly, but there was a history there. Brandi revealed that she was the ring announcer for a show when Guevara was there for a tryout. The slight interaction between them featured Sammy winking at her in a flirtatious manner not knowing she was married to Cody.

1 WWE Turned Down Idea Of Cody & Her As Tony Stark & Pepper Potts

Cody and Brandi Rhodes

Cody and Brandi Rhodes both had ideas to change their situations at the end of WWE. Brandi wanted out of ring announcing and Cody was growing tired of the Stardust gimmick. Cody eventually left WWE when Vince McMahon refused to end Stardust.

One of the ideas of Cody would see a test vignette leak online of a new character with Brandi. The term “Rhodes Industries” was used with Cody and Brandi playing a heel version of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts from the Iron Man franchise. WWE did not approve it and the idea went nowhere.

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