WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes was a wrestling athlete back in his high school days. Moreover, he also had an impressive record to boast about. However, The American Nightmare recently unveiled a fraudulent part of his record that diminishes its value.
Cody Rhodes appeared on the latest episode of the Pat McAfee Show, where the show’s host and WWE commentator, McAfee, brought up Rhodes’ high school amateur wrestling record of 101 wins and two losses. QB1 even added that he was only taken down four times as an amateur wrestler.
Shedding light on another fact, he said that in the southern parts of the US, the competition isn’t really very challenging. Calling it the fraudulent part of his record, he said that when he met other kids from different states known for wrestling, like Pennsylvania, in summer camps, he ended up getting utterly dominated.
That amateur wrestling record though that here’s the fraudulent part. That was in high school in the South. Competition’s not as stiff as you get in the Midwest, and you know some spots out in California. I’d go to these gold medal camps over the summer, and I would get dog walked.
Cody Rhodes claimed that he was good enough not to get pinned, but the others were way better than him. The American Nightmare noted that his mother always wanted him to commit to Penn State University, something he had almost done, but later chose to go to acting school instead.
We looked up your amateur wrestling record in high school..
"101-2 and only taken down 4 times..
I was obsessed" ~ @CodyRhodes #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/GqYXON8Uw3
The Undisputed WWE Champion also revealed that at these camps, he was the only kid from his state. The camp instructor was once asking kids to crab walk across the wrestling gym by calling out the names of their states, and Rhodes was the lone participant hailing from Georgia.
Cody Rhodes Gives a Shoutout to Two Top Students of His Pro Wrestling School
While Cody Rhodes was a lone kid from his state in the pro wrestling camps he attended, he now operates a pro wrestling school called The Nightmare Factory. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the school is affiliated with the WWEID program.
Recently, the Undisputed Champion gave a shoutout to two students of The Nightmare Factory who, according to him, are its best alumni. One of them is a female wrestler named Havoc Brooke, and the other is a male wrestler named Mike Cunningham. Posting stories on Instagram about them, QB1 wrote that he is proud of them.
@CodyRhodes gives a shoutout to two wrestlers who trained at his pro wrestling school, The Nightmare Factory. Brooke Havoc and Mike Cunningham pic.twitter.com/MDZkAH5cRA
Havoc has wrestled some matches in the AEW, with her most recent match taking place in October 2024 at the AEW Collision against Jamie Hayter. On the other hand, Cunningham was one of the few wrestlers who had attended the WWE tryouts during this year’s SummerSlam week. So far, it isn’t known if Cunningham was offered a deal following the tryouts.
Cody Rhodes Expresses His Thoughts on His Matches Against John Cena
Speaking in the same episode of the Pat McAfee Show, Cody Rhodes talked about his encounters with John Cena at WrestleMania 41 and the 2025 SummerSlam. He noted that he saw his rematch in August as a continuation of the WM41 bout against the veteran.
I hate saying this, but part of the beauty of how great that match is, was the lack of a match that really took place at WrestleMania in a sense. [H/T WrestleTalk]
He also highlighted how the lack of a good match at WM41 greatly contributed to the success of the street fight he had against Cena at SummerSlam. Cody Rhodes stated that sometimes the long game is the real game in pro wrestling. Now, Rhodes will soon face Seth Rollins at Crown Jewel as part of another long game, but this time, for the Men’s Crown Jewel Championship.
Do you think Cody Rhodes will be able to become a two-time Crown Jewel Champion in Perth, Australia? Or do you think that this is the year Seth Rollins will shine again and finally establish supremacy over The American Nightmare? Pour your thoughts down in the comments.
