Overview

• Brandi Rhodes shared on Aug. 29 that she and Cody Rhodes welcomed a daughter named Leilani Ella Runnels.
• The couple kept the pregnancy private before the public announcement.
• Leilani is their second child, joining four-year-old Liberty Iris, born in June 2021.
• Cody Rhodes has been off WWE television since Aug. 8 after Drew McIntyre hit him with a Claymore through the announce table on SmackDown.
• Given the newborn’s arrival, outlets report he is unlikely to appear at SmackDown in France or the Clash in Paris event, with a ready-made McIntyre feud set for his return.