Overview

• Brandi Rhodes announced on Aug. 29 that she and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes welcomed daughter Leilani Ella Runnels, writing, “We are in love. Thank you God for answered prayers.”
• The couple kept the pregnancy private, and Leilani joins their older daughter, Liberty, who is 4.
• Cody acknowledged the news by resharing Brandi’s post and posting a photo of Liberty wearing a hat that reads “Big Sister.”
• Rhodes has been off WWE television since Aug. 8 following an on-screen Claymore attack, which coverage notes likely served to explain his time away for the birth.
• Multiple outlets indicate he is expected to miss Friday’s SmackDown in France and the Clash in Paris event, as wrestlers like Natalya, Alexa Bliss, Gail Kim and Lillian Garcia offered congratulations.