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Bobby Roode
Canadian professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert "Bobby" Francis Roode Jr.[6] (born May 11, 1976)[1] is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a producer.[7] As an active wrestler in the WWE, he became a one-time NXT, United States and WWE 24/7 Champion, and a three-time Tag Team Champion (two reigns as Raw Tag Team Champion with Chad Gable and Dolph Ziggler and one as SmackDown Tag Team Champion with Ziggler).
Bobby Roode | |
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![]() Roode in April 2018 | |
Birth name | Robert Francis Roode Jr. |
Born | (1976-05-11) May 11, 1976 (age 48)[1] Peterborough, Ontario, Canada[2] |
Spouse(s) |
Tracey Roode ā (m. 1995) |
Children | 3 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bobby Roode[2][3] Bobby Rude[2] Lee Awesome[2] Robert Roode[4] Rudy Rude |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4] |
Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg)[4] |
Billed from | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[4] |
Trained by | Scott D'Amore[2] Shane Sewell[2] Val Venis[2] |
Debut | June 19, 1998[5] |
He is also known for his 12-year run for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He was a member of the stable Team Canada, and the tag team Beer Money, Inc., along with James Storm. Together they are five-time TNA World Tag Team Champions and the longest reigning champions in TNA history. As a singles wrestler, Roode is a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, with his first reign being the second longest reign in the company's history at 256 days.