Bobby Roode

Robert "Bobby" Francis Roode Jr.^[7] (born May 11, 1977)^[1] is a Canadian former professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a producer.^[8] As an active wrestler in 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
Roode in April 2018
Birth name	Robert Francis Roode Jr.
Born	(1977-05-11) May 11, 1977 (age 47)[1] Peterborough, Ontario, Canada[2]
Spouse(s)	Tracey Roode ​ (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]
Retired	February 22, 2024[6]

He is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2004–2016. 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.

Championships and accomplishments

Roode as TNA World Heavyweight Champion

Roode is an eight-time (six TNA and two NWA) World Tag Team Champion in TNA

• The Baltimore Sun
  • Tag Team of the Year (2009) – with James Storm^[9]
• Border City Wrestling
  • BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[10][11]
  • BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Petey Williams^[12][13]
• Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2023 – as member of Beer Money, Inc.^[14]
• NWA Shockwave
  • NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[15][16]
  • NWA Shockwave Internet Championship (1 time)^[17][18]
• Prime Time Wrestling
  • PTW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[19]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Tag Team of the Year (2008, 2011) with James Storm^[20][21]
  • Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012^[22]
• Real Action Wrestling
  • RAW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)^[23][24]
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[25][26]
  • TNA King of the Mountain Championship (1 time)^[27]
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (6 times)^[28] – with James Storm (5) and Austin Aries (1)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eric Young^[29][30]
  • Bound for Glory Series (2011)
  • Team 3D Invitational Tag Team Tournament (2009) – with James Storm
  • TNA Tag Team Championship Series (2010) – with James Storm
  • TNA Tournament of Champions (2013)^[31]
• Twin Wrestling Entertainment
  • TWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[32][33]
• Universal Wrestling Alliance
  • UWA Heavyweight Championship (2)^[34]
  • UWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Petey Williams^[35]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (2006) Reverse battle royal on Impact!^[36]
• WWE
  • NXT Championship (1 time)^[37][38]
  • WWE 24/7 Championship (1 time)^[39][40]
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)^[41][42]
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dolph Ziggler^[43][44]
  • WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Chad Gable (1) and Dolph Ziggler (1)^[45][46]
  • WWE United States Championship Tournament (2017–2018)^[47]