CULTURETECHLENSBrandi Rhodes
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Combined Graph record U-02746 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0923. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
First Black woman to serve as a ring announcer at WrestleMania; competed in AEW and ROH
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First Black woman to serve as a ring announcer at WrestleMania; competed in AEW and ROH
The record
- Also known as: Brandi Reed, Eden Stiles
- Role(s): professional wrestler, ring announcer
- Known for: First Black woman to serve as a ring announcer at WrestleMania; competed in AEW and ROH
Relationships
- WWE — affiliated with
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Sources
- https://andscape.com/features/all-elite-wrestling-brandi-rhodes-has-to-work-harder-than-anyone-else/?source=single-recirc (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
First Black woman to serve as a ring announcer at WrestleMania (2015); first woman of color to appear in a match at Wrestle Kingdom (2018); AEW's chief brand officer and its first contracted female superstar — per Andscape/ESPN (fetched in full 2026-10-17). Her stored ROH competition is not covered by this stamp
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APA: CultureTechLens. (2026). Brandi Rhodes (CTL-P-0923) [Entity record]. CultureTechLens Combined Graph. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-p-0923/
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