Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes will be appearing on the third episode of this season’s “Arrow,” where he’ll portray a drug dealing villain terrorizing Star City The CW has released the following synopsis for the episode:
“WRESTLING STAR CODY RHODES BRINGS THE SMACK DOWN TO STAR CITY —Now that Oliver (Stephen Amell) has his new team, they are ready to hit the streets but Oliver doesn’t feel they are ready. Headstrong Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) defies the Green Arrow’s orders and sets out on his own after a new drug dealer, Derek Sampson (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Sampson proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Sampson to save his teammate.”
The Cody Rhodes episode of Arrow premieres Wednesday, October 19th on The CW.
Arrow star Stephen Amell made several appearances on WWE television over the years, culminating in a match at SummerSlam 2015 that saw Amell and Neville defeat Cody Rhodes and King Barrett.