Who is the mysterious villain former WWE superstar Cody Rhodes is playing on Arrow season 5 episode 3?

Arrowseason 5 is bringing Cody Rhodes to the party as a villain. Wrestling fans may remember that Rhodes had a little feud with Stephen Amell that even resulted in them getting in the ring together.
The next episode of Arrowis called "A Matter of Trust" and it airs on October 19th. This is the one where we'll meet Cody Rhodes' villainous new character.
Here's the official synopsis:
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, Garret Runnels (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Runnels proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Runnels to save his teammate.
Watch the trailer here:
You can read our review of the most recent episode, "The Recruits" right here.
Arrow Season 5 Episodes
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Arrow Season 5 Episode 1: Legacy
air date: October 5, 2016.
Arrow Season 5 Episode 2: The Recruits
Oliver’s (Stephen Amell) new recruits for Team Arrow are Curtis (Echo Kellum), Wild Dog (guest star Rick Gonzalez) and Evelyn Sharp (guest star Madison McLaughlin). Unfortunately, the Green Arrow’s training methods prove to be too much for some of them to handle. Meanwhile, in the flashbacks, Oliver’s initiation into the Bratva continues.
air date: October 12, 2016
Arrow Season 5 Episode 3: A Matter of Trust
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, Garret Runnels (guest star Cody Rhodes), who is terrorizing Star City. Runnels proves more powerful than Wild Dog and it is up to the Green Arrow to go head to head with Runnels to save his teammate.
air date: October 19, 2016
Arrow Season 5 Episode 4: Penance
Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Lyla (guest star Audrey Marie Anderson) team up on a secret mission for Diggle (David Ramsey). Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church (guest star Chad L. Coleman) launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
air date: October 26, 2016
Arrow Season 5 Episode 5: Human Target
air date: TBA
Arrow Season 5 Episode 6: So It Begins
air date: TBA
Arrow Season 5 Episode 7: Vigilante
air date: TBA
Arrow Season 5 Episode 8: TBA
note: this is the 100th episode of the series
air date: TBA
Arrow Season 5 Episode 9: What We Leave Behind
air date: TBA