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Former WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes has joined the cast of Arrow Season 5.

The announcement went down at the Heroes & Villains Fan Fest in New Jersey earlier today.

Stephen Amell’s Facebook page went live which saw both Amell and Cody Rhodes as part of a panel at the festival.

There it was announced that Cody Rhodes will guest star on Arrow.

“We have a new guest star on Arrow this year,” Amell said. “Mr. Cody Rhodes.”

Stephen Amell recently feuded with Cody Rhodes on WWE pitting the Arrow star vs. Stardust.

Rhodes recently departed the WWE in late May citing creative differences as a reason for leaving.

Arrow Season 5 kicks off Wednesday, October 5th on the CW.

Watch the video below for more from Stephen Amell and Cody Rhodes:

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Arrow‘s Stephen Amell has won a WWE Slammy for his match against Cody “Stardust” Rhodes at SummerSlam.

Last night saw the WWE announce their annual Slammy Awards, which is the wrestling equivalent of the Oscars.

Amell faced tough competition taking on the likes of the cast of Entourage introducing Zack Ryder; Kevin Owens powerbombing Machine Gun Kelly off the stage; Jon Stewart’s involvement in John Cena’s match at SummerSlam, and Wayne Rooney slapping King Barrett on Raw.

However, it was Amell who came out on top once again.

Stephen Amell and Cody Rhodes were feuding for a while prior to the SummerSlam match as they both often took to social networks to call each other out. Amell also appared on RAW, and Rhodes made fun of the Green Arrow during his matches.

When it came down to it, Amell landed a finishing blow on Rhodes off the top rope for the win at their SummerSlam match.

Their feud doesn’t look to be over – which may mean a Wrestlemania rematch – as Stardust stole Amell’s Slammy. Amell posted the following video on Facebook stating his “response is forthcoming” as Stardust called the Arrow out, “You know where to find me.” You can also check out more highlights below from their feud.

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Stephen Amell happened to to be the one shining moment in a rather lackluster WWE SummerSlam PPV.

While Amell took to the skies as the Green Arrow during the match, overall, many fans were disappointed with the majority of matches as about 50% voted on the WWE Facebook page that they didn’t like SummerSlam.

Yours truly has been watching wrestling for about 35 years, and while I felt a majority of the SummerSlam matches were done rather well, I found a problems with the Cena vs Rollins match, and like everybody else, the disappointing end to the Taker/Lesnar match (also: isn’t Cesaro allowed to win, or what?).

If you’re paying for the WWE Network – and it’s a PPV – how about some clean finishes?

That said, check out Stephen Amell, star of Arrow, who debuted last night at SummerSlam partnering with Neville to take on Cody “Stardust” Rhodes and the “Cosmic King” Wade Barrett. I was really impressed with Amell’s in-ring action as he pulled off some nice moves and sold them really well.

Amell also offered, in a pre-match interview, that the upcoming season of Arrow will resemble the Green Arrow: Year One graphic novel.

Hopefully, Stephen Amell gets a shot at Wrestlemania.

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This past Monday on WWE Monday Night RAW saw Arrow star Stephen Amell enter the squared circle, and now there is no going back.

Amell signed with the WWE to partner with Neville, the “Red Arrow,” to take on Wade Barrett and Cody “Stardust” Rhodes.

Amell actually look pretty good when he was in the ring as he jumped the ropes, tackled Stardust and landed some pretty convincing elbow drops.

The latest from Amell is that he posted the following image on Facebook of himself training in the ring.

Questions: Will Amell have a finisher? Will Amell come down to some cool Arrow music? Will Amell be dressed as the Green Arrow?

“Somewhere… Brooklyn beckons…” the Green Arrow added.

SummerSlam takes place in Brooklyn, NY on Sunday August 23d.

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Stephen Amell is confirmed for WWE’s SummerSlam.

Amell appeared earlier tonight on WWE RAW as a guest star where WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes confronted and slapped the Arrow actor.

Amell, who was enjoying the show sitting by ringside, was slapped in the face by Stardust. Amell then proceeded to chase Stardust into the ring where he tackled Stardust and proceeded to drop elbows on to the face of Rhodes. WWE security quickly entered the ring to break things up.

Following the commercial break, Amell was shown in the back with WWE Superstar Neville and head of The Authority, Triple H. Amell told Triple H he’ll sign whatever it takes so he can take on Cody Rhodes. Triple H told Amell he better have everything signed by 9am tomorrow and not to bring a stunt double.

The match for August 23rd’s SummerSlam will be Stephen Amell and Neville vs. Stardust and Wade Barrett.

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We’re mere moments away from when the WWE goes “ARRAW” as Arrow‘s Stephen Amell is set to guest star on tonight’s episode.

Stephen Amell and WWE Superstar Cody “Stardust” Rhodes have been feuding for the past couple of months, with it looking likely it’s all coming to a head tonight – live from Everett, Washington [thumbs up and smile].

WWE RAW airs starting tonight at 8pm ET on USA.

Check out an Arrow vs Stardust fan-made trailer hyping the event:

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August 10th sees WWE’s Monday Night RAW come to the Xfinity Arena in Everett Washington, which isn’t too far from where the CW films Arrow in Vancouver.

For the past month or so Stephen Amell and WWE Superstar Cody “Stardust” Rhodes have been feuding on their social networks.

Now it all comes to a head as Amell will be the guest host on Monday.

Stephen Amell posted the above image confirming his appearance and included the hashtag: #AmellGetsRaw.

Rhodes responded on Twitter stating, “kid is in way over his head. . .”

It turns out Cody Rhodes isn’t all the cosmic bad guy he’s made up to be as the WWE Superstar visited with a fan, 8-year-old Elijah who is battling cancer, this past Monday on RAW. See the video below.

WWE’s Monday Night RAW airs on the USA Network at 8pm ET.

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It’s looks like a wrestling match between Stephen Amell and Cody Rhodes is in the cards.

WWE’s Stardust has been taunting Stephen Amell in regards to Green Arrow and super heroes for weeks, and now it seems the Arrow star has had enough.

Stephen Amell posted the following on Facebook adding: “Stardust stole my line. Somebody point me in the direction of the WWE Universe. It’s on.”

This past Monday on WWE Raw saw Rhodes tear up a picture of Amell as Arrow, which caused Amell to ask his fans on Facebook if he should wresltle Rhodes. Over 38,000 people responded yes.

More than likely a second event occurred tonight on Smackdown, which Amell is referring to.

Updated: with video of Stardust telling R-Truth “you have failed this city.”

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Update: Stephen Amell has asked his fans if he should wrestle Stardust:

Arrow star Stephen Amell happens to be a big WWE fan who hails from Toronto, Ontario, another big wrestling town.

Not too long ago Amell attempted to take on Sting, as Sting was using the vigilante gimmick, sort of similar to Amell in the Arrow series.

It’s guessed when Amell came face-to-face at the recent Philadelphia Comic-Con with Sting, the (175lb?) actor quickly realized he wasn’t a match for the 6’3 250lb WWE Superstar.

Following that short feud, Amell attended a WWE event where he was called out by Codey Rhodes, aka Stardust.

It was originally thought that Amell and Rhodes might duke it out at next month’s Summer Slam, but we are guessing as production on Arrow has kicked off in Vancouver (Summer Slam is in Brooklyn), Amell can’t find the time to leave.

Now the latest regarding Arrow vs. Stardust is that the last couple of weeks on WWE RAW, Rhodes has been feuding with Neville (whose finisher is called the Red Arrow), with Rhodes saying stuff about super heroes and such. Earlier tonight on RAW saw Cody Rhodes mention super heroes again as well as “green hood” and appeared to rip up a magazine of Stephen Amell as Green Arrow.

Stephen Amell shared the above video on his Facebook noting “the time for talk is almost over,” which seems to be hinting that Amell will be taking on Cody Rhodes. Amell also previously made mention that the WWE will be in the area, which may suggest the battle will take place somewhere in the northwest. 

August 8th does see the WWE have a house event in British Colombia, and the next Monday, WWE RAW is in Washington, not too far from where Amell is filming Arrow. Tuesday’s Smackdown is in Oregon as well.

Another possibility is that the WWE and Amell are setting up a match for Wrestlemania 32, which takes place in April at ATT&T Stadium in Texas. The WWE is going to try to take back the single event crowd record, which they previously held with Wrestlemania 3, but has since been beat by the NBA.

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While WWE’s Sting (6’3″ 250lbs) may be just a bit outside of Stephen Amell’s range, that doesn’t mean the Arrow will be sitting in the stands come SummerSlam.

Stephen Amell is rumored to be appearing at WWE’s big SummerSlam event on August 23rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

His opponent?

Stardust Cody Rhodes!

Recently on RAW, Amell and Rhodes (listed at 6’1 216 lbs) exchanged words, which continued on their social networks and WWE.

Rhodes got in Amell’s face on RAW, with Amell telling Stardust to tread carefeully or he’ll back back. Stardust then followed up on WWE.com calling out Amell.

Stephen Amell has been pretty vocal about how he is a big of a fan of wrestling, and that he wouldn’t mind guest hosting – or even suiting up for the squared circle.

The gossip site Hollywood Life is now saying Amell will duke it out with Rhodes during SummerSlam – and get this – that Amell may even don his Arrow persona while doing so.

Obviously, it could be just a big rumor, but it’s not unheard of for celebrities to participate in various WWE matches and shows. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on Triple H, and Shaq, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Snoop Dogg, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Springer, Flavor Flav, Mike Tyson and others have all be a part of events.

Update: Both Stephen Amell and Cody Rhodes respond to rumor. See tweets below.

Updated: with official WWE video featuring Stardust responding to Amell.

We’ve previously seen the Arrow take on Sting, and now it’s Stephen Amell vs. WWE Superstar Stardust Cody Rhodes.

Amell had ringside seats at tonight’s RAW where Stardust came out and got in Amell’s face.

Amell stood up and had a few words to say about it as well as tweeted a warning.

“You treadcarefully @StardustWWE — Or I’ll be back,” Amell posted on his social networks.

Fans are hoping Amell will get a chance to guest host RAW.

You can catch Stephen Amell on Arrow when it returns this Fall and as Casey Jones for TMNT 2 on June 3, 2016.