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INTERCONTIENTAL TITLE MATCH BATTLE ROYAL
Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, Ezekiel Jackson, Morrison, Gabriel, Riley, DiBiase, Sheamus, and McIntyre in the ring here. Mac was gone in 18 seconds after Rhodes bailed from the ring. Suddenly, the other Sin Cara yanked the other one out of the ring and Bryan tossed him out of the ring. Rhodes re-entered the ring and DiBiase quickly went after his rival. The big men and Rhodes were eventually left in the ring after clearing out the mid-sized wrestlers. It was Sheamus, Zeke, DiBiase, and Rhodes in the Final Four. Sheamus took Zeke apart, then Rhodes eliminated DiBiase. Cody was nearly eliminated, but Cody yanked Zeke over the top rope. So, it was Sheamus vs. Rhodes. The crowd rallied behind Sheamus, who teased the Celtic Cross, but Christian came down to ringside to distract Sheamus. Sheamus was nearly eliminated, but avoided a mask shot from Rhodes. Christian distracted Sheamus again, though, and Rhodes smashed Sheamus with the mask to eliminate him for the win.

WINNER: Rhodes at 4:33 to retain the IC Title.

The apple – sour or not – doesn’t fall far from the tree. This much is apparent in the brewing contention between rotten-to-the-core Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and rival Ted DiBiase, two multi-generational Superstars whose fathers shared just as much enmity as their respective offspring.

There’s been a role reversal in which family name is cheered or jeered by the WWE Universe. “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes’ spiteful son is loathed by crowds while WWE fans have come to embrace third-generation Superstar Ted DiBiase, despite the passed down privilege of “The Million Dollar Man.”

Roughly 20 years ago, the lovable common man, Dusty Rhodes, famously clashed with the smug, haughty Million Dollar Man in countless squared circle encounters. After two decades, the young men who learned from their dads are in the midst of a struggle for respect, the Intercontinental Title and the foothold necessary to establish their own legacies.

“My father and Dusty Rhodes go back a long way,” Ted DiBiase said. “They had heated, heated battles that turned out to be some classics for WWE fans, but it was personal for those guys. Even though our fathers may have hated each other, Cody and I had a special bond because we grew up in the business. When I came to SmackDown, I wondered if we could continue our business relationship.”

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TED DiBIASE
This Week: 25
Last Week: 24
At Night of Champions, Ted DiBiase proved that he was worthy of competing for the Intercontinental Championship, but he still wasn’t able to take the title away from his former mentor, Cody Rhodes.

Ted will be in action on this week’s WWE Superstars on WWE.com. You can check out the details below: You can check out the details below:
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CODY RHODES vs. TED DIBIASE — Intercontinental Title Match
Ted DiBiase hid under a paper bag among members of the WWE Universe and literally got the jump on Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes on SmackDown, but at Night of Champions, Rhodes saved face by using his protective mask as a weapon to retain his title.

In a back-and-forth match-up that saw its share of both mat mastery as well as good old fashioned fisticuffs, DiBiase scored several near falls on his former championship tag team partner, coming within a second of winning the historic title once held by the likes of Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, The Rock and a litany of WWE Hall of Famers.

Rhodes used his WWE-approved protective mask as a weapon throughout the match. Eventually, DiBiase could stand no more of Rhodes’ tactics and tore the mask from the champion’s face. The challenger then could have used the evened playing field to take his time and win his first WWE singles title, but an incensed DiBiase instead immediately attempted to strike Rhodes with his own face guard, allowing the unmasked son of The American Dream to use a roll-up and score a quick win over the son of The Million Dollar Man.

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