At the August 9 tapings of the August 12 edition of SmackDown, Rhodes defeated Ezekiel Jackson to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship, his first singles title with the company. He would then make his first title defense defeating Ezekiel Jackson in a rematch on Smackdown the next week. He then turned on Ted DiBiase after a loss to Randy Orton starting a feud with DiBiase which resulted in a Intercontinental Title match at Night of Champions which Rhodes won. On the September 23 edition of SmackDown, Rhodes defeated Randy Orton by disqualification when Orton took Rhodes' mask off and hit him in the face with it. In a post-match fury, Orton grabbed the timekeeper's bell and struck Rhodes in the side of skull, resulting in a great deal of legitimate bleeding. Orton continued the assault which, due to the program's PG rating, was highly edited in some areas, but in others it was relatively intact. The wound required a reported eight staples.Rhodes would go on to make successful Intercontinental title defenses in a 10-man over the top rope battle royal and against Sheamus. At the Hell in a Cell, Rhodes debuted a new design for the Intercontinental Championship, similar to the classic design with a white look. He then successfully defended the title against John Morrison, which was his third successive title defense in six days. Over the next few weeks, Rhodes started a feud with former Legacy member Randy Orton. At Vengeance, Rhodes was defeated by Orton.
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