Randy Orton def. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes
SAN ANTONIO – Randy Orton may have defeated Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes at Vengeance, but it seems that The Viper has more venom to inject into Rhodes. (PHOTOS)
While many things have changed for Rhodes since he faced his one-time mentor Randy Orton at Wrestlemania XXVI, one thing hasn’t, Cody Rhodes still hasn’t been able to knock Orton off the pinnacle of WWE’s food chain as its Apex Predator.
Heading into Vengeance, Randy Orton split open Rhodes’ scalp using the ring bell and Rhodes responded by embarrassing Orton by knocking him cold and putting a paper bag on his head. However, it seems Rhodes strategy of trying to get inside the infamously unstable psyche of Orton only made The Viper more venomous.
Rhodes unloaded everything in his offensive arsenal against Orton, including his favorite finishing maneuver – Cross Rhodes – but the match came to an end as most of Randy Orton’s matches do – with a thunderous RKO, a three count and the Apex Predator’s hand raised in victory.
Kelly Kelly ambushed by Beth Phoenix and Natalya
On SmackDown, Natalya made it clear that Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and herself were not messing around and gave an ominous warning that Eve had made the biggest mistake of her life. The “Sisters of Salvation” held true to their warning, attacking Kelly Kelly before Vengeance (WATCH), relegating the former Divas Champion unable to accompany her best friend to the ring for one of the biggest matches of Eve’s career.
