They lock up and Rhodes works on the arm and puts Porter in a side head lock. Porter with a punch and Cody goes to the floor. Cody yells at the referee for letting Porter punch him in the face. They lock up again and Porter backs Rhodes into the corner and Porter with a clean break and Rhodes tells Porter it was a good thing he didn’t go for the face again. Porter with a side head lock but Rhodes with forearms. Porter with a shoulder tackle and Rhodes with a drop toe hold. Porter sets for a punch but Rhodes backs away and has something to say to the referee. Porter with clotheslines followed by a back body drop and gets a near fall. Porter with a snap mare and arm bar. Rhodes gets to his feet and Rhodes gets to the ropes.

Porter with a punch to the midsection followed by a suplex for a near fall. Porter returns to the arm bar. Cody with an arm drag but Porter holds on to the arm bar. Rhodes with a kick but Porter with a punch and then Porter with a clothesline that sends Rhodes over the top rope to the floor. Porter with a pescado onto Rhodes and then he sends Rhodes’ arm into the ring post and apron. We go to commercial.

We are back and Rhodes with a hard Irish whip and boot to the ribs. Rhodes with a punch, forearm, and elbow to Porter in the corner. Rhodes with an Irish whip but Porter floats over and hits a running clothesline and gets a near fall. Porter returns to the arm but Rhodes with a jawbreaker. Rhodes with a boot to the chest and a gourdbuster. Rhodes with a Ric Flair rolling knee drop and he gets a near fall. Rhodes with a slam but he misses another knee drop. Porter with a running forearm for a near fall.

Rhodes goes to the floor and he is telling the referee about the trauma that his face has suffered during the match. Rhodes pulls Porter to the floor and Porter is sent into the ringside barrier and Rhodes gets a near fall. Rhodes with a head lock but Porter with a rollup. Rhodes with boots to the head and then he uses his boot on Porter’s face. Rhodes with a boot to the head followed by a knee to the face. Rhodes gets a near fall. Rhodes with a front face lock but Porter sends Rhodes into the turnbuckles.

Porter charges into a boot from Rhodes and Porter has his hand on the rope. Rhodes moves Porter into the center of the ring and gets a near fall. Porter with an Irish whip but he charges into an elbow and Rhodes with a springboard round kick but Porter is under the ropes. Rhodes with boots to Porter. Rhodes gets a near fall. Rhodes with a crossface on Porter and we go to commercial.

We are back and Rhodes with a drop kick and both men are down. Rhodes gets a near fall but he does not make a good cover. Rhodes with a better cover and another near fall. Rhodes punches Porter and then connects with a boot to the chest and then he puts Porter in a head scissors with the arm isolated. Porter gets Rhodes on his shoulders and he hits an electric chair drop and gets a near fall. Porter with another near fall. Rhodes runs Porter into the corner and he punches and kicks Porter until the referee warns him.

Porter is put on the top turnbuckle and Rhodes goes up top but Porter pushes him off. Rhodes stops Porter and Cody hits a dashing superplex and Rhodes gets a near fall. Rhodes with a forearm to Porter and Rhodes with a surfboard but Porter is able to escape. Rhodes misses an elbow drop when Porter moves out of the way. Rhodes runs into an elbow and then misses a charge into the corner. Porter with a flying clothesline and both men are down again. Porter and Rhodes with punches but Porter with a double thrust and then he tosses Rhodes into the air and he lands face first on the mat. Porter with the facebuster and it is time for some ballin’ and he connects with the Ballin’ Elbow. Porter tries for the Play of the Day but Rhodes escapes and hits the Alabama Slam but Cody takes too long to make the cover and Porter kicks out.

Rhodes hits Cross Rhodes and gets the three count.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

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