WWE Extreme Rules - Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes - IC Title - Who wins

[John McHenry]

At Extreme Rules, Intercontinental Champion Big Show will face former titleholder Cody Rhodes in a WrestleMania rematch. However, with the match’s stipulation still a mystery – it will be announced Sunday, the day of the match – both Rhodes and The World’s Largest Athlete are left preparing for the unknown.

After mercilessly poking fun at Big Show’s past record at WrestleMania week in and week out, the cocky Rhodes lost his title to the giant at The Showcase of the Immortals, with the help of the devastating WMD.

The bubble of the second-generation Superstar’s over-inflated ego was burst on The Grandest Stage of Them All and all he could do is live with the humiliating fall-out***. Big Show fueled the fires, keeping the title just out of his adversary’s reach as he unleashed his own brand of payback – continuously displaying a photo of his foe getting knocked out at WrestleMania.

The cunning Rhodes would turn disgrace into action, costing Show a match against Del Rio on the April 20 edition of SmackDown by hitting him with the Disaster Kick as the referee was distracted. His revenge proved short-lived, however, as The World’s Largest Athlete knocked him out again during the six-man tag team main event that same night.

Days after the defeat, Rhodes’ fortunes worsened further, as he teamed with Del Rio in a losing effort against Show and The Great Khali. Rhodes’ chances of victory were nullified almost completely when The Mexican Aristocrat bailed midway into the match, leaving Rhodes to fend for himself against the two giants.

At Extreme Rules, the next chapter in the Show-Rhodes rivalry will be written. Yet, with the match’s exact rules yet to be decided, all bets are off. Will the match stipulation end up working to the champion’s obvious size advantage, or will the stipulation end up negating the large disparity in height and weight?

Don’t miss the explosive Intercontinental Title showdown at Extreme Rules, this Sunday at 8/7 CT, only on pay-per-view.

 

[Andrew]

Small 1398 for Rhodes to win the belt back.

 

[Smartmark]

5000 on Show!

 

[chefboyardee]

cody to win.being champ does nuthin for show.

 

[Heisenberg]

I dunno. I want Rhodes to be pushed into the WHC scene but I see him winning the IC Title back so I'll put some credits on him.

Match will probably end with something happening where Rhodes wins but doesn't win the IC Title.

9200 on Rhodes

 

[PHX]

6 mill show

 

[Troy]

This is one match where I am really unsure about the result. I am going to take a stab and say that Show retains the title rather than dropping it less than a month after winning it from Rhodes.