True friends will always be there no matter what, looking out for each other and offering support whenever it is needed. Of course, every so often, a friend will also tip over a ladder to cost his cohort a chance at the World Heavyweight Title, leading his fallen compadre to turn around and throw that World Title opportunity into the Gulf of Mexico.
As pie-in-the-sky as all that might sound, it’s no longer just an intellectual exercise. For, following the complete implosion of Team Rhodes Scholars, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow are gearing up to rip each other apart at SummerSlam.
It all began when – after spending months professing their friendship– the two Superstars entered the World Heavyweight Title Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match. And when it appeared like Rhodes would rise above to claim the contract in the final moments of the every-man-for-himself showdown, Sandow chose to send his former friend crashing back to reality before grabbing the briefcase himself.
Though Rhodes attacked Sandow on Raw the following evening, The Intellectual Savor of the Masses attempted to “take the high road” by naming The Essence of Mustachioed Magnificence his “Protector of the Case” – a gesture that ultimately led Mr. Money in the Bank to learn what his coveted briefcase tasted like. Then, the following week as Sandow battled Randy Orton, a smiling Rhodes “borrowed” his old chum’s esteemed World Title contract and threw the case into the Gulf of Mexico!
While the “son of a son of a plumber” would claim that he took this controversial course of action, not because of Sandow’s treachery at Money in the Bank, but because he was simply sick of being talked down to, that didn’t stop Sandow from striking back with a brutal backstage attack.
Now, as the two competitors look to beat the heat, and each other, at The Biggest Party of the Summer, the WWE Universe had better prepare itself for one wild ride. Don’t miss all the action of SummerSlam, Sunday, Aug. 18, only on pay-per-view!
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