 On the December 13 "SmackDown", it was announced that Cody Rhodes and Goldust would defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro), RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel), and Big Show and Rey Mysterio in a fatal four-way tag team match at .At the Royal Rumble, Rhodes and Goldust dropped the tag title to The New Age Outlaws.In the Royal Rumble match itself, Goldust accidentally eliminated Rhodes right before Roman Reigns eliminated him.